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1. Estonian National Mental Health Study: Design and methods for a registry‐linked longitudinal survey

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Laidra, Kaia, primary, Reile, Rainer, additional, Havik, Merle, additional, Leinsalu, Mall, additional, Murd, Carolina, additional, Tulviste, Jaan, additional, Tamson, Merili, additional, Akkermann, Kirsti, additional, Kreegipuu, Kairi, additional, Sultson, Hedvig, additional, Ainsaar, Mare, additional, Uusberg, Andero, additional, Rahno, Jaana, additional, Panov, Liisi, additional, Leetmaa, Kadri, additional, Aasa, Anto, additional, Veidebaum, Toomas, additional, Lehto, Kelli, additional, and Konstabel, Kenn, additional

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2023
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3. Depressiooni sümptomite olemasolu ja sellega seotud tegurid Eestis aastal 2021: rahvastikupõhise COVID-19-kiiruuringu tulemused

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Kender, Elisa, Vorobjov, Sigrid, Reile, Rainer, Innos, Kaire, Nurk, Eha, Laidra, Kaia, and Tamson, Merili

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Taust ja eesmärk. Vaimse tervise probleemid põhjustavad olulist rahvastiku tervisekadu nii Eestis kui ka mujal maailmas. Seoses COVID-19-pandeemiaga on depressiooni ja teiste vaimsete häirete esinemine sagenenud. Töö eesmärk on kirjeldada depressiooni sümptomite levimust täiskasvanud Eesti elanike hulgas ning analüüsida selle seoseid tervise ja koroonaviirushaigusega seotud teguritega. Metoodika. Töö põhineb Tervise Arengu Instituudi (TAI) 2021. aasta kevadel (13.04.–05.05.2021) korraldatud uuringu andmetel. Küsitlusele vastas 3604 inimest, uuringu vastamismäär oli 35%. Analüüsi kaasati 3557 vastaja andmed. Depressiooni sümptomite esinemist hinnati emotsionaalse enesetunde küsimustiku (EEK-2) abil. Arvutati levimus ja logistilise regressioonanalüüsi abil leiti kohandatud šansisuhted (adjusted odds ratio, AOR) koos 95% usaldusvahemikega. Tulemused. Viimase kuu jooksul oli depressiooni sümptomeid esinenud 18,6%-l vastajatest (95% uv 17,3–20,0). Depressiooni sümptomeid oli COVID-19-pandeemia ajal naistel oluliselt rohkem kui meestel (21,6% vs. 15,2%, AOR = 1,8). Kohandatud analüüsi kohaselt oli depressiooni sümptomite esinemise šanss oluliselt suurem noorematel täiskasvanutel võrreldes 70–81aastastega (nt 20–29aastastel AOR = 12,0; 30–39aastastel AOR = 6,0 ja 30–39aastastel AOR = 3,8). Depressiooni sümptomite kogemise šanss oli oluliselt suurem kehvema elujärjega, töötutel ja mittetöötavatel ning üksi elavatel vastajatel, samuti neil, kellel oli kehvem tervise enesehinnang, vähem lähedasi, kellele mure korral toetuda, ning neil, kes tarvitasid alkoholi tervist ohustavas koguses ja suitsetasid aeg-ajalt tava- või e-sigarette. Järeldused. Ligikaudu iga viies inimene oli viimase kuu jooksul kogenud depressiooni sümptomeid. Ennetustegevustes tuleks suuremat tähelepanu suunata eelkõige naistele, noorematele vanuserühmadele, väiksema sotsiaalse tugivõrgustiku ning kehvema elujärjega isikutele., Eesti Arst, 2022: November

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2022
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6. Agreement among Adolescents, Parents, and Teachers on Adolescent Personality

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Laidra, Kaia, Allik, Juri, Harro, Maarike, Merenakk, Liis, and Harro, Jaanus

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Agreement between adolescents, mothers, fathers, and teachers on adolescents' personality traits was investigated in a longitudinal study. The targets for personality ratings were the adolescents who participated in the European Youth Heart Study in Estonia. There were 593 participants in the first wave and 480 participants in the follow-up study 3 years later. Adolescents' self-reports as well as father, mother, and teacher ratings were collected using questionnaires to measure the five-factor model of personality. In both waves, inter-rater agreement was highest between mothers and fathers, was low to moderate for parent-self ratings, and was lowest for ratings between self and teacher, mother and teacher, and father and teacher. Test-retest correlations were moderate for parent and self-ratings but failed to reach statistical significance for three of the five teacher-rated traits, suggesting lower reliability of teacher ratings. Possible explanations for the low agreement between teachers and other judges are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.)

