Operational Sex Ratio Predicts Binge Drinking Across U.S. Counties

Previous research suggests that binge drinking among young men serves as a “costly signal” to potential mates, such that the binge drinker is capable of bearing the harmful consequences of alcohol consumption. Here, we propose that binge drinking among young adults is conditionally dependent upon th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Toe Aung, Susan M. Hughes, Liana S. E. Hone, David A. Puts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-09-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704919874680