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Development and Validation of the Mating Competition Scale: A Four-Factor Measure of Intrasexual Competition

2026-02-28

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<p>Intrasexual competition plays a central role in human mating strategies, yet most available measures have concentrated on self-promotion and competitor derogation, leaving other competitive tactics less explored. These tools also evaluate general competitiveness rather than specifically targeting mating competition. Such limitations have resulted in an incomplete understanding, as previous research has yet to s...

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Literature Corpus work: 216fe4b7-3130-5fd7-9194-8fcf90693460
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/4gz98_v1

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