Why Humans Have Sex

By Cindy M. Meston, David M. Buss. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2007

781 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Clinical Psychology

1. Jean M. Twenge
2. J. Foster
3. W. Keith Campbell
4. Sara Konrath
5. Brad J. Bushman
6. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
7. Stacy Campbell
8. G. Ouimet

In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. J. Foster
2. W. Keith Campbell
3. Jean M. Twenge
4. Sara Konrath
5. Brad J. Bushman
6. Jocelyn J. Wentland
7. E. Reissing
8. Susan Nolen-Hoeksema

In Sociology and Political Science

1. W. Keith Campbell
2. J. Foster
3. Jean M. Twenge
4. Sara Konrath
5. Brad J. Bushman
6. Jocelyn J. Wentland
7. E. Reissing
8. Craig A. Anderson

Citations in the corpus

• What Makes Women Experience Desire? (2008, background): “According to an incentive motivation model, sexual desire results from confronting sexual stimuli or thinking about these cues (cf. Meston and Buss, 2007).”
• Casual sexual relationships: Identifying definitions for one night stands, booty calls, fuck buddies, and friends with benefits (2014, background): “For example, individuals report a variety of reasons for engaging in sex (Meston & Buss, 2007) and these reasons differ based on whether a person is considering sex in a committed or casual relationship (Armstrong & Reissing, 2014; Weaver & Herold, 2000).”
• Further Evidence of an Increase in Narcissism Among College Students (2008, background): “The authors of these studies routinely generalize from college students to entire populations (e.g., Meston & Buss, 2007; Terracciano et al., 2005).”