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2006
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8. sj-docx-1-msc-10.1177_09691413211052499 - Supplemental material for Human papillomavirus self-sampling for long-term non-attenders in cervical cancer screening: A randomised feasibility study in Estonia

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Veerus, Piret, Hallik, Reeli, Jänes, Jaak, Jõers, Kai, Paapsi, Keiu, Laidra, Kaia, and Innos, Kaire

Subjects
111708 Health and Community Services, FOS: Clinical medicine, 111402 Obstetrics and Gynaecology, FOS: Health sciences
Abstract

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-msc-10.1177_09691413211052499 for Human papillomavirus self-sampling for long-term non-attenders in cervical cancer screening: A randomised feasibility study in Estonia by Piret Veerus, Reeli Hallik, Jaak Jänes, Kai Jõers, Keiu Paapsi, Kaia Laidra and Kaire Innos in Journal of Medical Screening

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2021
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11. Patterns and universals of adult romantic attachment across 62 cultural regions: are models of self and of other pancultural constructs?

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Schmitt, David P., Alcalay, Lidia, Allensworth, Melissa, Allik, Juri, Ault, Lara, Austers, Ivars, Bennett, Kevin L., Bianchi, Gabriel, Boholst, Fredrick, Cunen, Mary Ann Borg, Braeckman, Johan, Brainerd, Edwin G., Jr., Caral, Leo Gerard A., Caron, Gabrielle, Casullo, Maria Martina, Cunningham, Michael, Daibo, Ikuo, De Backer, Charlotte, De Souza, Eros, Diaz-Loving, Rolando, Diniz, Glaucia, Durkin, Kevin, Echegaray, Marcela, Eremsoy, Ekin, Euler, Harald A., Falzon, Ruth, Fisher, Maryanne L., Foley, Dolores, Fowler, Robert, Fry, Douglas P., Fry, Sirpa, Ghayur, M. Arif, Giri, Vijai N., Golden, Debra L., Grammer, Karl, Grimaldi, Liria, Halberstadt, Jamin, Haque, Shamsul, Herrera, Dora, Hertel, Janine, Hitchell, Amanda, Hoffmann, Heather, Hooper, Danica, Hradilekova, Zuzana, Hudek-Kene-Evi, Jasna, Huffcutt, Allen, Jaafar, Jas, Jankauskaite, Margarita, Kabangu-Stahel, Heidi, Kardum, Igor, Khoury, Brigitte, Kwon, Hayrran, Laidra, Kaia, Laireiter, Anton-Rupert, Lakerveld, Dustin, Lampert, Ada, Lauri, Maryanne, Lavallee, Marguerite, Lee, Suk-Jae, Leung, Luk Chung, Locke, Kenneth D., Locke, Vance, Luksik, Ivan, Magaisa, Ishmael, Marcinkeviciene, Dalia, Mata, Andre, Mata, Rui, McCarthy, Barry, Mills, Michael E., Mkhize, Nhlanhla J., Moreira, Joao, Moreira, Sergio, Moya, Miguel, Munyae, M., Noller, Patricia, Olimat, Hmoud, Opre, Adrian, Panayiotou, Alexia, Petrovic, Nebojsa, Poels, Karolien, Popper, Miroslav, Poulimenou, Maria, P'Yatokha, Volodymyr, Raymond, Michel, Reips, Ulf-Dietrich, Reneau, Susan E., Rivera-Aragon, Sofia, Rowatt, Wade C., Ruch, Willibald, Rus, Velko S., Safir, Marilyn P., Salas, Sonia, Sambataro, Fabio, Sandnabba, Kenneth N., Schleeter, Rachel, Schulmeyer, Marion K., Schutz, Astrid, Scrimali, Tullio, Shackelford, Todd K., Sharan, Mithila B., Shaver, Phillip R., Sichona, Francis, Simonetti, Franco, Sineshaw, Tilahun, Sookdew, R., Speelman, Tom, Spyrou, Spyros, Sumer, H. Canan, Sumer, Nebi, Supekova, Marianna, Szlendak, Tomasz, Taylor, Robin, Timmermans, Bert, Tooke, William, Tsaousis, Ioannis, Tungaraza, F.S.K., Turner, Ashley, Vandermassen, Griet, Vanhoomissen, Tim, Van Overwalle, Frank, Vanwesenbeeck, Ine, Vasey, Paul L., Verissimo, Joao, Voracek, Martin, Wan, Wendy W.N., Wang, Ta-Wei, Weiss, Peter Ulrich, Wijaya, Andik, Woertman, Liesbeth, Youn, Gahyun, and Zupaneie, Agata

