Female virtual intrasexual competition and its consequences: An evolutionary mismatch perspective

• Main Authors: YONG, Jose C., LI, Norman P., VALENTINE, Katherine A., SMITH, April R.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: evolutionary psychology; mismatch; mating; intrasexual competition; mass media; self-esteem; eating disorders; depression; Personality and Social Contexts; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2434; https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199376377.013.38
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Intrasexual competition is a key component of sexual selection. Evolutionarily, women compete for access to and retention of mates on key dimensions that men have evolved to value and prioritize in their long- and short-term mates, in particular physical attractiveness. Such competition evolved to b...