Absentee Dads Affect How Women Interpret Interest from Men
New research from Danielle J. DelPriore, psychology postdoctoral fellow and Bruce
Ellis, psychology professor, finds that women who were reminded of a time that their
dad was absent from their lives—or who actually experienced poor quality fathering
while growing up—perceived greater mating intent in the described behaviors of a hypothetical
male dating partner and when talking with a man. These women also 'saw' more sexual
arousal when viewing images of men's faces. Read more.
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