Subjects
Sex -- Research, Sex -- Psychological aspects, Sex -- Social aspects, Ethnopsychology -- Research, Psychology and mental health
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As part of the International Sexuality Description Project, a total of 17,804 participants from 62 cultural regions completed the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ), a self-report measure of adult romantic attachment. Correlational analyses within each culture suggested that the Model of Self and the Model of Other scales of the RQ were psychometrically valid within most cultures. Contrary to expectations, the Model of Self and Model of Other dimensions of the RQ did not underlie the four-category model of attachment in the same way across all cultures. Analyses of specific attachment styles revealed that secure romantic attachment was normative in 79% of cultures and that preoccupied romantic attachment was particularly prevalent in East Asian cultures. Finally, the romantic attachment profiles of individual nations were correlated with sociocultural indicators in ways that supported evolutionary theories of romantic attachment and basic human mating strategies. Keywords: romantic attachment; culture; internal working models; human mating strategies

Published
2004

12. Human papillomavirus self-sampling for long-term non-attenders in cervical cancer screening: A randomised feasibility study in Estonia.

Author

Veerus, Piret, Hallik, Reeli, Jänes, Jaak, Jõers, Kai, Paapsi, Keiu, Laidra, Kaia, and Innos, Kaire

Subjects
PAPILLOMAVIRUS disease diagnosis, PAPILLOMAVIRUSES, PILOT projects, CONFIDENCE intervals, MULTIVARIATE analysis, EARLY detection of cancer, COMPARATIVE studies, QUESTIONNAIRES, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, CERVIX uteri tumors, STATISTICAL sampling, DATA analysis software, ODDS ratio, PATIENT self-monitoring, EMAIL
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Objective: Organised cervical cancer screening was started in Estonia in 2006, but participation is still low. Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling has proved to increase screening uptake. This study addressed the feasibility of HPV self-sampling and the acceptance of this method among long-term screening non-attenders. Methods: A randomised intervention study was conducted in Estonia in 2020. Women born in 1958–1983 without a Pap smear in 2013–2019 were identified in the Estonian Health Insurance Fund database. From them, 12,000 women were randomly allocated to three equal-sized study groups. The opt-out group received a questionnaire and a Qvintip® sampling device by regular mail. Two opt-in groups received a questionnaire and an e-mail invitation to order a self-sampler online; one received Qvintip and the other Evalyn® Brush. Participantś background characteristics were obtained from the Population Register. The effect of covariates on participation rate was estimated with multivariate Poisson regression. Acceptance of self-sampling was analysed according to agreement with statements in the questionnaire. Results: The overall participation rate was 16% with significant differences between opt-out (26%) and opt-in (11%) groups. Compared to the opt-out Qvintip group, adjusted relative risks for the Qvintip and Evalyn Brush opt-in groups were 0.41 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.37–0.45) and 0.44 (95% CI 0.40–0.49), respectively. Participation was associated with living place, citizenship, and education. Self-sampling was well accepted: 98% agreed that it was easy to use, 88% preferred it as a screening method in future. Conclusions: The results show the feasibility and good acceptance of HPV self-sampling among long-term screening non-attenders in Estonia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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13. A study of intelligence in Estonia

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Lynn, Richard, Allik, Juri, Pullmann, Helle, and Laidra, Kaia

Subjects
Estonians -- Psychological aspects, Intellect -- Research, Intelligence levels, Psychology and mental health
Abstract

The Standard Progressive Matrices was standardised in Estonia in 2001 on a sample of 2,689 12- to 18-yr.-olds. The mean IQ of the Estonian sample was approximately 5 points higher than British IQ norms of 1979. Adjustment for the estimated secular increase of intelligence in Britain reduces the mean IQ of the Estonian sample to 100.2, in relation to a British mean of 100. A particular interest of the result from Estonia is that the intelligence of a European population is apparently not impaired by decades of low living standards.

