Research

This page contains all of my scholarly publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries. If you find a broken link or one that leads to the incorrect paper, please contact me. You can download my CV and download relevant materials on OSF.

Pre-Prints

Barbaro, N. (10 December 2020). The heritability of attachment systems. Manuscript under review (invited resubmission).
Barbaro, N., Richardson, G. B., Nedelec, J. L., & Liu, H. (19 June, 2020). Assessing effects of life history antecedents on age at menarche and sexual debut using a genetically informative design. Manuscript under review (invited resubmission) [OSF Project]

In Press

Barbaro, N., Connolly, E. J., Sogge, M., Shackelford, T. K., & Boutwell, B. B. (in press). The effects of spanking on psychosocial outcomes: Revisiting genetic and environmental covariation. Journal of Experimental Criminology. [OSF Project]
Brown, M., Sacco, D. F., & Barbaro, N. (in press). Formidable male facial structures influence post-conflict reconciliation. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. [OSF Project]
Brown, M., Sacco, D. F., Barbaro, N., & Drea, K. M. (in press). Contextual factors that heighten interest in coalitional alliances with men possessing formidable facial structures. Evolution and Human Behavior (pre-print link not yet updated).

2021

Barbaro, N., Weidmann, R., Burriss, R. P., Wünsche, J., Bühler, J. L., Shackelford, T. K., & Grob, A. (2021). The (bidirectional) associations between romantic attachment orientations and mate retention behavior in male-female romantic couples. Evolution and Human Behavior, 42, 497-506. [OSF Project]
Sela, Y. & Barbaro, N. (2021). Selected to kill in his name: Evolutionary perspectives on religiously-motivated violence. In T. K. Shackelford & J. Liddle (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Religion. (pp. 282 – 296). New York: Oxford University Press.

2020

Al-Shawaf, L., Lewis, D. M. G., Barbaro, N., & Wehbe, Y. (2020). The products of evolution: Conceptual distinctions, evidentiary criteria, and empirical examples. In Shackelford, T. K. (Ed.), SAGE Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology, Vol 1. (pp. 70 – 95) London: SAGE.
Barbaro, N. M. (2020). The associations between attachment orientations and intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization: An individual, dyadic and behavior genetic approach. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
Barbaro, N. (2020). The nature of attachment systems. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 14, 1-12.
Barbaro, N. & Penke, L. (2020). Behavior genetics. In Shackelford, T. K. (Ed.), SAGE Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology, Vol 1. (pp. 336 – 354.) London: SAGE.

2019

Barbaro, N., Boutwell, B. B., & Shackelford, T. K. (2019). Associations between attachment anxiety and intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization: Consideration of genetic covariation. Personality and Individual Differences, 147, 332-343.
Barbaro, N., Sela, Y., Atari, M., Shackelford, T. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2019). Romantic attachment and mate retention behavior: The mediating role of perceived risk of partner infidelity. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36, 940-956.
Barbaro, N., Sela, Y., Lopes, G. S., & Shackelford, T. K. (2019). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Coalitional Mate Retention Inventory (CMRI) and evidence for two superordinate domains. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 35, 614-627.
Barbaro, N. & Shackelford, T. K. (2019). Environmental unpredictability in childhood is associated with anxious romantic attachment and intimate partner violence perpetration. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34, 240-269.
Barbaro, N., Shackelford, T. K., Holub, A. M., Jeffery, A. J., Lopes, G. S., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2019). Life history correlates of human (Homo sapiens) ejaculate quality. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 133, 294-300.

2018

Barbaro, N., Holub, A. M., & Shackelford, T. K. (2018). Associations of attachment anxiety and avoidance with male- and female-perpetrated sexual coercion in romantic relationships. Violence and Victims, 33, 1072-1087.
Barbaro, N., Mogilski, J. K., Shackelford, T. K., & Pham, M. N. (2018). Men’s interest in allying with a previous combatant for future group combat. Human Nature, 29, 328-336.
Barbaro, N., Parkhill, M. R., & Nguyen, D. (2018). Anxious and hostile: Consequences of anxious adult attachment in predicting male perpetrated sexual assault. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33, 2098-2117.
Orehek, E., Forest, A. L., & Barbaro, N. (2018). A people-as-means approach to interpersonal relationships. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13, 373-389.
Pham, M. N., Barbaro, N., Holub, A. M., Holden, C. J., Mogilski, J. K., Lopes, G. S., Nicolas, S. C. A., Sela, Y., Shackelford, T. K., Zeigler-Hill, V. & Welling, L. L. M. (2018). Do men produce higher-quality ejaculates when primed with thoughts of partner infidelity? Evolutionary Psychology, 16, 1-7. DOI: 10.1177/1474704918757551
Sela, Y. & Barbaro, N. (2018). Evolutionary perspectives on personality and individual differences. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Personality and Individual Differences: Volume 1. The Science of Personality and Individual Differences (pp. 203-228). London: SAGE.

