Doctor Peter Jonason

LECTURER IN PERSONALITY OR INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES,
Social, Personal & Developmental Psychology (SoSSP

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Social, Personal & Developmental Psychology (SoSSP

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Email:	P.Jonason@uws.edu.au
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Biography

I originally intended to be a lawyer, but then I took a class with Ross Buck. It was then I realized I wanted to pursue a career in research. After I completed my B.A. in Political Science and Communication Sciences and my M.A. in Communication Sciences at the University of Connecticut, I got my Ph.D. in Psychology at New Mexico State University. After graduation, I taught Personality Psychology, Social Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology, and Introductory Psychology at the University of West Florida and the University of South Alabama. Now I am at the University of Western Sydney as their resident expert in Individual Differences and Evolutionary Psychology.By training I am a social-personality psychologist who uses evolutionary theory to derive predictions and account for observable phenomena in personality, individual differences, mating strategies, and sexuality. At heart, I am an inter-disciplinarian; I draw upon Psychology, Economics, Biology, Primatology, Anthropology, and Ethology to understand human nature. Concurrently, I collaborate far and wide; one colleague describes me as "promiscuous" in my collaborations (my CV). Feel free to contact me if you are interested in collaboration (Email).

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Publications

Journal Articles

Jonason, P. and Buss, D. (2012), 'Avoiding entangling commitments: Tactics for implementing a short term mating strategy', Personality and Individual Differnces, 5.
Jonason, P. and Perilloux, C. (2012), 'Domain-specificity and individual differences in worry', Personality and Individual Differences, 4.
Jonason, P. and McCain, J. (2012), 'Using the HEXACO model to test the validity of the Dirty Dozen measure of the Dark Triad', Personality and Individual Differences, 4.
Schmitt, D., Jonason, P., Byerley, G., Flores, S., Illbeck, B., O'Leary, K. and Qudrat, A. (2012), 'A reexamination of sex differences in sexuality : new studies reveal old truths', Current Directions in Psychological Science, 5.
Jonason, P., Luevano, V. and Adams, H. (2012), 'How the Dark Triad traits predict relationship choices', Personality and Individual Differences, 5.
Jonason, P., Slomski, S. and Partyka, J. (2012), 'The Dark Triad at work : how toxic employees get their way', Personality and Individual Differences, 5.
Jonason, P. and Webster, G. (2012), 'A protean approach to social influence : Dark Triad personalities and social influence tactics', Personality and Individual Differences, 6.
Jonason, P., Li, N. and Madson, L. (2012), 'It is not all about the Benjamins : understanding preferences for mates with resources', Personality and Individual Differences, 5.
Jonason, P., Raulston, T. and Rotolo, A. (2012), 'More than just a pretty face and a hot body : multiple cues in mate-choice', Journal of Social Psychology, 11.
Jonason, P., Tost, J. and Koenig, B. (2012), 'Sex differences and personality correlates of spontaneously generated reasons to give gifts', Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology, 12.
Jonason, P. and Buss, D. (2012), 'Avoiding entangling commitments : tactics for implementing a short-term mating strategy', Personality and Individual Differences, 5.
Jonason, P. (2012), 'The antihero in popular culture : life history theory and the Dark Triad personality traits', Review of General Psychology, 8.
Jonason, P. (2012), 'What have you done for me lately? Friendship-selection in the shadow of the Dark Triad traits', Evolutionary Psychology, 22.
Jonason, P., Cetrulo, J. and Ortiz, J. (2011), 'Avoiding the wash: Extraversion confers fitness benefits', Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology, 9.
Jonason, P., Kavanagh, P., Webster, G. and Fitzgerald, D. (2011), 'Comparing the measured and latent Dark Triad: Are three better than one?', Journal of Methods and Measurement in the Social Sciences, 17.
Jonason, P., Li, N. and Richardson, J. (2011), 'Positioning the booty-call on the spectrum of relationships: Sexual but more emotional than one-night stands', Journal of Sex Research, 10.
Jonason, P., Teicher, E. and Schmitt, D. (2011), 'The TIPI's validity confirmed: Associations with mating strategies and self-esteem', Individual Differences Research, 9.
Jonason, P., Valentine, K., Li, N. and Harbeson, C. (2011), 'Mate-selection and the Dark Triad: Facilitating a short-term mating strategy and creating a volatile environment', Personality and Individual Differences, 5.