Published
2002

15. Are men universally more dismissing than women? Gender differences in romantic attachment across 62 cultural regions

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SCHMITT, DAVID P., ALCALAY, LIDIA, ALLENSWORTH, MELISSA, ALLIK, JÜRI, AULT, LARA, AUSTERS, IVARS, BENNETT, KEVIN L., BIANCHI, GABRIEL, BOHOLST, FREDRICK, CUNEN, MARY ANN BORG, BRAECKMAN, JOHAN, BRAINERD, EDWIN G., JR., CARAL, LEO GERARD A., CARON, GABRIELLE, CASULLO, MARIA MARTINA, CUNNINGHAM, MICHAEL, DAIBO, IKUO, DE BACKER, CHARLOTTE, DE SOUZA, EROS, DIAZ-LOVING, ROLANDO, DINIZ, GLÁUCIA, DURKIN, KEVIN, ECHEGARAY, MARCELA, EREMSOY, EKIN, EULER, HARALD A., FALZON, RUTH, FISHER, MARYANNE L., FOLEY, DOLORES, FOWLER, ROBERT, FRY, DOUGLAS P., FRY, SIRPA, GHAYUR, M. ARIF, GIRI, VIJAI N., GOLDEN, DEBRA L., GRAMMER, KARL, GRIMALDI, LIRIA, HALBERSTADT, JAMIN, HAQUE, SHAMSUL, HERRERA, DORA, HERTEL, JANINE, HITCHELL, AMANDA, HOFFMANN, HEATHER, HOOPER, DANICA, HRADILEKOVA, ZUZANA, HUDEK-KENE-EVI, JASNA, HUFFCUTT, ALLEN, JAAFAR, JAS, JANKAUSKAITE, MARGARITA, KABANGU-STAHEL, HEIDI, KARDUM, IGOR, KHOURY, BRIGITTE, KWON, HAYRRAN, LAIDRA, KAIA, LAIREITER, ANTON-RUPERT, LAKERVELD, DUSTIN, LAMPERT, ADA, LAURI, MARYANNE, LAVALLÉE, MARGEURITE, LEE, SUK-JAE, LEUNG, LUK CHUNG, LOCKE, KENNETH D., LOCKE, VANCE, LUKSIK, IVAN, MAGAISA, ISHMAEL, MARCINKEVICIENE, DALIA, MATA, ANDRÉ, MATA, RUI, MCCARTHY, BARRY, MILLS, MICHAEL E., MKHIZE, NHLANHLA J., MOREIRA, JOÃO, MOREIRA, SÉRGIO, MOYA, MIGUEL, MUNYAE, M., NOLLER, PATRICIA, OLIMAT, HMOUD, OPRE, ADRIAN, PANAYIOTOU, ALEXIA, PETROVIC, NEBOJSA, POELS, KAROLIEN, POPPER, MIROSLAV, POULIMENOU, MARIA, PʼYATOKHA, VOLODYMYR, RAYMOND, MICHEL, REIPS, ULF-DIETRICH, RENEAU, SUSAN E., RIVERA-ARAGON, SOFIA, ROWATT, WADE C., RUCH, WILLIBALD, RUS, VELKO S., SAFIR, MARILYN P., SALAS, SONIA, SAMBATARO, FABIO, SANDNABBA, KENNETH N., SCHLEETER, RACHEL, SCHULMEYER, MARION K., SCHÜTZ, ASTRID, SCRIMALI, TULLIO, SHACKELFORD, TODD K., SHARAN, MITHILA B., SHAVER, PHILLIP R., SICHONA, FRANCIS, SIMONETTI, FRANCO, SINESHAW, TILAHUN, SOOKDEW, R., SPEELMAN, TOM, SPYROU, SPYROS, SÜMER, H. CANAN, SÜMER, NEBI, SUPEKOVA, MARIANNA, SZLENDAK, TOMASZ, TAYLOR, ROBIN, TIMMERMANS, BERT, TOOKE, WILLIAM, TSAOUSIS, IOANNIS, TUNGARAZA, F. S. K., TURNER, ASHLEY, VANDERMASSEN, GRIET, VANHOOMISSEN, TIM, OVERWALLE, FRANK VAN, VANWESENBEECK, INE, VASEY, PAUL L., VERISSIMO, JOÃO, VORACEK, MARTIN, WAN, WENDY W. N., WANG, TA-WEI, WEISS, PETER, WIJAYA, ANDIK, WOERTMAN, LIESBETH, YOUN, GAHYUN, and ZUPANÉIÉ, AGATA

