TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - The Misperception of Sexual Interest
JO  - Psychological science
A1  - Perilloux, Carin
A1  - Easton, Judith A.
A1  - Buss, David M.
SP  - 146
EP  - 151
VL  - 23
IS  - 2
N2  - In the current study (N = 199), we utilized a speed-meeting methodology to investigate misperceptions of sexual interest. This method allowed us to evaluate the magnitude of men's overperception of women's sexual interest, to examine whether and how women misperceive men's sexual interest, and to assess individual differences in susceptibility to sexual misperception. We found strong support for the prediction that women would underestimate men's sexual interest. Men who were more oriented toward short-term mating strategies or who rated themselves more attractive were more likely to overperceive women's sexual interest. The magnitude of men's overperception of women's sexual interest was predicted by the women's physical attractiveness. We discuss implications of gender differences and within-sex individual differences in susceptibility to sexual misperception.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0956-7976
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797611424162
ID  - ref1
ER  -