| Title |
Individual Differences in Mate Poaching: An Examination of Hormonal, Dispositional, and Behavioral Mate-Value Traits
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-012-9974-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Shafik Sunderani, Steven Arnocky, Tracy Vaillancourt |
| Abstract |
The personality and hormonal correlates of mate poaching (attempting to steal another person's partner away) and of the target of the seducer (the mate poached) were examined in a sample 154 undergraduate university students (91 females; 63 males). Thirteen variables were modeled into two regression equations to predict and profile mate poachers and the mate poached. Findings revealed that (1) male mate poachers were better looking and had higher cortisol levels, lower levels of testosterone, and reported being higher on self-esteem, cold affect, and criminal tendencies and (2) female mate poachers and targets of mate poachers reported being more physically attractive, as did male targets of mate poachers. Sex differences in the context of mate poaching attraction as well as the characteristics of those who are successful in their attempts to lure away another person's romantic partner were discussed. |
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| United States | 4 | 36% |
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| Unknown | 4 | 36% |
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| Members of the public | 11 | 100% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 15% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 11% |
| Unknown | 9 | 20% |
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| Psychology | 31 | 67% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 2% |
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