Published
2003

18. Association between substance use, personality traits, and platelet MAO activity in preadolescents and adolescents

Author

Marenakk, Liis, Harro, Maarike, Kiive, Evelyn, Laidra, Kaia, Eensoo, Diva, Allikk, Juri, Oreland, Lars, and Harro, Jaanus

Subjects
Alcohol and youth -- Analysis, Drug abuse -- Social aspects, MAO inhibitors, Health, Sociology and social work
Abstract

The relationship between alcohol/illicit drug use, the five-factor model aggressiveness, hyperactivity, and platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity in a population-derived representative sample of preadolescents and adolescents is examined.

Published
2003

20. Ebatervislik eluviis ja ülemääraselt riskiv käitumine: psühholoogilised ja psühho- bioloogilised determinandid

Author

Eensoo, Diva, Kiive, Evelyn, Harro, Jaanus, Allik, Jüri, Laidra, Kaia, Merenäkk, Liis, and Harro, Maarike

Abstract

Paljud uuringud viitavad sellele, et alkoholi liigtarbimist ja uimastite tarvitamist soodustavad isiksuse iseärasused. Isiksuse omaduste kujunemisel on oluline osa pärilikkusel. Isiksuseomaduste bioloogilise markerina kasutatakse monoamiinoksüdaasi (MAO) aktiivsust vereliistakutel. See omakorda korreleerub aju serotoniinineuronite aktiivsusega. Esitatud uuringu tulemused viitavad võimalusele, et MAO aktiivsus võib olla sõltuvushäirete väljakujunemise ja alkoholi kuritarvitamise eelsoodumuse marker., Eesti Arst, Aprill 2002

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2002
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25. Depressiivsus Eesti vanemaealistel

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Valma, Karina, Laidra, Kaia, juhendaja, Pisarev, Heti, juhendaja, Tartu Ülikool. Meditsiiniteaduste valdkond, and Tartu Ülikool. Peremeditsiini ja rahvatervishoiu instituut

Subjects
tervishoid, tervisekäitumine, magistritööd, depressiion, sotsiaaluuringud, vanemaealised
Abstract

https://www.ester.ee/record=b5157690

Published
2018

26. Patterns and universals of mate poaching across 53 nations: the effects of sex, culture, and personality on romantically attracting another person's partner.

Author

Schmitt DP, Alcalay L, Allik J, Angleitner A, Ault L, Austers I, Bennett KL, Bianchi G, Boholst F, Borg Cunen MA, Braeckman J, Brainerd EG 2nd, Caral LG, Caron G, Casullo MM, Cunningham M, Daibo I, De Backer C, De Souza E, Diaz-Loving R, Diniz G, Durkin K, Echegaray M, Eremsoy E, Euler HA, Falzon R, Fisher ML, Foley D, Fry DP, Fry S, Ghayur MA, Golden DL, Grammer K, Grimaldi L, Halberstadt J, Haque S, Herrera D, Hertel J, Hoffmann H, Hooper D, Hradilekova Z, Hudek-Kene-evi J, Jaafar J, Jankauskaite M, Kabangu-Stahel H, Kardum I, Khoury B, Kwon H, Laidra K, Laireiter AR, Lakerveld D, Lampert A, Lauri M, Lavallée M, Lee SJ, Leung LC, Locke KD, Locke V, Luksik I, Magaisa I, Marcinkeviciene D, Mata A, Mata R, McCarthy B, Mills ME, Mkhize NJ, Moreira J, Moreira S, Moya M, Munyae M, Noller P, Opre A, Panayiotou A, Petrovic N, Poels K, Popper M, Poulimenou M, P'yatokha V, Raymond M, Reips UD, Reneau SE, Rivera-Aragon S, Rowatt WC, Ruch W, Rus VS, Safir MP, Salas S, Sambataro F, Sandnabba KN, Schulmeyer MK, Schütz A, Scrimali T, Shackelford TK, Shaver PR, Sichona F, Simonetti F, Sineshaw T, Sookdew R, Speelman T, Spyrou S, Sümer HC, Sümer N, Supekova M, Szlendak T, Timmermans B, Tooke W, Tsaousis I, Tungaraza FS, van Overwalle F, Vandermassen G, Vanhoomissen T, Vanwesenbeeck I, Vasey PL, Verissimo J, Voracek M, Wan WW, Wang TW, Weiss P, Wijaya A, Woertman L, Youn G, and Zupanèiè A

