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Bullying and the Mating Motive
Social Values: How to Attract a Long-Term Partner
Are they attracted by appearance or by attitudes and values? Joanna Malinowska/Freestocks.orgThe articles covered in the show: Lopes, G. S., Barbaro, N., Sela, Y., Jeffery, A. J., Pham, M. N., Shackelford, T. K., et al. (2017). Endorsement of social and personal values predicts the desirability of men and women as long-term-partners. Evolutionary Psychology, 15(4). Read summaryProvenzano, D. A., Dane, A. V., Farrell, A. H., Marini, Z. A., & Volk, A. A. (in press). Do bullies have more sex? The role of personality. Evolutionary Psychological Science. Read summary