scholarly journals Mate value, intrasexual competition and sociosexual desire drive Brazilian women's well-being

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthonieta Looman Mafra ◽  
Renata Pereira Defelipe ◽  
Marco Antonio Correa Varella ◽  
John M. Townsend ◽  
Jaroslava Varella Valentova
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Intrasexual Competition ◽  
Mate Value

Abstract

The Influence of Women’s Mate Value on Intrasexual Competition

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryanne L. Fisher ◽  
Ana María Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Assortative Mating ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Intrasexual Competition ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Mate Preferences ◽  
Strategy Use ◽  
Mate Value ◽  
Female Mate ◽  
Self Assessments ◽  
Mating Market

In order to engage in assortative mating, people must be accurate in self-assessments of their current worth on the mating market. We argue that people intrinsically know their worth (i.e., mate value), and that this knowledge has far-reaching implications on a variety of behaviors and decisions. Here our focus is on women’s mate value and how it relates to their intrasexual competition for access to, and retention of, romantic partners. We start with a review of definitions and the components of female mate value, discuss mate preferences in relation to assessment of mate value, and then briefly provide a sample of some auxiliary issues, such as how feelings of control over mate value influence one’s well-being. We then turn to female intrasexual competition and specifically review competitive strategy use in relation to mate value. In the last section, we provide areas for further investigation.

BMI, age, Mate Value, and Intrasexual Competition in Chilean Women

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Fernandez ◽  
José Antonio Muñoz-Reyes ◽  
Michele Dufey
Keyword(s):  
Intrasexual Competition ◽  
Mate Value ◽  
Chilean Women

scholarly journals Finding the Mating Gear: The Development and Validation of a Mate Access Scale

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 147470492093558
Author(s):  
C. Walldén ◽  
M. Westerlund ◽  
A. Gunst ◽  
P. Santtila ◽  
J. Antfolk
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mate Value ◽  
Behavioral Correlates ◽  
Mating Opportunities ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Human Mating ◽  
The Impact

Difficulties in finding mates may have broad consequences for well-being. Previous studies often assume that only personal characteristics or competition limits mating success without considering the impact of the social context. We developed and evaluated a questionnaire for measuring context-dependent mate access by surveying 528 Finnish adults. We found support for our hypothesized two-factor structure divided into preferred encounters (i.e., the amount of interactions the individual has with potential mates) and perceived possibilities (i.e., the individual’s perception of their mating opportunities). We also investigated the relationship between these factors and respondents’ social context, negative affect regarding poor mate access, mate value, and sociosexual desire. Individuals in more sociable contexts reported higher mate access, and individuals with less perceived possibilities reported more negative affect. Theoretical associations with mate value and sociosexual desire were supported. The current scale can be used along existing measures to study human mating and its psycho-behavioral correlates.

scholarly journals Finding the Mating Gear – The Development and Validation of a Mate Access Scale

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catharina Walldén ◽  
Minja Westerlund ◽  
Annika Gunst ◽  
Pekka Santtila ◽  
Jan Antfolk
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mate Value ◽  
Behavioral Correlates ◽  
The Social ◽  
Human Mating ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
The Impact

Difficulties in finding mates may have broad consequences for well-being. Previous studies often assume that only personal characteristics or competition limit mating success without considering the impact of the social context. We developed and evaluated a questionnaire for measuring context-dependent mate access by surveying 528 Finnish adults. We found support for our hypothesized two-factor structure divided into preferred encounters and perceived possibilities. We also investigated the relationship between these factors and respondents’ social context, negative affect, mate value, and sociosexual desire. Individuals in more sociable contexts reported higher mate access, and individuals with less perceived possibilities reported more negative affect. Theoretical associations with mate value and sociosexual desire were supported. The current scale can be used along existing measures to study human mating and its psycho-behavioral correlates.

scholarly journals The Role of Mating-relevant Factors in the Perpetration of Digital Dating Abuse

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110041
Author(s):  
Manpal Singh Bhogal ◽  
Courtney Tudor ◽  
Simran Hira
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intrasexual Competition ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Mate Value ◽  
Current Form ◽  
Dating Abuse ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Relevant Factors

