| Title |
Dressed for Sex: Red as a Female Sexual Signal in Humans
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0034607 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andrew J. Elliot, Adam D. Pazda |
| Abstract |
In many non-human primate species, a display of red by a female serves as a sexual signal to attract male conspecifics. Red is associated with sex and romance in humans, and women convey their sexual interest to men through a variety of verbal, postural, and behavioral means. In the present research, we investigate whether female red ornamentation in non-human primates has a human analog, whereby women use a behavioral display of red to signal their sexual interest to men. |
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| United States | 24 | 15% |
| Thailand | 10 | 6% |
| Canada | 7 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Australia | 3 | 2% |
| Comoros | 3 | 2% |
| India | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1% |
| Singapore | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 13 | 8% |
| Unknown | 96 | 59% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 153 | 93% |
| Scientists | 6 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 2% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | <1% |
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| United States | 3 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| China | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown | 108 | 89% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 22% |
| Researcher | 19 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 18% |
| Unknown | 12 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 54 | 44% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 25 | 20% |
| Unknown | 16 | 13% |