Sport Participation Influences Perceptions of Mate Characteristics
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Sport participation influences perceptions of mate characteristics.
Sport provides a context in which mate choice can be facilitated by the display of athletic prowess. Previous work has shown that, for females, team sport athletes are more desirable as mates than individual sport athletes and non-participants. In the present study, the perceptions of males and females were examined regarding potential mates based on sport participation. It was predicted that t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evolutionary Psychology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1474-7049,1474-7049
DOI: 10.1177/147470491201000109