Female Attraction to Appetitive-Aggressive Men is Modulated by Women's Menstrual Cycle and Men's Vulnerability to Traumatic Stress

Many studies have reported that during high fertility points in the menstrual cycle, women demonstrate increased preference for men with masculinized faces and bodies. In this study, we analyzed whether appetitive aggression in men serves as an additional signal for a favored partner choice. Appetit...

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Main Authors: Gilda Giebel, Roland Weierstall, Maggie Schauer, Thomas Elbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491301100122