Sex drive: Theoretical conceptualization and meta-analytic review of gender differences.

J Frankenbach, M Weber, DD Loschelder… - Psychological …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Few spheres in life are as universally relevant for (almost) all individuals past puberty as
sexuality. One important aspect of sexuality concerns individuals' sex drive—their …

On the psychometric study of human life history strategies: State of the science and evidence of two independent dimensions

GB Richardson, BK Sanning, MHC Lai… - Evolutionary …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This article attends to recent discussions of validity in psychometric research on human life
history strategy (LHS), provides a constructive critique of the extant literature, and describes …

The dirty dozen: a concise measure of the dark triad.

PK Jonason, GD Webster - Psychological assessment, 2010 - psycnet.apa.org
There has been an exponential increase of interest in the dark side of human nature during
the last decade. To better understand this dark side, the authors developed and validated a …

Machiavellianism

DN Jones - Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences, 2020 - Springer
MTNaghten Rule Page 1 M MTNaghten Rule Ashley B. Batastini University of Southern
Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA Synonyms Insanity defense; Insanity plea; McNaughten rule; …

Peacocks, Porsches, and Thorstein Veblen: conspicuous consumption as a sexual signaling system.

JM Sundie, DT Kenrick, V Griskevicius… - Journal of personality …, 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
Conspicuous consumption is a form of economic behavior in which self-presentational
concerns override desires to obtain goods at bargain prices. Showy spending may be a …

Beyond global sociosexual orientations: a more differentiated look at sociosexuality and its effects on courtship and romantic relationships.

L Penke, JB Asendorpf - Journal of personality and social …, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
Sociosexuality is usually assessed as the overall orientation toward uncommitted sex,
although this global approach may mask unique contributions of different components. In a …

The dark triad: Facilitating a short‐term mating strategy in men

PK Jonason, NP Li, GD Webster… - European journal of …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
This survey (N= 224) found that characteristics collectively known as the Dark Triad (ie
narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism) were correlated with various dimensions of …

The brief aggression questionnaire: Psychometric and behavioral evidence for an efficient measure of trait aggression

GD Webster, CN DeWall, RS Pond Jr… - Aggressive …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A key problem facing aggression research is how to measure individual differences in
aggression accurately and efficiently without sacrificing reliability or validity. Researchers …

The structure and measurement of human mating strategies: Toward a multidimensional model of sociosexuality

JJ Jackson, LA Kirkpatrick - Evolution and Human Behavior, 2007 - Elsevier
Recent theoretical perspectives concerning the structure of variation in human mating have
focused less on conceptualizations of alternate mating strategies and more on the evolution …

Big Five traits related to short-term mating: From personality to promiscuity across 46 nations

DP Schmitt, TK Shackelford - Evolutionary psychology, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
As part of the International Sexuality Description Project, 13,243 participants from 46 nations
responded to self-report measures of personality and mating behavior. Several traits …