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William F. McKibbin

Researcher at University of Michigan

Publications -  25
Citations -  1323

William F. McKibbin is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sperm competition & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 25 publications receiving 1178 citations. Previous affiliations of William F. McKibbin include Florida Atlantic University.

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The Attractive Female Body Weight and Female Body Dissatisfaction in 26 Countries Across 10 World Regions: Results of the International Body Project I

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TL;DR: Results indicated there were significant cross-regional differences in the ideal female figure and body dissatisfaction, but effect sizes were small across high-socioeconomic-status (SES) sites.
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The Mate Retention Inventory-Short Form (MRI-SF)

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a short form of the MRI (the MRI-SF), which assesses performance of 19 mate retention tactics using two items per tactic and showed internal consistency, high correlations with the MRI long-form tactic scales, and links with assessments of controlling behavior, relationship violence, and an assessment of injury.
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Why Do Men Rape? An Evolutionary Psychological Perspective

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that men have evolved psychological mechanisms that motivate them to commit rape in specific contexts and discuss evidence consistent with this claim, and argue that a more nuanced view of men's rape behavior is necessary.
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Men’s Partner-Directed Insults and Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the relationship between men's use of partner-directed insults and sexually coercive behaviors in the context of intimate relationships and found that insults derogating a partner's value as a person and accusing a partner of sexual infidelity were most useful in predicting sexual coercion.
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Absence makes the adaptations grow fonder: Proportion of time apart from partner, male sexual psychology, and sperm competition in humans (Homo sapiens).

TL;DR: A questionnaire to investigate psychological responses to the risk of sperm competition for 237 men in committed, sexual relationships predicted that a man who spends a greater proportion of time apart from his partner since the couple's last copulation reported greater sexual interest in his partner.