Sex Differences in Attitudes Toward Casual Sex: Using STI Contraction Likelihoods to Assess Evolved Mating Strategies

Sex Differences in Attitudes Toward Casual Sex: Using STI Contraction Likelihoods to Assess Evolved Mating Strategies

Previous work shows that males are more likely to pursue casual sex if given the opportunity, compared to females, on average. One component of this strategy is risk-taking, and males have been shown to take more risks than females in a variety of contexts. Here, we investigate the extent to which s...

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Main Authors: R. Nathan Pipitone, Lesley Cruz, Helen N. Morales, Daniela Aladro, Serena R. Savitsky, Maria Koroleva, Francesca Valdez, Erin Campbell, Sam Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
casual sex
evolved mating strategies
sexually transmitted infections
sex differences
sociosexuality
risk-taking
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.706149/full

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