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Adult, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Female, Humans, Male, Culture, Interpersonal Relations, Love, Personality, Sexual Behavior psychology
Abstract

As part of the International Sexuality Description Project, 16,954 participants from 53 nations were administered an anonymous survey about experiences with romantic attraction. Mate poaching--romantically attracting someone who is already in a relationship--was most common in Southern Europe, South America, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe and was relatively infrequent in Africa, South/Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Evolutionary and social-role hypotheses received empirical support. Men were more likely than women to report having made and succumbed to short-term poaching across all regions, but differences between men and women were often smaller in more gender-egalitarian regions. People who try to steal another's mate possess similar personality traits across all regions, as do those who frequently receive and succumb to the poaching attempts by others. The authors conclude that human mate-poaching experiences are universally linked to sex, culture, and the robust influence of personal dispositions.

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2004
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27. Universal sex differences in the desire for sexual variety: tests from 52 nations, 6 continents, and 13 islands.

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Schmitt DP, Alcalay L, Allik J, Ault L, Austers I, Bennett KL, Bianchi G, Boholst F, Cunen MA, Braeckman J, Brainerd EG Jr, Caral LG, Caron G, Casullo MM, Cunningham M, Daibo I, De Backer C, De Souza E, Diaz-Loving R, Diniz G, Durkin K, Echegaray M, Eremsoy E, Euler HA, Falzon R, Fisher ML, Foley D, Fry DP, Fry S, Ghayur MA, Golden DL, Grammer K, Grimaldi L, Halberstadt J, Herrera D, Hertel J, Hoffmann H, Hooper D, Hradilekova Z, Hudek-Kene-evi J, Jaafer J, Jankauskaite M, Kabangu-Stahel H, Kardum I, Khoury B, Kwon H, Laidra K, Laireiter AR, Lakerveld D, Lampert A, Lauri M, Lavallée M, Lee SJ, Leung LC, Locke KD, Locke V, Luksik I, Magaisa I, Marcinkeviciene D, Mata A, Mata R, McCarthy B, Mills ME, Moreira J, Moreira S, Moya M, Munyae M, Noller P, Opre A, Panayiotou A, Petrovic N, Poels K, Popper M, Poulimenou M, P'yatokha V, Raymond M, Reips UD, Reneau SE, Rivera-Aragon S, Rowatt WC, Ruch W, Rus VS, Safir MP, Salas S, Sambataro F, Sandnabba KN, Schulmeyer MK, Schütz A, Scrimali T, Shackelford TK, Shaver PR, Sichona F, Simonetti F, Sinehsaw T, Speelman T, Spyrou S, Sümer HC, Sümer N, Supekova M, Szlendak T, Taylor R, Timmermans B, Tooke W, Tsaousis I, Tungaraza FS, Vandermassen G, Vanhoomissen T, Van Overwalle F, Vanwesenbeeck I, Vasey PL, Verissimo J, Voracek M, Wan WW, Wang TW, Weiss P, Wijaya A, Woertman L, Youn G, and Zupanèiè A

Subjects
Adult, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Female, Humans, Male, Sex Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Time Factors, Culture, Sexual Behavior
Abstract

Evolutionary psychologists have hypothesized that men and women possess both long-term and short-term mating strategies, with men's short-term strategy differentially rooted in the desire for sexual variety. In this article, findings from a cross-cultural survey of 16,288 people across 10 major world regions (including North America, South America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Middle East, Africa, Oceania, South/Southeast Asia, and East Asia) demonstrate that sex differences in the desire for sexual variety are culturally universal throughout these world regions. Sex differences were evident regardless of whether mean, median, distributional, or categorical indexes of sexual differentiation were evaluated. Sex differences were evident regardless of the measures used to evaluate them. Among contemporary theories of human mating, pluralistic approaches that hypothesize sex differences in the evolved design of short-term mating provide the most compelling account of these robust empirical findings.

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2003
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