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2025

Journal Article

Risk of childlessness in help-seeking men with Peyronie’s disease—A Swedish longitudinal study

Kuja-Halkola, Ralf, Henningsohn, Lars, Zietsch, Brendan, Larsson, Henrik and Cederlöf, Martin (2025). Risk of childlessness in help-seeking men with Peyronie’s disease—A Swedish longitudinal study. PLoS ONE, 20 (1 January) e0315948, e0315948. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315948

Risk of childlessness in help-seeking men with Peyronie’s disease—A Swedish longitudinal study

2025

Journal Article

Emerging insights into the genetics and evolution of human same-sex sexual behavior

Felesina, Thomas and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2025). Emerging insights into the genetics and evolution of human same-sex sexual behavior. Trends in Genetics. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2024.12.005

Emerging insights into the genetics and evolution of human same-sex sexual behavior

2024

Journal Article

Deep neural networks generate facial metrics that overcome limitations of previous methods and predict in-person attraction

Zhao, Amy A.Z. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2024). Deep neural networks generate facial metrics that overcome limitations of previous methods and predict in-person attraction. Evolution and Human Behavior, 45 (6) 106632, 106632. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2024.106632

Deep neural networks generate facial metrics that overcome limitations of previous methods and predict in-person attraction

2024

Journal Article

Speed-dating and simulation data explain the discrepancy between stated and revealed mate preferences

Zhao, Amy A. Z., Zietsch, Brendan P., Sidari, Morgan J. and Lee, Anthony J. (2024). Speed-dating and simulation data explain the discrepancy between stated and revealed mate preferences. European Journal of Personality. doi: 10.1177/08902070241286254

Speed-dating and simulation data explain the discrepancy between stated and revealed mate preferences

2024

Journal Article

Genomic findings and their implications for the evolutionary social sciences

Zietsch, Brendan P. (2024). Genomic findings and their implications for the evolutionary social sciences. Evolution and Human Behavior, 45 (4) 106596. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2024.106596

Genomic findings and their implications for the evolutionary social sciences

2024

Journal Article

Resolving the evolutionary paradox of consciousness

Zietsch, Brendan P. (2024). Resolving the evolutionary paradox of consciousness. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences. doi: 10.1007/s11097-024-09978-7

Resolving the evolutionary paradox of consciousness

2024

Journal Article

The Desirable Dad Hypothesis: Male Same-Sex Attraction as the Product of Selection for Paternal Care via Antagonistic Pleiotropy

Felesina, Thomas and Zietsch, Brendan (2024). The Desirable Dad Hypothesis: Male Same-Sex Attraction as the Product of Selection for Paternal Care via Antagonistic Pleiotropy. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53 (5), 1731-1745. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02780-7

The Desirable Dad Hypothesis: Male Same-Sex Attraction as the Product of Selection for Paternal Care via Antagonistic Pleiotropy

2023

Journal Article

Intergenerational transmission of ADHD behaviors: genetic and environmental pathways

Kleppesto, Thomas H., Eilertsen, Espen Moen, van Bergen, Elsje, Sunde, Hans Fredrik, Zietsch, Brendan, Nordmo, Magnus, Eftedal, Nikolai Haahjem, Havdahl, Alexandra, Ystrom, Eivind and Torvik, Fartein Ask (2023). Intergenerational transmission of ADHD behaviors: genetic and environmental pathways. Psychological Medicine, 54 (7), 1309-1317. doi: 10.1017/s003329172300315x

Intergenerational transmission of ADHD behaviors: genetic and environmental pathways

2023

Journal Article

Laughter and ratings of funniness in speed-dating do not support the fitness indicator hypothesis of humour

Wainwright, Henry M., Zhao, Amy A.Z., Sidari, Morgan J., Lee, Anthony J., Roberts, Natalie, Makras, Tiah and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2023). Laughter and ratings of funniness in speed-dating do not support the fitness indicator hypothesis of humour. Evolution and Human Behavior, 45 (1), 75-81. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2023.09.005

Laughter and ratings of funniness in speed-dating do not support the fitness indicator hypothesis of humour

2023

Journal Article

Burt uses a fallacious motte-and-bailey argument to dispute the value of genetics for social science

Zietsch, Brendan P., Abdellaoui, Abdel and Verweij, Karin J H (2023). Burt uses a fallacious motte-and-bailey argument to dispute the value of genetics for social science. The Behavioral and brain sciences, 46 e231. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X22002394

Burt uses a fallacious motte-and-bailey argument to dispute the value of genetics for social science

2023

Journal Article

Objectively measured facial traits predict in-person evaluations of facial attractiveness and prosociality in speed-dating partners

Zhao, Amy A.Z., Harrison, Keagan, Holland, Alexander, Wainwright, Henry M., Ceccato, Jo-Maree, Sidari, Morgan J., Lee, Anthony J. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2023). Objectively measured facial traits predict in-person evaluations of facial attractiveness and prosociality in speed-dating partners. Evolution and Human Behavior, 44 (4), 315-323. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2023.05.001

Objectively measured facial traits predict in-person evaluations of facial attractiveness and prosociality in speed-dating partners

2023

Journal Article

Evidence from millions of births refutes the Trivers-Willard hypothesis in humans