Jonason, P., Bryan, A. and Herrera, J. (2010), 'Trimming the fat reveals a one-factor structure for Hong's Psychological Reactance Scale', Individual Differences Research, 9.
Jonason, P. and Kavanagh, P. (2010), 'The dark side of love: The Dark Triad and love styles', Personality and Individual Differences, 5.
Jonason, P., Koenig, B. and Tost, J. (2010), 'Living a fast life: The Dark Triad and Life History Theory', Human Nature, 15.
Jonason, P., Li, N. and Buss, D. (2010), 'The costs and benefits of the Dark Triad: Implications for mate poaching and mate retention tactics', Personality and Individual Differences, 6.
Jonason, P., Li, N. and Teicher, E. (2010), 'Who is James Bond?:The Dark Triad as an agentic social style', Individual Differences Research, 10.
Jonason, P. and Tost, J. (2010), 'I just cannot control myself: The Dark Triad and self-control', Personality and Individual Differences, 5.
Jonason, P. and Webster, G. (2010), 'The Dirty Dozen: A concise measure of the Dark Triad', Psychological Assessment, 13.
Jonason, P. (2009), 'The value of physical attractiveness in romantic partners: modeling biological and social variables', Journal of Social Psychology, 12.
Jonason, P., Cetrulo, J., Madrid, J. and Morrison, C. (2009), 'Gift-giving as a courtship or mate-retention tactic? Insights from non-human models', Evolutionary Psychology, 15.
Jonason, P. and Fisher, T. (2009), 'The power of prestige: Why young men report having more sex partners than young women', Sex Roles, 9.
Jonason, P., Krcmar, M. and Sohn, S. (2009), 'Male body image: The role of exposure, social comparison, and body mass index in body satisfaction', Social Behavior and Personality, 4.
Jonason, P., Li, N. and Cason, M. (2009), 'The 'booty call': A compromise between men and women's ideal mating strategies', Journal of Sex Research, 11.
Jonason, P., Li, N., Webster, G. and Schmitt, D. (2009), 'The Dark Triad: Facilitating a Short-Term Mating Strategy in Men', European Journal of Personality, 14.
Jonason, P. and Marks, M. (2009), 'Common vs. uncommon sexual acts: Evidence for the sexual double standard', Sex Roles, 9.
Li, N., Griskevicius, V., Durante, K., Jonason, P., Pasisz, D. and Aumer, K. (2009), 'An evolutionary perspective on humor: Sexual selection or interest indication?', Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 14.
Webster, G., Jonason, P. and Schember, T. (2009), 'Hot topics and popular papers in Evolutionary Psychology: Analyses of title words and citation counts in Evolution and Human Behavior', Evolutionary Psychology, 15.
Jonason, P., Webster, G. and Lindsey, E. (2008), 'Solutions to the problem of diminished social interaction', Evolutionary Psychology, 15.
Jonason, P. (2007), 'An evolutionary perspective on sex differences in exercise behaviors and motivations', The Journal of Social Psychology, 10.
Jonason, P. (2007), 'A mediation hypothesis to account for the sex difference in reported number of sexual partners: An intrasexual competition approach', International Journal of Sexual Health, 9.
Jonason, P. (2007), 'Further tests of validity for the one-dimensional scale of Hong's Psychological Reactance Scale', Psychological Reports, 4.
Jonason, P., Izzo, P. and Webster, G. (2007), 'Helping others to find long-term and short-term mates: Tests of inclusive fitness, reciprocal altruism, and parental investment theories', Evolutionary Psychology, 17.
Jonason, P. and Knowles, H. (2006), 'A unidimensional measure of Hong's Psychological Reactance Scale', Psychological Reports, 11.

Research

Today most of my research focuses on the Dark Triad traits. Much of this work has been done with Gregory Webster with whom we designed a concise measure of the Dark Triad. I have used Life History Theory and the Selection-Evocation-Paradigm to understand these traits and today I am examining how Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory might tell us more about the underlying systems related to these traits. Although I am probably best known for my work on the Dark Triad, my career started with an interest in understanding mating strategies. That is, how do individuals actually solve the adaptive task of finding mates. To that end I have published some work examining the role of humor in romantic and sexual encounters with my mentor Norman Li, on the role of resources as a mate-selection criteria with Norm Li and my mentor Laura Madson, how individuals maintain a short-term mating style with David Buss, and more generally on evolutionary approaches to sex differences in mating and sexuality with David Schmitt.Interested in participating my research or being a student? Contact me (Email).