2017

Atari, M., Barbaro, N., Sela, Y., Shackelford, T. K., & Chegeni, R. (2017). Consideration of cosmetic surgery as part of women’s Benefit-Provisioning mate retention strategy. Frontiers in Psychology: Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience, 8. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01389
Atari, M., Barbaro, N., Sela, Y., Shackelford, T. K., & Chegeni, R. (2017). The Big Five personality dimensions and mate retention behaviors in Iran. Personality and Individual Differences, 104, 286-290.
Atari, M., Barbaro, N., Shackelford, T. K., & Chegeni, R. (2017). Psychometric evaluation and cultural correlates of the Mate Retention Inventory-Short Form (MRI-SF) in Iran. Evolutionary Psychology, 15, 1-11. DOI: 10.1177/1474704917695267
Barbaro, N. (2017). The target of male mate guarding behavior is predicted by the initiator of infidelity. Accepted Masters Thesis.
Barbaro, N., Boutwell, B. B., Barnes, J. C., & Shackelford, T. K. (2017). Genetic confounding of the relationship between father absence and age at menarche. Evolution and Human Behavior, 38, 357-365.
Barbaro, N., Boutwell, B. B., Barnes, J. C., & Shackelford, T. K. (2017). Rethinking the transmission gap: What behavioral genetics and evolutionary psychology mean for attachment theory. A comment on Verhage et al. (2016). Psychological Bulletin, 143, 107-113.
Barbaro, N. & Shackelford, T. K. (2017). Dimensions of environmental risk are unique theoretical constructs. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40, 12-13.
Boutwell, B. B., Connolly, E. J., Barbaro, N., Shackelford, T. K., Petkovsek, M., & Beaver, K. (2017). On the genetic and environmental reasons why intelligence correlates with criminal victimization. Intelligence, 62, 155-166.
DeLecce, T., Barbaro, N., Mohamedally, D., & Shackelford, T. K. (2017). Husband’s reaction to his wife’s sexual rejection is predicted by the time she spends with her male friends, but not her male coworkers. Evolutionary Psychology, 15, 1-5. DOI: 10.1177/1474704917705062
Lopes, G. S., Barbaro, N., Sela, Y., Jeffery, A. J., Pham, M. N., Shackelford, T. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). Endorsement of social and personal values predicts the desirability of men and women as long-term partners. Evolutionary Psychology, 15. DOI: 10.1177/1474704917742384
Pham, M. N., Barbaro, N., Mogilski, J. K., Shackelford, T. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). Post-fight respect signals valuations of opponent’s fighting performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 43, 407-417.
Pham, M, N., Barbaro, N., Noser, A. E., Sela, Y., Shackelford, T. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., Weege, B., & Fink, B. (2017). Dishonest individuals request more frequent mate retention from friends. Personal Relationships, 24, 102-113.

2016

Barbaro, N. (2016). Man Created God in His Image: A Review of Hector Garcia, Alpha God: The Psychology of Religious Violence and Oppression. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 2, 162-163.
Barbaro, N., Pham, M. N., Shackelford, T. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). Insecure romantic attachment dimensions and frequency of mate retention behaviors. Personal Relationships, 23, 605-618.
Barbaro, N., & Pickett, S. M. (2016). Mindfully green: Examining the effect of connectedness to nature on the relationship between mindfulness and engagement in pro-environmental behavior. Personality and Individual Differences, 93, 137-142.
Barbaro, N. & Shackelford, T. K. (2016). Female-directed violence as a form of sexual coercion in humans (Homo sapiens). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 130, 321-327.
Barbaro, N.,& Shackelford, T. K. (2016). Ugly truths: A review of Jan Smitowicz, Orange Rain: A Revenge Novel. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 2, 244-245.
Barbaro, N., Shackelford, T. K., & Weekes-Shackelford, V. (2016). Mothers and fathers perform more mate retention behaviors than individuals without children. Human Nature, 27, 316-333.
Pickett, S. M., Barbaro, N., & Mello, D. (2016). The relationship between subjective sleep disturbance, sleep quality, and emotion regulation difficulties in a sample of college students reporting trauma exposure. Psychological Trauma, 8, 25-33.

2015

Barbaro, N., Pham, M. N., & Shackelford, T. K. (2015). Solving the problem of partner infidelity: Individual mate retention, coalitional mate retention, and in-pair copulation frequency. Personality and Individual Differences, 82, 67-71.
Barbaro, N., Pham, M. N., & Shackelford, T. K. (2015). Sperm competition risk and sexual coercion predict copulatory duration in humans. Evolutionary Psychology, 13. DOI: 10.1177/1474704915618411
Barbaro, N., Pickett, S. M., & Parkhill, M. R. (2015). Environmental attitudes mediate the link between need for cognition and pro-envirionmental goal choice. Personality and Individual Differences, 75, 220-223.
Barbaro, N., & Shackelford, T.K. (2015). “Nether” no more: Bringing genital evolution to the forefront. A review of Menno Schilthizen, Nature’s Nether Regions: What the Sex Lives of Bugs, Birds, and Beasts Tell Us about Evolution, Biodiversity, and Ourselves. Evolutionary Psychology, 13, 262-265.
Pham, M. N., Barbaro, N., Mogliski, J. K., & Shackelfrod, T. K. (2015). Coalitional mate retention is correlated positively with friendship quality involving women, but negatively with male-male friendship quality. Personality and Individual Differences, 79, 87-90.
Pham, M. N., Barbaro, N., & Shackelford, T. K. (2015). Development and initial validation of the coalitional mate retention inventory. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 1, 4-12.

Encyclopedia Entries

Holub, A. M. & Barbaro, N. (2019). Homicide adaptation theory. In T.K. Shackelford & V.A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer.
Barbaro, N. (2018). Mate retention and romantic attachment. In T.K. Shackelford & V.A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer.
Barbaro, N. (2017). Violence to control women’s sexuality. In T.K. Shackelford & V.A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer.
Barbaro, N. (2016). Coalitional mate retention. In T.K. Shackelford & V.A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer.
Barbaro, N. (2016). Mate retention after children. In T.K. Shackelford & V.A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer.

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