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There is more: Intrasexual competitiveness, physical dominance, and intrasexual collaboration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2017

Abraham P. Buunk
Abraham P. Buunk*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, 9712 TS Groningen, The Netherlands. [email protected]://www.apbuunk.com
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Abstract

It is emphasized that in organizational settings, the responses to same-sex attractive others are enhanced among individuals high in intrasexual competitiveness; that especially attractive rivals who are perceived as unfriendly will induce competition; that among males, physical dominance may induce more competition than physical attractiveness; and that especially males may prefer to associate with attractive same-sex others for intrasexual collaboration.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e23
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