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Research
Latest papers
The Dark Tetrad Traits Differentially Predict Gossip Frequency and Motives
Behavioral Sciences · 2026 · senior author
A Cross-Cultural Examination of Intrasexual Competition: The Links Between Mating Competition, Aggression, Appearance Enhancement, and Sexuality.
Archives of sexual behavior · 2026
Social Media Friendship Jealousy
Evolutionary Psychology · 2024 · senior author
Latest funding
- $168,000
The good genes sexual selection controversy: Does the Handicap Principal apply to modern humans?
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
- $20,000
Live long or propagate: Exploring life history trade-offs between immunocompetence and reproductive effort in humans
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
- $51,702
Psychological and hormonal aspects of environmental learned helplessness
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
34 publications.
The Dark Tetrad Traits Differentially Predict Gossip Frequency and Motives
Davis AC, Vaillancourt T, Arnocky S
A Cross-Cultural Examination of Intrasexual Competition: The Links Between Mating Competition, Aggression, Appearance Enhancement, and Sexuality.
Meskó N, Davis AC, Arnocky S, Őry F, Burghardt KO, Kiss DE, Tololiu KE, Abraham J, Han H
Social Media Friendship Jealousy
Vaillancourt T, Brittain H, Eriksson M, Krygsman A, Farrell AH, Davis AC, Volk AA, Arnocky S
Behavioral and neural responses to social exclusion in women: the role of facial attractiveness and friendliness
Vaillancourt T, van Noordt S, Krygsman A, Brittain H, Davis AC, Palamarchuk IS, Arnocky S, Segalowitz SJ, Crowley MJ, Schmidt LA
Validating the Revised Mating Effort Questionnaire
Albert G, Davis A, Bird BM, Arnocky S, Hlay JK, McGee N, Richardson GB, Hodges-Simeon CR
An Experimental Test of Jealousy's Evolved Function: Imagined Partner Infidelity Induces Jealousy, Which Predicts Positive Attitude Towards Mate Retention.
Arnocky S, Kubinec K, MacKinnon M, Mazmanian D
Do lifestyle and hormonal variables explain links between health and facial attractiveness?
Arnocky S, Davis AC
Female intrasexual competitiveness interacts with body mass index to predict willingness to use a risky diet pill.
Arnocky S, Brennan H, Denomme B, Davis AC
Women's Romantic Jealousy Predicts Risky Appearance Enhancement Effort.
Arnocky S, MacKinnon M, Clarke S, McPherson G, Kapitanchuk E
Self-perceived Mate Value is Predicted by Biological and self-reported Indices of Health in Young Adults.
Arnocky S, Denomme B, Hodges-Simeon C, Hlay JK, Davis AC, Brennan H
The good genes sexual selection controversy: Does the Handicap Principal apply to modern humans?
Principal investigators: Arnocky, Steven
Keywords: attractive phenotypes; voice; facial structure; major histocompatability complex; immunocompetence handicapping; good genes sexual selection
Live long or propagate: Exploring life history trade-offs between immunocompetence and reproductive effort in humans
Principal investigators: Arnocky, Steven
Psychological and hormonal aspects of environmental learned helplessness
Principal investigators: Arnocky, Steven
Keywords: (1) Pro-environmental Behaviour; (2) Environmental Concern; (3) Learned Helplessness; (4) Hormones; (5) Cortisol; (6) Locus of Control; (7) Recycling
Situational, psychological, and hormonal processes underlying sexual aggression
Principal investigators: Carré, Justin
Keywords: (1) sexual aggression; (2) dehumanization; (3) pornography; (4) testosterone; (5) narcissism
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Louis Schmidt and Tracy Vaillancourt: 18 shared papers
- Tracy Vaillancourt and Steven Arnocky: 8 shared papers
- Brian Bird and Steven Arnocky: 4 shared papers
- Louis Schmidt and Steven Arnocky: 1 shared paper
- Tracy Vaillancourt and Brian Bird: 1 shared paper
- Brian Bird and Maryanne Fisher: 1 shared paper
- Steven Arnocky and Dwight Mazmanian: 1 shared paper
- Steven Arnocky and Maryanne Fisher: 1 shared paper
- Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
- Psychology
- Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
- Other Psychology
- Social Psychology
Co-authors at Nipissing University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Tracy Vaillancourt
Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
8 shared papers, latest 2026
Brian Bird
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
4 shared papers, latest 2024
Maryanne Fisher
Social Psychology
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Dwight Mazmanian
Other Psychology
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Louis Schmidt
Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
1 shared papers, latest 2024
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