"When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her appearance. When the same woman was dressed conservatively, the women greeted her in a friendly manner, none discussed her when she left" https://t.co/6ql11xhson https://t.co/Jm5ehMHFcO
Intolerance of sexy peers: intrasexual competition among women.
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Overall, the social discussions demonstrate recognition of intrasexual competition as a natural and observable phenomenon, using terms like 'control', 'competition', and 'negative reactions', and referencing studies that show women reacting negatively to attractive peers, with tone ranging from analytical to dismissive. This reflects both agreement with the research and interest in its implications, though mostly at an interpretative level rather than deep scholarly debate.
Many discussions reference the research findings, acknowledging intrasexual competition among women and its evolutionary or social roots, such as comments about women assessing each other's attractiveness and behavioral judgments.
Posts exhibit high interest, with some referencing additional literature and theories related to social comparison, competition, and evolutionary psychology, indicating a curiosity and engagement with the topic.
While some comments show surface-level reactions, several discussions cite specific examples from the article (e.g., reactions to provocatively dressed women), implying moderate active engagement and analysis.
The discussions highlight that the research resonates with broader social perceptions, influencing conversations on gender dynamics, sexuality, and social mores, indicating a modest but meaningful impact on shaping opinions.
Abstract in brief
- Women tend to show intolerance and indirect aggression towards attractive female peers, especially when these women appear sexually provocative.
- The experiments demonstrated that women reacted negatively (e.g., being bitchy) towards attractive, sexually dressed confederates, but not towards conservatively dressed ones.
- Women viewed attractive rivals as threats, preferring not to introduce them to their partners or socialize with them, supporting the idea that intrasexual competition has evolutionary roots.]
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Most liked on X and Bluesky.@vaillancourt_dr + Sharma studied
Es hora que lo admitan las feministas: la vida social de las mujeres esta regida or un "matriarcado" basado en la envidia y la desaprobación constante de la libertad individual DE LAS OTRAS Fuente: https://t.co/UKcsMVZRwk
6/ "confederate dressed conservatively (A), provocatively (sexy‐thin) (B), and provocatively (sexy‐fat) (C)" https://t.co/9ZMjoLhr7g https://t.co/upkIfmivDT
@DrProudman @SexyIsntSexist can explain intrasexual competition. Both sexes primarily compete (often aggressively) with their own rather than the other sex. E.g., women, more than men, derogate promiscuous women for lowering the market value of sex for all women. https://t.co/CK5PnDcpCm
@_FormFunction_ Article here https://t.co/6ql11xhson
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@rayitodesol44 Dejo este tambien, pero en resumen: Si, las mujeres buscan controlar la sexualidad otras, porque es un forma de competencia entre mujeres, en otras especies pasa lo mismo. https://t.co/BqHxTQgyL3
@ifiregress @LamentingTime @jorgianaaa ya namanya juga jurnal gratisan. kalau mau baca yang berbayar silahkan: https://t.co/AYjBa2V637
@primalpoly @micsolana @TaniaArline @sentientist @vaillancourt_dr https://t.co/nlZuFiLf9S
@RogerScrovscky @NelkBSI No, que las mujeres detesten la prostitucion es el sesgo biologico, porque el sexo es una herramienta de poder que se pierde cuando existen prostitutas, por eso las mujeres son las que estan en contra principalmente. https://t.co/BqHxTQgyL3
@Queweaaae @mariarueee Es todo, y no jodo, competencia intrasexual entre mujeres. Como la prostituta solo recibe dinero, otras mujeres ven que lo unico que pueden tener poder sobre el hombre(Sexo) se ve diluido y ya no pueden controlarlos. Dejo informe al respecto. https://t.co/BqHxTQgyL3
@autocorrect2_0 @realcountlustig @PandasAndVidya https://t.co/iKL2njV5nx
@MaradonaMeMe76 @masnysys Jeśli chcesz faktycznie zgłębić temat motywacji społecznych to poszukaj sobie opracowania pracy Leona Festingera (A Theory of Social Comparison Processes) i/albo Intolerance of Sexy Peers: Intrasexual Competition Among Women (Vaillancourt i Sharma)
