A5004749970- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Fashion and Cultural Textiles
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Historical Economic and Social Studies
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Educational Innovations and Challenges
- Community Health and Development
- Color perception and design
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
- Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Federation University
2017-2023
University of Newcastle Australia
2015
Modern dating platforms have given rise to new and sexual behaviors. In the current study, we examine predictors of sending unsolicited explicit images, a particularly underexplored online behavior. The aim study was explore utility dark personality traits (i.e., narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, sadism) self-rated mate value in predicting attitudes toward behavior images. Two hundred forty participants (72% female; Mage = 25.96, SD 9.79) completed an questionnaire which included...
Abstract Background Gaslighting is a form of psychological/emotional abuse inflicted upon an intimate partner that includes manipulative tactics such as misdirection, denial, lying, and contradiction – all to destabilize the victim/survivor. Compared other forms abuse, gaslighting remains underexplored in literature. Aims/Purpose In this preregistered study, we aimed explore correlates between Dark Tetrad traits (i.e., grandiose narcissism, vulnerable Machiavellian tactics, views, primary...
Previous research has demonstrated that while women prefer to look at the face of men regardless relationship context, preferentially women's bodies for short-term (over long-term) judgments. The current study examined how self-rated mate value and 'mating intelligence' correlate with subjective importance information from or body. In addition, given apparent sex differences in these judgments, we investigated whether either is aware opposite-sex prioritizes this. Participants were 266...
Abstract Romantic mouth-to-mouth kissing is culturally widespread, although not a human universal, and may play functional role in assessing partner health maintaining long-term pair bonds. Use appreciation of therefore vary according to whether the environment places premium on good investment. Here, we test for cultural variation (13 countries from six continents) these behaviours/attitudes national (historical pathogen prevalence) both absolute (GDP) relative wealth (GINI). Our data...
Feeling and expressing love is at the core of romantic relationships, but individuals differ in their proclivity to worry about relationships and/or avoid intimacy. Saying “I you” signals a commitment future with our partner. Contrary gender stereotypes, research United States demonstrates that men are more likely confess first. We aimed replicate this sex difference an online cross-national sample (seven countries, three continents), while testing for variation according attachment style...
Intrasexual competition between women is often covert, and targets rivals' appearance. Here we investigate appearance advice as a vector for female intrasexual competition. Across two studies (N = 192, N 258) indicated how much hair they would recommend hypothetical clients have cut off in their salon. Clients varied facial attractiveness (depicted pictorially), the condition of hair, wished to off. Participants also provided self-report measures own mate value competitiveness. In both...
Introduction: “Body swapping” illusions have been used to explore factors contributing the experience of “owning” an artificial body. Preliminary research indicated that those people diagnosed with schizophrenia more vivid this kind than do “normal” individuals.Objectives: Here, we explored whether participants who rated themselves “high” on cognitive-perceptual factor Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) experienced a compelling sense immersion in variation body swapping illusion:...
Despite the impact of social media use on women's self-perception, research has less frequently explored media's behavioural intentions.Further, most in this area taken into account comparison as a mediating variable, despite extent our being closely related to sexual competition, which is infrequently considered.This study relationships between Instagram use, image exposure, cosmetics behaviour and attitudes, strategies, hypothetical purchasing decision task, order determine strategies...
Do people in different societies experience morality differently everyday life? Using sampling methods, we investigate moral experiences a sample from 20 countries across 6 continents, thereby replicating and extending large-scale study originally conducted the United States Canada. We aim to replicate key findings about kinds of have, relationship between such religious or political affiliation, how affect momentary feelings, influence behavior. An international enables us assess...
Do people in different societies experience morality differently everyday life? Using sampling methods, we investigate moral experiences a sample from 20 countries across 6 continents, thereby replicating and extending large-scale study originally conducted the United States Canada. We aim to replicate key findings about kinds of have, relationship between such religious or political affiliation, how affect momentary feelings, influence behavior. An international enables us assess...
ObjectiveRed may increase perceptions of sexual intent and the attractiveness women. As such, red is purported to serve a function in attraction, although findings have been mixed. Individual differences observers can affect perception intent. One these individual (i.e., sub‐clinical schizotypy) has not investigated relation perceived women wearing red, hence this was addressed.MethodThis study involved 72 men 144 women, recruited complete an online survey. Participants completed schizotypy...
In this report, we tested if viewing the body as an object (BAO; two forms: thin and curvaceous) a process (BAP) on social media, sociocultural attitudes regarding directly affected women’s state physical appearance anxiety. Women (N = 249; Mage 23.81; SD 5.68) completed online experiment where they were randomly assigned to view BAO-thin, BAO-curvaceous, BAP images. Viewing BAO-curvaceous images had no effect However, BAO-thin decreased Further, was stronger for women with greater...