Harper, Kaitlyn T. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2023). Evidence from millions of births refutes the Trivers-Willard hypothesis in humans. Evolution and Human Behavior, 45 (1), 127-128. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2023.07.002

Evidence from millions of births refutes the Trivers-Willard hypothesis in humans

2023

Journal Article

No evidence that sociosexual orientation moderates effects of conception probability on women’s preferences for male facial masculinity

Lee, Anthony J., Jones, Benedict C., Zietsch, Brendan P., Jern, Patrick, Connolly, Henry and Marcinkowska, Urszula M. (2023). No evidence that sociosexual orientation moderates effects of conception probability on women’s preferences for male facial masculinity. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 10245, 1-6. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-37404-6

No evidence that sociosexual orientation moderates effects of conception probability on women’s preferences for male facial masculinity

2023

Journal Article

No evidence that religious celibacy confers inclusive fitness benefits: a comment on: ‘Religious celibacy brings inclusive fitness benefits’ Micheletti <i>et al.</i> (2022)

von Pein, Lachlan I., Harper, Kaitlyn T. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2023). No evidence that religious celibacy confers inclusive fitness benefits: a comment on: ‘Religious celibacy brings inclusive fitness benefits’ Micheletti et al. (2022). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290 (2001) 20230176. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2023.0176

No evidence that religious celibacy confers inclusive fitness benefits: a comment on: ‘Religious celibacy brings inclusive fitness benefits’ Micheletti <i>et al.</i> (2022)

2022

Journal Article

The role of accurate self-assessments in optimizing mate choice

Harper, Kaitlyn T., Stanley, Fiona, Sidari, Morgan J., Lee, Anthony J. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2022). The role of accurate self-assessments in optimizing mate choice. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50 (4), 1461672221135955-596. doi: 10.1177/01461672221135955

The role of accurate self-assessments in optimizing mate choice

2022

Journal Article

Elevated Psychiatric Risk in Same-Sex Married Individuals: Large-scale Evidence is Consistent with a Substantial Role of Familial Common Causes

Zietsch, Brendan P. (2022). Elevated Psychiatric Risk in Same-Sex Married Individuals: Large-scale Evidence is Consistent with a Substantial Role of Familial Common Causes. Journal of Sex Research, 60 (5), 1-4. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2022.2134285

Elevated Psychiatric Risk in Same-Sex Married Individuals: Large-scale Evidence is Consistent with a Substantial Role of Familial Common Causes

2021

Journal Article

Associations between the CADM2 gene, substance use, risky sexual behavior, and self-control: A phenome-wide association study

Arends, Rachel M., Pasman, Joëlle A., Verweij, Karin J.H., Derks, Eske M., Gordon, Scott D., Hickie, Ian, Thomas, Nathaniel S., Aliev, Fazil, Zietsch, Brendan P., van der Zee, Matthijs D., Mitchell, Brittany L., Martin, Nicholas G., Dick, Danielle M., Gillespie, Nathan A., de Geus, Eco J.C., Boomsma, Dorret I., Schellekens, Arnt F.A. and Vink, Jacqueline M. (2021). Associations between the CADM2 gene, substance use, risky sexual behavior, and self-control: A phenome-wide association study. Addiction Biology, 26 (6) e13015, e13015. doi: 10.1111/adb.13015

Associations between the CADM2 gene, substance use, risky sexual behavior, and self-control: A phenome-wide association study

2021

Journal Article

Author Correction: Genomic evidence consistent with antagonistic pleiotropy may help explain the evolutionary maintenance of same-sex sexual behaviour in humans

Zietsch, Brendan P., Sidari, Morgan J., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Maier, Robert, Långström, Niklas, Guo, Shengru, Beecham, Gary W., Martin, Eden R., Sanders, Alan R. and Verweij, Karin J. H. (2021). Author Correction: Genomic evidence consistent with antagonistic pleiotropy may help explain the evolutionary maintenance of same-sex sexual behaviour in humans. Nature Human Behaviour, 5 (9), 1259-1259. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01210-9

Author Correction: Genomic evidence consistent with antagonistic pleiotropy may help explain the evolutionary maintenance of same-sex sexual behaviour in humans

2021

Journal Article

Genomic evidence consistent with antagonistic pleiotropy may help explain the evolutionary maintenance of same-sex sexual behaviour in humans

Zietsch, Brendan P., Sidari, Morgan J., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Maier, Robert, Långström, Niklas, Guo, Shengru, Beecham, Gary W., Martin, Eden R., Sanders, Alan R. and Verweij, Karin J. H. (2021). Genomic evidence consistent with antagonistic pleiotropy may help explain the evolutionary maintenance of same-sex sexual behaviour in humans. Nature Human Behaviour, 5 (9), 1251-1258. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01168-8

Genomic evidence consistent with antagonistic pleiotropy may help explain the evolutionary maintenance of same-sex sexual behaviour in humans

2021

Journal Article

Testing the extreme male brain hypothesis: is autism spectrum disorder associated with a more male-typical brain?

van Eijk, Liza and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2021). Testing the extreme male brain hypothesis: is autism spectrum disorder associated with a more male-typical brain?. Autism Research, 14 (8), 1597-1608. doi: 10.1002/aur.2537

Testing the extreme male brain hypothesis: is autism spectrum disorder associated with a more male-typical brain?