https://t.co/MEAjIIwqbn この文献における"bitchy"の男性版、という具合だが、そこまでの結論には至らないか #生成AI
@DreamLeaf5 https://t.co/9iexeT47uP
@MetalMyrion @TipsyFGC @ultimateshowdo5 @notsoErudite Nice moving the goalpost and yes, actually https://t.co/ex3UJL80GY
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@thebbiel @tay_darth @Neurofriend @HabibKhanT I agree, it's BS. Social mores of "indecent exposure" are tools of intrasexual competition: https://t.co/mDsQtteFmx https://t.co/2Cv7tv1yGe
@MrSpofford @j3lqingt0n There was a study about this, I kid you not. "we found that almost all women were rated as reacting negatively (“bitchy”) to an attractive female confederate" https://t.co/ZIEiQy1oJR
https://t.co/8a8rQDpaSY #MeredithChapman #MurderSuicide #LoveTriangles #LoveAndWar
@nahiara_w @PeraniSebastian @clarincom https://t.co/BqHxTQgyL3
@deadsandsushi @FWPlayboy Women more than men derogate other women’s promiscuity. https://t.co/0R1MGFudup
RT @quenosoygrisa: Es hora que lo admitan las feministas: la vida social de las mujeres esta regida or un "matriarcado" basado en la envidi…
RT @quenosoygrisa: Es hora que lo admitan las feministas: la vida social de las mujeres esta regida or un "matriarcado" basado en la envidi…
RT @quenosoygrisa: Es hora que lo admitan las feministas: la vida social de las mujeres esta regida or un "matriarcado" basado en la envidi…
RT @quenosoygrisa: Es hora que lo admitan las feministas: la vida social de las mujeres esta regida or un "matriarcado" basado en la envidi…
RT @quenosoygrisa: Es hora que lo admitan las feministas: la vida social de las mujeres esta regida or un "matriarcado" basado en la envidi…
RT @quenosoygrisa: Es hora que lo admitan las feministas: la vida social de las mujeres esta regida or un "matriarcado" basado en la envidi…
RT @quenosoygrisa: Es hora que lo admitan las feministas: la vida social de las mujeres esta regida or un "matriarcado" basado en la envidi…
RT @quenosoygrisa: Es hora que lo admitan las feministas: la vida social de las mujeres esta regida or un "matriarcado" basado en la envidi…
RT @quenosoygrisa: Es hora que lo admitan las feministas: la vida social de las mujeres esta regida or un "matriarcado" basado en la envidi…
RT @quenosoygrisa: Es hora que lo admitan las feministas: la vida social de las mujeres esta regida or un "matriarcado" basado en la envidi…
RT @quenosoygrisa: Es hora que lo admitan las feministas: la vida social de las mujeres esta regida or un "matriarcado" basado en la envidi…
Es hora que lo admitan las feministas: la vida social de las mujeres esta regida or un "matriarcado" basado en la envidia y la desaprobación constante de la libertad individual DE LAS OTRAS Fuente: https://t.co/UKcsMVZRwk
RT @CostelloWilliam: @DrProudman @SexyIsntSexist can explain intrasexual competition. Both sexes primarily compete (often aggressively) wi…
RT @CostelloWilliam: @DrProudman @SexyIsntSexist can explain intrasexual competition. Both sexes primarily compete (often aggressively) wi…
RT @CostelloWilliam: @DrProudman @SexyIsntSexist can explain intrasexual competition. Both sexes primarily compete (often aggressively) wi…
RT @CostelloWilliam: @DrProudman @SexyIsntSexist can explain intrasexual competition. Both sexes primarily compete (often aggressively) wi…
RT @CostelloWilliam: @DrProudman @SexyIsntSexist can explain intrasexual competition. Both sexes primarily compete (often aggressively) wi…
RT @CostelloWilliam: @DrProudman @SexyIsntSexist can explain intrasexual competition. Both sexes primarily compete (often aggressively) wi…
@DrProudman @SexyIsntSexist can explain intrasexual competition. Both sexes primarily compete (often aggressively) with their own rather than the other sex. E.g., women, more than men, derogate promiscuous women for lowering the market value of sex for all women. https://t.co/CK5PnDcpCm
@astroyxan @safursey @AndersA59755619 @JustLuai «... almost all women were rated as reacting negatively (“bitchy”) to an attractive female confederate when she was dressed in a sexually provocative manner.» Behöver förstås inte vara svaret, men det är ett tydligt mönster, som inte är pk att tala om. https://t.co/UnZonhSykq
RT @Ric_FM: 9⃣5⃣ As mulheres são mais intolerantes com mulheres mais atraentes e usam frequentemente de uma agressão indirecta para desdenh…
