Evolutionary Psychology

While evolutionary psychology has grown, a new paper argues it hasn't surpassed the socio-cultural approach in prominence, challenging claims of a revolutionary paradigm shift in psychology.

Women rated taller men with larger shoulder-to-hip ratios as more attractive, masculine, dominant, and capable in fights. Self-perceived attractiveness influenced these preferences.

When resources are scarce, women prefer men with more feminine facial features, suggesting a shift in attraction towards potential providers, according to a recent psychology study.

Women find men more attractive when they interact with children, highlighting that caregiving behavior significantly boosts men's appeal.

New research suggests maternal grandmothers can significantly reduce emotional and behavioral problems in grandchildren who face multiple early life adversities.

In a recent paper published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, researchers apply an evolutionary psychological framework to better understand the motivations and origins behind BDSM practices.

A recent evolutionary psychology study found that women preferred slightly feminine men for long-term relationships and rated them as better fathers, while still finding them equally attractive for short-term relationships.

While people still stereotype leaders as male, they slightly prefer female leaders, especially those with prestigious traits over dominant ones. This challenges the belief that male leaders are more favored and suggests a shift towards gender neutrality in leadership preferences.

Male dance groups are perceived as having higher coalition quality—greater effectiveness, formidability, and social bonding—compared to female groups, regardless of movement synchronization.

People react faster and more intensely to negative images than to positive ones, with these "negativity effects" being more pronounced in women. This suggests an evolutionary bias towards threat sensitivity.

Envy might drive radicalization by intensifying awareness of inequalities and prompting individuals to join militant groups to rectify perceived injustices.

A new critique of a 2023 study disputes claims about widespread female hunting participation in foraging societies, highlighting methodological flaws and selection biases that likely led to overestimated involvement.

Research reveals that sibling aggression, including hitting and yelling, is common and exhibits no gender differences, contrasting with male-dominated aggression in other relationships. Both brothers and sisters are equally likely to engage in physical and verbal conflicts within the family.

A study on friendship preferences discovered that men showed a higher preference for friendships with other men who had different mate preferences, i.e., who were attracted to different types of women.

A study published in PNAS reveals that higher income inequality correlates with an increase in sexy selfies shared on Twitter and Instagram. The findings suggest economic factors significantly influence cultural sexualization.