Journal article
Voice Pitch Influences Perceptions of Sexual Infidelity
Abstract
Sexual infidelity can be costly to members of both the extra-pair and the paired couple. Thus, detecting infidelity risk is potentially adaptive if it aids in avoiding cuckoldry or loss of parental and relationship investment. Among men, testosterone is inversely related to voice pitch, relationship and offspring investment, and is positively related to the pursuit of short-term relationships, including extra-pair sex. Among women, estrogen is …
Authors
O'Connor JJM; Re DE; Feinberg DR
Journal
Evolutionary Psychology, Vol. 9, No. 1,
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
January 1, 2011
DOI
10.1177/147470491100900109
ISSN
1474-7049