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Sex differences in human mate preferences vary across sex ratios
Walter, Kathryn V.; Conroy-Beam, Daniel; Buss, David M.; Asao, Kelly; Sorokowska, Agnieszka; Sorokowski, Piotr; Aavik, Toivo; Akello, GraceA wide range of literature connects sex ratio and mating behaviours in non-human animals. However, research examining sex ratio and human mating is limited in scope. Prior work has examined the relationship between sex ratio and desire for short-term, uncommitted mating as well as outcomes such as marriage and divorce rates. Less empirical attention has been directed towards the relationship between sex ratio a...
Predictors of Anxiety in the COVID-19 Pandemic from a Global Perspective: Data ...
Burkova, Valentina N.; Butovskaya, Marina L.; Randall, Ashley K.; Fedenok, Julija N.; Ahmadi, Khodabakhsh; Alghraibeh, Ahmad M.Prior and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have resulted in substantial changes to everyday life. The pandemic and measures of its control affect mental health negatively. Self-reported data from 15,375 participants from 23 countries were collected from May to August 2020 during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two questionnaires measuring anxiety level were used in this study—the Generalized An...
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Role of Empathy during COVID-19’s First Wave
Butovskaya, Marina L.; Burkova, Valentina N.; Randall, Ashley K.; Donato, Silvia; Fedenok, Julija N.; Hocker, Lauren; Kline, Kai M.; Ahmadi, KhodabakhshThe COVID-19 pandemic has spread throughout the world, and concerns about psychological, social, and economic consequences are growing rapidly. Individuals’ empathy-based reactions towards others may be an important resilience factor in the face of COVID-19. Self-report data from 15,375 participants across 23 countries were collected from May to August 2020 during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. In p...
Global perspective on marital satisfaction
Dobrowolska, Małgorzata; Groyecka-Bernard, Agata; Sorokowski, Piotr; Randall, Ashley K.; Hilpert, Peter; Ahmadi, Khodabakhsh; Alghraibeh, Ahmad M.Across the world, millions of couples get married each year. One of the strongest predictors of whether partners will remain in their relationship is their reported satisfaction. Marital satisfaction is commonly found to be a key predictor of both individual and relational well-being. Despite its importance in predicting relationship longevity, there are relatively few empirical research studies examining predi...
The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS): Breast size dissatisfaction and its...
Swami, Viren; Tran, Ulrich S.; Barron, David; Afhami, Reza; Aime, Annie; Almenara, Carlos A.; Dal, Nursel Alp; Soares Amaral, Ana CarolinaMade available in DSpace on 2020-12-10T19:56:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-03-01; Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA); The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS) was established to assess women's breast size dissatisfaction and breasted experiences from a cross-national perspective. A total of 18,541 women were recruited from 61 research sites across 40 nations and completed me...
Global study of social odor awareness
Sorokowska, Agnieszka; Groyecka, Agata; Karwowski, Maciej; Frackowiak, Tomasz; Lansford, Jennifer E; Ahmadi, Khodabakhsh; Alghraibeh, Ahmad M.Olfaction plays an important role in human social communication, including multiple domains in which people often rely on their sense of smell in the social context. The importance of the sense of smell and its role can however vary inter-individually and culturally. Despite the growing body of literature on differences in olfactory performance or hedonic preferences across the globe, the aspects of a given cul...
Marital Satisfaction, Sex, Age, Marriage Duration, Religion, Number of Children...
Sorokowski, Piotr; Randall, Ashley K.; Groyecka, Agata; Frackowiak, Tomasz; Cantarero, Katarzyna; Hilpert, Peter; Ahmadi, KhodabakhshForms of committed relationships, including formal marriage arrangements between men and women, exist in almost every culture (Bell, 1997). Yet, similarly to many other psychological constructs (Henrich et al., 2010), marital satisfaction and its correlates have been investigated almost exclusively in Western countries (e.g., Bradbury et al., 2000). Meanwhile, marital relationships are heavily guided by cultura...
Corrigendum: Marital Satisfaction, Sex, Age, Marriage Duration, Religion, Numbe...
Sorokowski, Piotr; Randall, Ashley K.; Groyecka, Agata; Frackowiak, Tomasz; Cantarero, Katarzyna; Hilpert, Peter; Ahmadi, Khodabakhsh[This corrects the article on p. 1199 in vol. 8, PMID: 28785230.].
Marital satisfaction, sex, age, marriage duration, religion, number of children...
Sorokowski, Piotr; Randall, Ashley K.; Groyecka, Agata; Frackowiak, Tomasz; Cantarero, Katarzyna; Hilpert, Peter; Ahmadi, KhodabakhshForms of committed relationships, including formal marriage arrangements between men and women, exist in almost every culture (Bell, 1997). Yet, similarly to many other psychological constructs (Henrich et al., 2010), marital satisfaction and its correlates have been investigated almost exclusively in Western countries (e.g., Bradbury et al., 2000). Meanwhile, marital relationships are heavily guided by cultura...
Preferred interpersonal distances: a global comparison
Sorokowska, Agnieszka; Sorokowski, Piotr; Hilpert, Peter; Cantarero, Katarzyna; Frackowiak, Tomasz; Ahmadi, Khodabakhsh; Alghraibeh, Ahmad M.Human spatial behavior has been the focus of hundreds of previous research studies. However, the conclusions and generalizability of previous studies on interpersonal distance preferences were limited by some important methodological and sampling issues. The objective of the present study was to compare preferred interpersonal distances across the world and to overcome the problems observed in previous studies....