The Effects of Ovulatory Cycle on Women's Clothing Preferences
Because the costs of pregnancy and nursing are high for women, and offspring require significant resources, a long-term mating strategy is generally more reproductively beneficial for women than a short-term strategy (i.e., sex with no commitment) is (e.g., Buss & Schmitt, 1993). However, there...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | text |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2005
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/888 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Institution: | Singapore Management University |
Language: | English |
id |
sg-smu-ink.soss_research-1887 |
---|---|
record_format |
dspace |
spelling |
sg-smu-ink.soss_research-18872018-03-28T00:56:11Z The Effects of Ovulatory Cycle on Women's Clothing Preferences LI, Norman P. DURANTE, Kristina M. Because the costs of pregnancy and nursing are high for women, and offspring require significant resources, a long-term mating strategy is generally more reproductively beneficial for women than a short-term strategy (i.e., sex with no commitment) is (e.g., Buss & Schmitt, 1993). However, there may be specific conditions or situations in which the reproductive benefits of short-term mating outweigh the costs. Obtaining better genes is a viable strategy when conception is likely. Because conception is most likely to occur around the time of ovulation, the point at which a woman is in her menstrual cycle may be a relevant factor in determining the potential reproductive benefits of a short-term mating strategy. One way to signal short-term availability may be to wear more revealing clothing (Grammer, 1996). The current study sheds light on whether women's clothing preferences are influenced by their ovulatory cycles as well as other variables that may interact with the menstrual cycle. We compare women's clothing preferences around the time of ovulation to preferences on days in which fertility is expected to be low. 2005-07-01T07:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/888 Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University menstrual cycle ovulation clothing female sexuality sociosexuality Gender and Sexuality Social Psychology |
institution |
Singapore Management University |
building |
SMU Libraries |
continent |
Asia |
country |
Singapore Singapore |
content_provider |
SMU Libraries |
collection |
InK@SMU |
language |
English |
topic |
menstrual cycle ovulation clothing female sexuality sociosexuality Gender and Sexuality Social Psychology |
spellingShingle |
menstrual cycle ovulation clothing female sexuality sociosexuality Gender and Sexuality Social Psychology LI, Norman P. DURANTE, Kristina M. The Effects of Ovulatory Cycle on Women's Clothing Preferences |
description |
Because the costs of pregnancy and nursing are high for women, and offspring require significant resources, a long-term mating strategy is generally more reproductively beneficial for women than a short-term strategy (i.e., sex with no commitment) is (e.g., Buss & Schmitt, 1993). However, there may be specific conditions or situations in which the reproductive benefits of short-term mating outweigh the costs. Obtaining better genes is a viable strategy when conception is likely. Because conception is most likely to occur around the time of ovulation, the point at which a woman is in her menstrual cycle may be a relevant factor in determining the potential reproductive benefits of a short-term mating strategy. One way to signal short-term availability may be to wear more revealing clothing (Grammer, 1996). The current study sheds light on whether women's clothing preferences are influenced by their ovulatory cycles as well as other variables that may interact with the menstrual cycle. We compare women's clothing preferences around the time of ovulation to preferences on days in which fertility is expected to be low. |
format |
text |
author |
LI, Norman P. DURANTE, Kristina M. |
author_facet |
LI, Norman P. DURANTE, Kristina M. |
author_sort |
LI, Norman P. |
title |
The Effects of Ovulatory Cycle on Women's Clothing Preferences |
title_short |
The Effects of Ovulatory Cycle on Women's Clothing Preferences |
title_full |
The Effects of Ovulatory Cycle on Women's Clothing Preferences |
title_fullStr |
The Effects of Ovulatory Cycle on Women's Clothing Preferences |
title_full_unstemmed |
The Effects of Ovulatory Cycle on Women's Clothing Preferences |
title_sort |
effects of ovulatory cycle on women's clothing preferences |
publisher |
Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University |
publishDate |
2005 |
url |
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/888 |
_version_ |
1770568286656790528 |