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Confidence also exerts an effect on male attractiveness as judged by women.<ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jopy.12568</ref> | Confidence also exerts an effect on male attractiveness as judged by women.<ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jopy.12568</ref> | ||
Relatedly, one result suggests the link between testosterone and mating success is also not mediated by looks, but behavior (though this study considered serum T levels, rather than measures of androgyny and pre-natal exposure to androgens).<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/BlackPillScience/comments/mhmvb3/testosterone_correlates_with_mating_success_but/</ref> | Relatedly, one result suggests the link between testosterone and mating success is also not mediated by looks, but behavior (though this study considered serum T levels, rather than measures of androgyny and pre-natal exposure to androgens).<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/BlackPillScience/comments/mhmvb3/testosterone_correlates_with_mating_success_but/</ref> | ||
Certain personality traits are weakly but consistently linked to higher sexual success in males, namely those linked to a faster [[life history]] like extroversion and psychopathy, while their slow life history counterparts, i.e. agreeableness and (in some contexts) conscientiousness predict lower sexual frequency and longer, higher quality marriages.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886918306159</ref><ref>Haydon, A. A., Cheng, M. M., Herring, A. H., McRee, A.-L., & Halpern, C. T. (2013). Prevalence and Predictors of Sexual Inexperience in Adulthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 43(2), 221–230. doi:10.1007/s10508-013-0164-3</ref> However, the underlying causal factor here may rather be a genetic life history predisposition causing both personality and mating behavior, in particular men's ability and willingness to engage in male [[intrasexual competition]] and/or willingness to sexually coerce women. | Certain personality traits are weakly but consistently linked to higher sexual success in males, namely those linked to a faster [[life history]] like extroversion and psychopathy, while their slow life history counterparts, i.e. agreeableness and (in some contexts) conscientiousness predict lower sexual frequency and longer, higher quality marriages.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886918306159</ref><ref>Haydon, A. A., Cheng, M. M., Herring, A. H., McRee, A.-L., & Halpern, C. T. (2013). Prevalence and Predictors of Sexual Inexperience in Adulthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 43(2), 221–230. doi:10.1007/s10508-013-0164-3</ref> However, the underlying causal factor here may rather be a genetic life history predisposition causing both personality and mating behavior, in particular men's ability and willingness to engage in male [[intrasexual competition]] and/or willingness to sexually coerce women, rather than such personality traits being a matter of choice. | ||
Research also indicates, that (especially for slow life history strategists) free mate choice and direct sexual approach may be unnatural, with the majority of historical human societies, even primitive ones, having primarily practiced [[arranged marriage]] (especially during the first marriage), possibly explaining a high prevalence of [[approach anxiety]], [[shyness]] and poor dating skills among incels.<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1474704919887706</ref> Further, personality traits are around 40–60% heritable (despite personality instruments being somewhat unreliable),<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5068715/</ref> implying personality predispositions are not easily nor arbitrarily malleable. | Research also indicates, that (especially for slow life history strategists) free mate choice and direct sexual approach may be unnatural, with the majority of historical human societies, even primitive ones, having primarily practiced [[arranged marriage]] (especially during the first marriage), possibly explaining a high prevalence of [[approach anxiety]], [[shyness]] and poor dating skills among incels.<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1474704919887706</ref> Further, personality traits are around 40–60% heritable (despite personality instruments being somewhat unreliable),<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5068715/</ref> implying personality predispositions are not easily nor arbitrarily malleable. | ||