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Female Choice for Men High in SDO

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Female choice for men with high SDO describes preferences for men who are competitive, formidable, anti-egalitarian, and prefer short-term mating.

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In mate choice, females often face a trade-off in choosing the best possible mate where genetic quality and parental investment are prioritized. Males who exhibit good genes may also be men who are socially dominant and competitive, and therefore, more likely to be interested in short-term sexual encounters. Females seeking dominant males may be attempting to secure the benefits bestowed by them, such as access to material resources, protection from threats, and producing strong and healthy children (Kruger and Fitzgerald 2011). However, preferences for dominant males may be modulated by factors associated with fertility, relationship context, and masculinity. Recent research has found evidence on the link between social dominance orientation and political conservatism, thus, it is worth mentioning...

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  1. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA

    Ray Garza

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  1. Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA

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    Jessica Hehman

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Garza, R. (2019). Female Choice for Men High in SDO. In: Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_2604-1

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