2023
DOI: 10.1037/ebs0000305
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Perceptions of individuals who engage in age concealment.

Abstract: Previous literature has suggested that individuals who engage in age concealment are viewed differently depending on the type of concealment used, motivations behind engagement, and, to some extent, the age of the target individual. This study aimed to expand on the literature by integrating perceiver factors such as gender, age, and individual differences in intrasexual competition, alongside the individual target factors such as concealment type and motivation for use. Using a sample of 306 participants recr… Show more

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“…Study reveals aspects of intrasexual competition in encouraging negative judgments about age concealment for romantic purposes. 57 Intrasexual competition causes a woman to feel displeased with other women of the same age because she is a competitor in the mating strategy. This competition gives rise to the phenomenon of MWD (Madonna-Whore Dichotomy), where a woman is judged in two extreme poles: very good or very bad.…”
Section: Dovepressmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Study reveals aspects of intrasexual competition in encouraging negative judgments about age concealment for romantic purposes. 57 Intrasexual competition causes a woman to feel displeased with other women of the same age because she is a competitor in the mating strategy. This competition gives rise to the phenomenon of MWD (Madonna-Whore Dichotomy), where a woman is judged in two extreme poles: very good or very bad.…”
Section: Dovepressmentioning
confidence: 99%