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Sociosexuality from Argentina to Zimbabwe: a 48-nation study of sex, culture, and strategies of human matingDavid P Schmitt
Department of Psychology, Bradley University, Peona, IL 62625, USA
Behav Brain Sci 28:247-75; discussion 275-311. 2005..Implications for evolutionary and social role theories of human sexuality are discussed...- Nifty ways to leave your lover: The tactics people use to entice and disguise the process of human mate poachingDavid P Schmitt
Department of Psychology, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USA
Pers Soc Psychol Bull 29:1018-35. 2003..larger community). Discussion focuses on limitations of this research, future investigative directions, unexpected findings, and the utility of placing mate poaching attraction within the broader context of human sexual strategies... - Is short-term mating the maladaptive result of insecure attachment? A test of competing evolutionary perspectivesDavid P Schmitt
Department of Psychology, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USA
Pers Soc Psychol Bull 31:747-68. 2005..It is argued that although insecure romantic attachment is somewhat associated with short-term mating, the causal links between early parent-child attachment and short-term mating are rather limited... - Evaluating evidence of psychological adaptation: how do we know one when we see one?David P Schmitt
Department of Psychology, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 62625, USA
Psychol Sci 15:643-9. 2004..We conclude that future research and teaching in evolutionary psychology would benefit from more fully utilizing cross-disciplinary frameworks to evaluate evidence of human adaptation... 
Why can't a man be more like a woman? Sex differences in Big Five personality traits across 55 culturesDavid P Schmitt
Department of Psychology, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 62625, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 94:168-82. 2008..In less fortunate social and economic conditions, innate personality differences between men and women may be attenuated...- Patterns and universals of mate poaching across 53 nations: the effects of sex, culture, and personality on romantically attracting another person's partnerDavid P Schmitt
Department of Psychology, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 86:560-84. 2004..The authors conclude that human mate-poaching experiences are universally linked to sex, culture, and the robust influence of personal dispositions... - Universal sex differences in the desire for sexual variety: tests from 52 nations, 6 continents, and 13 islandsDavid P Schmitt
Department of Psychology, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois 61625, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 85:85-104. 2003..Among contemporary theories of human mating, pluralistic approaches that hypothesize sex differences in the evolved design of short-term mating provide the most compelling account of these robust empirical findings... - Personality, attachment and sexuality related to dating relationship outcomes: contrasting three perspectives on personal attribute interactionDavid P Schmitt
Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USA
Br J Soc Psychol 41:589-610. 2002..Discussion focused on the differences between personal attribute connections with romantic satisfaction and commitment and on the limitations of the present study... - A meta-analysis of sex differences in romantic attraction: do rating contexts moderate tactic effectiveness judgments?David P Schmitt
Bradley University, USA
Br J Soc Psychol 41:387-402. 2002..93) than in self-promotion (d =.68). Discussion focused on the implications of sex difference variability and stability across rating contexts for evolutionary theories of romantic attraction... - Human mate poaching: tactics and tempations for infiltrating existing mateshipsD P Schmitt
Department of Psychology, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois 61625, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 80:894-917. 2001..Discussion focuses on the importance of placing mate poaching within the broader context of human sexual strategies... - Simultaneous administration of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale in 53 nations: exploring the universal and culture-specific features of global self-esteemDavid P Schmitt
Department of Psychology, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, US
J Pers Soc Psychol 89:623-42. 2005..Because negatively worded items were interpreted differently across nations, direct cross-cultural comparisons using the RSES may have limited value... - Strategic self-promotion and competitor derogation: sex and context effects on the perceived effectiveness of mate attraction tacticsD P Schmitt
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 70:1185-204. 1996..Discussion focuses on the context-specificity of human mating psychology and on linking evolutionary and traditional approaches to romantic attraction... - Self-esteem reactions to social interactions: evidence for sociometer mechanisms across days, people, and nationsJaap J A Denissen
Institute for Psychology, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
J Pers Soc Psychol 95:181-96. 2008....