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Sex, breathing and statistics.
Breathlessness is a complex symptom that results from the interplay of physiological, psychological, social and environmental factors [1]. Breathlessness is also common, and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality [2, 3]. A number of studies have shown that breathlessness is reported more frequently by women than men, both from population-based surveys and in patients with chronic ...
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Modern dating platforms have given rise to new dating and sexual behaviors. In the current study, we examine predictors of sending unsolicited explicit images, a particularly underexplored online sexual behavior. The aim of the current study was to explore the utility of dark personality traits (i.e., narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism) and self-rated mate value in predicting...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Significance
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1740-9705
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2015.00840.x