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Pathways to online infidelity: The roles of perceived online dating success, perceived availability of alternative partners, and mate value discrepancy (2023)
Journal Article
Nascimento, B., Adair, L., & Vione, K. (in press). Pathways to online infidelity: The roles of perceived online dating success, perceived availability of alternative partners, and mate value discrepancy. Current Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05345-y

Online dating applications have become increasingly popular in recent years and a common way for relationship initiation. However, the potential implications of online dating applications for long-term relationships are not well-understood. To furthe... Read More about Pathways to online infidelity: The roles of perceived online dating success, perceived availability of alternative partners, and mate value discrepancy.

Male mate retention (2022)
Book Chapter
Nascimento, B. S., Vione, K. C., & Monteiro, R. P. (2022). Male mate retention. In T. K. Shackelford (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology (343-362). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108943543.019

In species with internal female fertilization, males face the problem of paternity uncertainty, which refers to the risk of investing in unrelated offspring. As such, a partner’s sexual infidelity may be particularly damaging for males given that it... Read More about Male mate retention.

Attachment styles and mate-retention: Exploring the mediating role of relationship satisfaction (2021)
Journal Article
Nascimento, B. S., Little, A. C., Monteiro, R. P., Hanel, P. H. P., & Vione, K. C. (2022). Attachment styles and mate-retention: Exploring the mediating role of relationship satisfaction. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 16(4), 362–370. https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000272

This study investigated whether relationship satisfaction mediates the association between attachment styles and mate-retention strategies. Four-hundred and twenty individuals in a heterosexual committed relationship participated in this study (79.7%... Read More about Attachment styles and mate-retention: Exploring the mediating role of relationship satisfaction.

How can bullying victimisation lead to lower academic achievement? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the mediating role of cognitive-motivational factors (2021)
Journal Article
Samara, M., Da Silva Nascimento, B., El-Asam, A., Hammuda, S., & Khattab, N. (2021). How can bullying victimisation lead to lower academic achievement? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the mediating role of cognitive-motivational factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052209

Bullying involvement may have an adverse effect on children’s educational outcomes, particularly academic achievement. However, the underlying mechanisms and factors behind this association are not well-understood. Previous meta-analyses have not inv... Read More about How can bullying victimisation lead to lower academic achievement? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the mediating role of cognitive-motivational factors.

Psychometric evidence of the 7-item generalized anxiety disorder questionnaire in Brazilnaire in Brazil (2020)
Journal Article
Monteiro, R. P., Nascimento, B. S., Monteiro, T. M. C., da Silva, P. D. G., & Ferreira, A. J. C. (2022). Psychometric evidence of the 7-item generalized anxiety disorder questionnaire in Brazilnaire in Brazil. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 20(2), 1023-1034. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00423-9

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most prevalent and impairing psychological disorders. GAD is defined as a persistent and excessive worry associated with physical and psychological symptoms. Despite the potentially severe nature of GA... Read More about Psychometric evidence of the 7-item generalized anxiety disorder questionnaire in Brazilnaire in Brazil.

Relationship satisfaction mediates the association between perceived partner mate retention strategies and relationship commitment (2020)
Journal Article
Nascimento, B., & Little, A. (2022). Relationship satisfaction mediates the association between perceived partner mate retention strategies and relationship commitment. Current Psychology, 41(8), 5374-5382. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-01045-z

This study investigated whether relationship satisfaction mediates the association between own and perceived partner mate-retention strategies and commitment. One hundred and fifty individuals (Mage= 23.87, SDage= 7.28; 78.7% women) in a committed re... Read More about Relationship satisfaction mediates the association between perceived partner mate retention strategies and relationship commitment.

Mate retention behaviours and jealousy in hypothetical mate-poaching situations: Measuring the effects of sex, context, and rivals’ attributes (2019)
Journal Article
Nascimento, B. S., & Little, A. (2020). Mate retention behaviours and jealousy in hypothetical mate-poaching situations: Measuring the effects of sex, context, and rivals’ attributes. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 6(1), 20-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-019-00207-y

Individuals have been found to perform a range of behaviours to retain their partners. This study investigated whether potential rivals’ attributes and the situation influence individuals’ intentions to display these mate retention strategies. Univer... Read More about Mate retention behaviours and jealousy in hypothetical mate-poaching situations: Measuring the effects of sex, context, and rivals’ attributes.

Gratitude Questionnarie (GQ-6): Evidence of construct validity in Brazil (2019)
Journal Article
Gouveia, V. V., Ribeiro, M. G. C., de Aquino, T. A. A., Loureto, G. D. L., Nascimento, B. S., & Rezende, A. T. (2021). Gratitude Questionnarie (GQ-6): Evidence of construct validity in Brazil. Current Psychology, 40(5), 2481-2489. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00197-x

This paper aims to adapt the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-6) to Brazil, gathering evidence of its validity (factorial and criterion) and reliability. Two studies were carried out. Participants in Study 1 were 471 undergraduate students (Mage = 22.8; 5... Read More about Gratitude Questionnarie (GQ-6): Evidence of construct validity in Brazil.

Mate retention strategies, self-esteem, mate value and facial attractiveness disparity in Brazil and in the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Nascimento, B. S., & Little, A. C. (2019). Mate retention strategies, self-esteem, mate value and facial attractiveness disparity in Brazil and in the UK. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 45(6), 461-472. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2018.1557307

This study compared mate retention strategies (MRS) in Brazil and in the UK, testing whether culture moderates the association between MRS and self-evaluated variables (e.g. mate value). Our findings demonstrated that women’s MRS varied cross-cultura... Read More about Mate retention strategies, self-esteem, mate value and facial attractiveness disparity in Brazil and in the UK.

Sociosexuality in Brazil: Validation of the SOI-R and its correlates with personality, self-perceived mate value, and ideal partner preferences (2017)
Journal Article
Nascimento, B. S., Hanel, P. P. H., Monteiro, R. P., Gouveia, V. V., & Little, A. C. (2018). Sociosexuality in Brazil: Validation of the SOI-R and its correlates with personality, self-perceived mate value, and ideal partner preferences. Personality and Individual Differences, 124, 98-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.12.007

Sociosexuality describes the willingness to engage in sexual activities outside of committed relationships. Across two studies, we tested the factorial structure and reliability of the Revised Sociosexual Orientation Inventory (SOI-R) in Brazil. Stud... Read More about Sociosexuality in Brazil: Validation of the SOI-R and its correlates with personality, self-perceived mate value, and ideal partner preferences.

Dark Triad predicts self-promoting mate attraction behaviors (2017)
Journal Article
Monteiro, R. P., Lopes, G. S., Nascimento, B. S., Gouveia, V. V., Shackelford, T. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). Dark Triad predicts self-promoting mate attraction behaviors. Personality and Individual Differences, 119, 83-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.07.002

The Dark Triad is a cluster of aversive traits that includes Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism. Individuals who score higher on these traits also report more sexual partners, suggesting that the Dark Triad may provide advantages to attrac... Read More about Dark Triad predicts self-promoting mate attraction behaviors.