Previous research has explored offline intimate partner violence from an evolutionary perspective, primarily focusing on the role of individual differences in perpetration and victimization. However, a current form of intimate partner violence is digital dating abuse, which involves abuse toward a romantic partner, occuring online through the use of electronic communication technology. This form of abuse differs from offline abuse, in that physical proximity is not required. Although research has focused on the effects digital dating abuse has on victims, little research has focused on the perpetration of digital dating abuse. This is important as research focused on perpetration can inform a wide range of initiatives geared toward understanding the factors which drive this behavior. Recent research has focused on evolutionary mating-relevant factors that drive the perpetration of digital dating abuse. Here, we extended and replicated previous work by reporting two studies (study 1, n = 114; study 2, n = 162) which explored the roles of mate value discrepancy, intrasexual competition, and relationship-contingent self-esteem in the perpetration of digital dating abuse. We found that mate value discrepancy (studies 1 and 2) and intrasexual competition (study 2) positively predicted the perpetration of digital dating abuse. To our knowledge, this article is the first to provide support that those who report high intrasexual competition, engage in greater levels of digital dating abuse, thus furthering theoretical advancements in this field by showing digital dating abuse is a mate retention tactic. Our findings further our understanding of online behavior in romantic relationships through an evolutionary psychological lens.

scholarly journals A brief report on the role of self-perceived mate value in attitudes towards sunbed use

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manpal Singh Bhogal ◽  
Alison Leah Owen
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Psychology ◽  
Intrasexual Competition ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mate Value ◽  
Evolutionary Mechanisms ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Risky Behaviours ◽  
Mating Market ◽  
Sunbed Use

Prior research suggests that women engage in attractiveness enhancing techniques to increase their mate value. This hypothesis suggests that attractiveness enhancing techniques are driven by evolutionary mechanisms in relation to increasing one’s mate value in the mating market. Therefore, people can engage in risky behaviours to achieve this goal, which can involve the use of sunbeds. We explored whether there was a mating motivation in a sample of sunbed users by exploring whether intrasexual competition, mate value, and self-esteem predicted attitudes towards sunbed use (n=98). We find that the only predictor of attitudes towards sunbed use was self-perceived mate value, in that those with higher self-perceived mate value reported negative attitudes towards sunbed use. We discuss these findings in light of evolutionary psychology.

The Relationship Between Hearing Loss Self-Management and Hearing Aid Benefit and Satisfaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 274-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Convery ◽  
Gitte Keidser ◽  
Louise Hickson ◽  
Carly Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Hearing Aid Benefit ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Hearing loss self-management refers to the knowledge and skills people use to manage the effects of hearing loss on all aspects of their daily lives. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-reported hearing loss self-management and hearing aid benefit and satisfaction. Method Thirty-seven adults with hearing loss, all of whom were current users of bilateral hearing aids, participated in this observational study. The participants completed self-report inventories probing their hearing loss self-management and hearing aid benefit and satisfaction. Correlation analysis was used to investigate the relationship between individual domains of hearing loss self-management and hearing aid benefit and satisfaction. Results Participants who reported better self-management of the effects of their hearing loss on their emotional well-being and social participation were more likely to report less aided listening difficulty in noisy and reverberant environments and greater satisfaction with the effect of their hearing aids on their self-image. Participants who reported better self-management in the areas of adhering to treatment, participating in shared decision making, accessing services and resources, attending appointments, and monitoring for changes in their hearing and functional status were more likely to report greater satisfaction with the sound quality and performance of their hearing aids. Conclusion Study findings highlight the potential for using information about a patient's hearing loss self-management in different domains as part of clinical decision making and management planning.

Inclusion of Transgender Voice and Communication Training in a University Clinic

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 109-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Oates ◽  
Georgia Dacakis
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Transgender People ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Effectiveness Of Training ◽  
Negative Impacts

Because of the increasing number of transgender people requesting speech-language pathology services, because having gender-incongruent voice and communication has major negative impacts on an individual's social participation and well-being, and because voice and communication training is supported by an improving evidence-base, it is becoming more common for universities to include transgender-specific theoretical and clinical components in their speech-language pathology programs. This paper describes the theoretical and clinical education provided to speech-language pathology students at La Trobe University in Australia, with a particular focus on the voice and communication training program offered by the La Trobe Communication Clinic. Further research is required to determine the outcomes of the clinic's training program in terms of student confidence and competence as well as the effectiveness of training for transgender clients.

Improving Feeding Outcomes in the NICU: Moving From Volume-Driven to Infant-Driven Feeding

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 68-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine S. Shaker
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Dynamic Systems Theory ◽  
Feeding Problems ◽  
Care Giving ◽  
Extremely Preterm ◽  
Extremely Preterm Infants

Current research on feeding outcomes after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) suggests a need to critically look at the early underpinnings of persistent feeding problems in extremely preterm infants. Concepts of dynamic systems theory and sensitive care-giving are used to describe the specialized needs of this fragile population related to the emergence of safe and successful feeding and swallowing. Focusing on the infant as a co-regulatory partner and embracing a framework of an infant-driven, versus volume-driven, feeding approach are highlighted as best supporting the preterm infant's developmental strivings and long-term well-being.

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