Female mate retention, sexual orientation, and gender identity

Brewer, G ORCID: 0000-0003-0690-4548 and Hamilton, V (2014) Female mate retention, sexual orientation, and gender identity Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 8 (1). pp. 12-19. ISSN 2330-2925, 2330-2933

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Abstract

The current study investigated the influence of sexual orientation on mate retention behavior while controlling for the potentially confounding effects of gender identity. Heterosexual (n = 70), bisexual (n = 55), and homosexual (n = 73) women (aged 18-53, M = 21.75, SD = 5.44) completed the Mate Retention Inventory and Masculine Gender Identity Scale for females. When controlling for gender identity, women of heterosexual, bisexual, and homosexual orientation differed in their use of four mate retention acts (resource display, verbal possession signals, physical possession signals, and possessive ornamentation). Retention behaviors were most and least frequently used by homosexual and heterosexual women, respectively. The results suggest that gender identity does not explain the sexual orientation differences in female mate retention.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	5202 Biological Psychology, 52 Psychology, Behavioral and Social Science, Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM/LGBT*), Health Disparities, Health Disparities and Racial or Ethnic Minority Health Research, Women's Health, 5 Gender Equality
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	22 Aug 2018 08:40
Last Modified:	05 Jun 2026 08:44
DOI:	10.1037/h0097245
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3025390
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