Possible influence of psychological distance to women’s intrasexual mating competition.
David R. Widman,
Maryanne L. Fisher,
Rebecca L. Burch
Abstract:PurposeResearchers have studied intrasexual competition by priming the competition using a variety of techniques, including manipulated sex ratios and vignettes implying a competition either for resources critical for obtaining mates or directly for mates. When priming intrasexual competition, changes in the dependent variable of interest are generally taken as prima facie evidence of intrasexual competition; few researchers have tried to independently assess intrasexual competition.
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