News tagged with sexual attraction


Study shows men better at reading emotions in other men than in women

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at LWL-University Hospital in Bochum, Germany have found that male volunteers looking at photographs of human eyes were better at guessing the "mood" of the person in the picture, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Penis size does matter to women, researchers say in PNAS study (w/ Video)

The eternal question of whether penis size matters to women has been probed by a team of international scientists who reported on Monday that yes, ladies do find larger men more attractive.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (22) | comments 23

Study shows persistence pays off in the mating game

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study co-authored by a University of Texas at Austin psychology professor suggests that self-deception may help men succeed in the mating game, while women will benefit more from effective communication.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Women on Pill pick a dud in bed but a dude in the home

Women who take the Pill tend to choose as partners men who are less attractive and worse in bed but a sounder bet for a long-term relationship, according to an unusual study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B ...

Other created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Can brain scans be used to detect pedophiles?

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry describes how the use of functional Magnetic Resonance Imagery, or fMRI, is able to detect and diagnose pedophilia with greater accuracy than c ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (10) | comments 39 | with audio podcast report

Psychologists find link between ovulation and women's ability to identify heterosexual men

A new study by psychologists at the University of Toronto and Tufts University shows that a woman can more accurately identify a man's sexual orientation when looking at his face, when she is closest to her time of peak ovulation. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Happy guys finish last, says new study on sexual attractiveness

Women find happy guys significantly less sexually attractive than swaggering or brooding men, according to a new University of British Columbia study that helps to explain the enduring allure of "bad boys" and other iconic ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 24, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (12) | comments 17 | with audio podcast

Researchers find there is no single sexy chin

A new Dartmouth College global study finds significant geographic differences in chin shapes.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Trustworthy mating advice deepens bond between straight women and gay men

Why do straight women and gay men form close relationships with one another? A new psychology study from The University of Texas at Austin suggests the glue that cements these unique relationships is honest, unbiased relationship ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social exclusion and binge drinking in young people attracted to more than one gender

A report by the University of Otago, Wellington shows that many young people attracted to more than one gender tend to binge drink because they feel stigmatised and socially excluded.

Health created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

All healthcare professionals need training to deal with the sexual needs of patients

Providing healthcare staff with a one-day training course on dealing with the sexual needs of people with an acquired physical disability gave them greater understanding of the issues patients faced and enabled them to address ...

Health created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sexual orientation has 'in between' groups, study shows

Sexual orientation is best represented as a continuum that has two new categories -- "mostly heterosexual" and "mostly gay/lesbian" -- in addition to heterosexual, bisexual or gay/lesbian, according to a new Cornell study.

Other created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Self-inflicted blinding not linked to Oedipus complex, but untreated psychosis

The self-inflicted removal of one or both eyes, which has traditionally been attributed to sexual guilt, is, in fact, caused by untreated psychotic illness, such as schizophrenia, reveal researchers in the British Journal of ...

Ophthalmology created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The many unexpected sides of romantic love

Love can bring out both the best and the worst in people. Which way it turns depends on the best way to protect the relationship, say researchers studying the evolution of romantic love.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Bisexual women, more likely than bisexual men, to be depressed and abuse alcohol, new study finds

Bisexual women are more likely than their male counterparts to suffer from depression and stress and to binge-drink, according to a new national study led by George Mason University researcher Lisa Lindley.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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