@BrightlyMargot @femme_phememe @spmetz @JoeMcLeanNews @wjxt4 Cui Bono? Regardless of their purported motives, it seems that the groups that benefit most from the enforcement of puritanical dress norms would be married women and less attractive women. https://t.co/aJ0nByTKtn
RT @CostelloWilliam: "...almost all women were rated as reacting negatively ("bitchy") to an attractive female confederate when she was dre…
RT @CostelloWilliam: "...almost all women were rated as reacting negatively ("bitchy") to an attractive female confederate when she was dre…
RT @CostelloWilliam: "...almost all women were rated as reacting negatively ("bitchy") to an attractive female confederate when she was dre…
RT @CostelloWilliam: "...almost all women were rated as reacting negatively ("bitchy") to an attractive female confederate when she was dre…
RT @CostelloWilliam: "...almost all women were rated as reacting negatively ("bitchy") to an attractive female confederate when she was dre…
RT @CostelloWilliam: "...almost all women were rated as reacting negatively ("bitchy") to an attractive female confederate when she was dre…
RT @CostelloWilliam: "...almost all women were rated as reacting negatively ("bitchy") to an attractive female confederate when she was dre…
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Meredith Chapman Murder Case Analysis | Infidelity-Motivated Homicide https://t.co/dcI2sTe6Ri via @YouTube
@OldManRequiem @Slaanesh_Adria Me disculpo. Los caracteres me restringen los links. https://t.co/pfeX06cUOC https://t.co/COVioUpimq
RT @SalomonIsTired: @Slaanesh_Adria Impactos negativos de la prohibición de la prostitución, lo anterior es una evidencia del inviabilidad…
@Slaanesh_Adria Impactos negativos de la prohibición de la prostitución, lo anterior es una evidencia del inviabilidad de las medidas adoptadas en los países nórdicos. https://t.co/mb80TSoNMI https://t.co/IjQDiUs8y6 Estudios en el ámbito de la teoría evolutiva. https://t.co/3pOIWus3S0
@IngriPauline think I found it or one of the adjacent papers... "Intolerance of sexy peers: Intrasexual competition among women" Tracy Vaillancourt, 2011
@CloneHat @HugS86 Women lie about their feelings to not seem easy because they don't want to be slut shamed from...other women for the most part - https://t.co/foBmUhZXFj
@delfinahirschf @KevinNovo6 Bonus: Un estudio sobre el sesgo femenino respecto a otras mujeres a las que ven como sus competidoras sexuales, sesgo que no está presente en hombres y puede explicar por qué las mujeres son más propensas a tener una actitud negativa hacia la prostitución https://t.co/ErPk9Do9j0
9⃣5⃣ As mulheres são mais intolerantes com mulheres mais atraentes e usam frequentemente de uma agressão indirecta para desdenhar potenciais rivais. via @robkhenderson https://t.co/dzAx03rXy4 https://t.co/aOT3PbppF1
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
RT @robkhenderson: "When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her app…
"When a provocatively dressed woman left the room, women assigned to this condition laughed at her and ridiculed her appearance. When the same woman was dressed conservatively, the women greeted her in a friendly manner, none discussed her when she left" https://t.co/6ql11xhson https://t.co/Jm5ehMHFcO
Well this is sad. The title though.
RT @intrnetdaughter: Hot rights!!! https://t.co/jMr0dlosA5
Hot rights!!! https://t.co/jMr0dlosA5
RT @evopsychgoogle: 6/ "confederate dressed conservatively (A), provocatively (sexy‐thin) (B), and provocatively (sexy‐fat) (C)" https://t…
RT @evopsychgoogle: 6/ "confederate dressed conservatively (A), provocatively (sexy‐thin) (B), and provocatively (sexy‐fat) (C)" https://t…
6/ "confederate dressed conservatively (A), provocatively (sexy‐thin) (B), and provocatively (sexy‐fat) (C)" https://t.co/9ZMjoLhr7g https://t.co/upkIfmivDT
@_heydeya @sarahditum what's goin on here is intra female sexual competition. there is no reason why you should give a single shit if a woman decides to sell sex, except for the fact that you dislike the sexual competition https://t.co/FQmfid1Kuv
RT @robkhenderson: @_FormFunction_ Article here https://t.co/6ql11xhson
Sororitey, bitches ! https://t.co/5nntlmVApW
@_FormFunction_ Article here https://t.co/6ql11xhson
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