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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

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

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

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?

2021

Journal Article

Are Sex Differences in Human Brain Structure Associated With Sex Differences in Behavior?

van Eijk, Liza, Zhu, Dajiang, Couvy-Duchesne, Baptiste, Strike, Lachlan T., Lee, Anthony J., Hansell, Narelle K., Thompson, Paul M., de Zubicaray, Greig I., McMahon, Katie L., Wright, Margaret J. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2021). Are Sex Differences in Human Brain Structure Associated With Sex Differences in Behavior?. Psychological Science, 32 (8) 095679762199666, 1-15. doi: 10.1177/0956797621996664

Are Sex Differences in Human Brain Structure Associated With Sex Differences in Behavior?

2021

Journal Article

Intelligence can be detected but is not found attractive in videos and live interactions

Driebe, Julie C., Sidari, Morgan J., Dufner, Michael, von der Heiden, Juliane M., Bürkner, Paul C., Penke, Lars, Zietsch, Brendan P. and Arslan, Ruben C. (2021). Intelligence can be detected but is not found attractive in videos and live interactions. Evolution and Human Behavior, 42 (6), 507-516. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2021.05.002

Intelligence can be detected but is not found attractive in videos and live interactions

2021

Journal Article

When theory cannot explain data, the theory needs rethinking. Invited replies to: Orzack SH, Hardy ICW. 2021, and Lehtonen J. 2021

Zietsch, Brendan P., Walum, Hasse, Lichtenstein, Paul, Verweij, Karin J. H. and Kuja-Halkola, Ralf (2021). When theory cannot explain data, the theory needs rethinking. Invited replies to: Orzack SH, Hardy ICW. 2021, and Lehtonen J. 2021. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288 (1947) rspb.2021.0304, 20210304. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.0304

When theory cannot explain data, the theory needs rethinking. Invited replies to: Orzack SH, Hardy ICW. 2021, and Lehtonen J. 2021

2021

Journal Article

Response to comment on "Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior"

Ganna, Andrea, Verweij, Karin J. H., Nivard, Michel G., Maier, Robert, Wedow, Robbee, Busch, Alexander S., Abdellaoui, Abdel, Guo, Shengru, Sathirapongsasuti, J. Fah, Lichtenstein, Paul, Lundstrom, Sebastian, Langstrom, Niklas, Auton, Adam, Harris, Kathleen Mullan, Beecham, Gary W., Martin, Eden R., Sanders, Alan R., Perry, John R. B., Neale, Benjamin M. and Zietsch, Brendan P. (2021). Response to comment on "Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior". Science, 371 (6536) eaba5693, eaba5693. doi: 10.1126/science.aba5693

Response to comment on "Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior"

2021

Journal Article

Why are some people more jealous than others? Genetic and environmental factors

Kupfer, Tom R., Sidari, Morgan J., Zietsch, Brendan P., Jern, Patrick, Tybur, Joshua M. and Wesseldijk, Laura W. (2021). Why are some people more jealous than others? Genetic and environmental factors. Evolution and Human Behavior, 43 (1), 26-33. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2021.08.002

Why are some people more jealous than others? Genetic and environmental factors

2021

Journal Article

For the good of evolutionary psychology, let's reunite proximate and ultimate explanations

Zietsch, Brendan P., Sidari, Morgan J., Murphy, Sean C., Sherlock, James M. and Lee, Anthony J. (2021). For the good of evolutionary psychology, let's reunite proximate and ultimate explanations. Evolution and Human Behavior, 42 (1), 76-78. doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2020.06.009

For the good of evolutionary psychology, let's reunite proximate and ultimate explanations

2020

Journal Article

The Kinsey scale is ill-suited to most sexuality research because it does not measure a single construct

Zietsch, Brendan P. and Sidari, Morgan J. (2020). The Kinsey scale is ill-suited to most sexuality research because it does not measure a single construct. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (44), 27080-27080. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2015820117

The Kinsey scale is ill-suited to most sexuality research because it does not measure a single construct