Christina M. Larson
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Christina M. Larson has a total of 7 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
Elizabeth G. Pillsworth
Department of Anthropology, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA, 92834
3 shared publicationsMartie G. Haselton
3 shared publicationsKelly A. Gildersleeve
1 shared publication- Kelly A. Gildersleeve
Department of Psychology, 1285 Franz Hall, University of California, Los Angeles, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1563
1 shared publication - Martie G. Haselton
Department of Communication, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
1 shared publication - Melissa R. Fales
Department of Psychology, 1285 Franz Hall, University of California, Los Angeles, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1563
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 1 March 2017
- Published by Elsevier in Evolution and Human Behavior
- Vol. 38 (2) , 190-196
Genetic compatibility in long-term intimate relationships: partner similarity at major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes may reduce in-pair attraction
- 1 March 2017
- Published by Elsevier in Evolution and Human Behavior
- Vol. 38 (2) , 190-196
Genetic compatibility in long-term intimate relationships: partner similarity at major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes may reduce in-pair attraction
- 1 January 2013
- Published by Elsevier in Hormones and Behavior
- Vol. 63 (1) , 128-135
Changes in women's feelings about their romantic relationships across the ovulatory cycle
- 1 January 2013
- Published by Elsevier in Hormones and Behavior
- Vol. 63 (1) , 128-135
Changes in women's feelings about their romantic relationships across the ovulatory cycle
- Open Access
- 12 September 2012
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS ONE
- Vol. 7 (9) , e44456
Ovulatory Shifts in Women’s Attractions to Primary Partners and Other Men: Further Evidence of the Importance of Primary Partner Sexual Attractiveness
Previous research has documented shifts in women’s attractions to their romantic partner and to men other than their partner across the ovulation cycle, contingent on the degree to which her partner displays hypothesized indicators of high-fitness genes. The current study set out to replicate and extend this finding. Forty-one couples in which the woman was naturally cycling participated. Female partners reported their feelings of in-pair attraction and extra-pair attraction on two occasions, once on a low-fertility day of the cycle and once on a high-fertility day of the cycle just prior to ovulation. Ovulation was confirmed using luteinizing hormone tests. We collected two measures of male partner sexual attractiveness. First, the women in the study rated their partner’s sexual attractiveness. Second, we photographed the partners and had the photos independently rated for attractiveness. Shifts in women’s in-pair attractions across the cycle were significantly moderated by women’s ratings of partner sexual attractiveness, such that the less sexually attractive women rated their partner, the less in-pair attraction they reported at high fertility compared with low fertility (partial r = .37, pdir = .01). Shifts in women’s extra-pair attractions across the cycle were significantly moderated by third-party ratings of partner attractiveness, such that the less attractive the partner was, the more extra-pair attraction women reported at high relative to low fertility (partial r = −.33, pdir = .03). In line with previous findings, we found support for the hypothesis that the degree to which a woman’s romantic partner displays indicators of high-fitness genes affects women’s attractions to their own partner and other men at high fertility.
- 12 September 2012
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS ONE
- Vol. 7 (9) , e44456
Open AccessOvulatory Shifts in Women’s Attractions to Primary Partners and Other Men: Further Evidence of the Importance of Primary Partner Sexual Attractiveness
Previous research has documented shifts in women’s attractions to their romantic partner and to men other than their partner across the ovulation cycle, contingent on the degree to which her partner displays hypothesized indicators of high-fitness genes. The current study set out to replicate and extend this finding. Forty-one couples in which the woman was naturally cycling participated. Female partners reported their feelings of in-pair attraction and extra-pair attraction on two occasions, once on a low-fertility day of the cycle and once on a high-fertility day of the cycle just prior to ovulation. Ovulation was confirmed using luteinizing hormone tests. We collected two measures of male partner sexual attractiveness. First, the women in the study rated their partner’s sexual attractiveness. Second, we photographed the partners and had the photos independently rated for attractiveness. Shifts in women’s in-pair attractions across the cycle were significantly moderated by women’s ratings of partner sexual attractiveness, such that the less sexually attractive women rated their partner, the less in-pair attraction they reported at high fertility compared with low fertility (partial r = .37, pdir = .01). Shifts in women’s extra-pair attractions across the cycle were significantly moderated by third-party ratings of partner attractiveness, such that the less attractive the partner was, the more extra-pair attraction women reported at high relative to low fertility (partial r = −.33, pdir = .03). In line with previous findings, we found support for the hypothesis that the degree to which a woman’s romantic partner displays indicators of high-fitness genes affects women’s attractions to their own partner and other men at high fertility.