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Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 10 Aug 2012 at 22:06 GMT
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Title: “RÉFLEXE – Les hommes stressés seraient davantage attirés par les femmes rondes | Big Browser”
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Title: “Les hommes (stressés) préfèrent les rondes - Europe1.fr - International”
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Title: “Les femmes rondes prisées par les stressés | LeFigaro.fr - Santé”
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Title: “Study: Men Prefer Heavier Women When Stressed | Jags Report - JAGSReport”
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Title: “Stressed men prefer heavier women, study finds - JSOnline”
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Title: “Research finds stressed-out men want curvier women | News.com.au”
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Title: “Muškarci pod stresom vole krupnije žene - 24sata.rs”
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Title: “New Study: Stressed-Out, White Men Might Like Heavier Women | Care2 Causes”
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Title: “Stress Makes Men Seek Curvy and Mature Women : Psychology : Counsel & Heal”
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Title: “Science: Placed in stressful situations men find larger women more attractive - TNT Magazine”
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Title: “Men turn to larger ladies in leaner times - Love & Sex, Independent Woman - Independent.ie”
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Title: “Stressed men 'crave curvier women' - Health News - NHS Choices”
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Title: “Stressed out men prefer larger women, study shows | Punjab News | Online News | Latest Breaking News | Punjab Newsline”
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Title: “Stress makes men appreciate heavier women, study finds | Death and Taxes”
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Title: “Stressed Men Prefer Larger Women, Because You Were Wondering”
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Title: “Study Says Stressed Men Like Large Women; Daily Mail Bashes Thin Women”
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Title: “Study: Stressed men prefer bigger women - UPI.com”
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Title: “Stressed Men More Sexually Attracted To Heavier Women: Study”
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Title: “Stressed Guys Dig Heavier Ladies - New study finds stress level has affect on preferences”
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Title: “Stressed Men Prefer Plumper Women”
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Title: “Stressed men are more attracted to heavier women, says study | Shine On - Shine from Yahoo! Canada”
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Title: “Junk In The Trunk: Stressed Out Men Love Heavy Women”
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Title: “Men stressed out find heavier women attractive - National Intrapersonal Self-Awareness | Examiner.com”
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Title: “Men drawn to heavier women when stressed | BPS”
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Title: “Men Attracted to Curvier Women During Difficult Times | Cleveland Leader”
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Title: “Study Says That Men Who Are Stressed Out Prefer Chubby Women | Complex”
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Publication: US News and World Report
Title: “Health Buzz: Stressed Men Prefer Heavier Women - US News and World Report”
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Title: “Stressed men prefer big women | The Australian”
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Title: “Stressed men more attracted to plumper women, study finds | CTVNews”
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Title: “Stress makes men appreciate larger women | Fox News”
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Title: “Stressed men prefer big ladies: Study | Life | Toronto Sun”
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Title: “Stressed men drawn to heavy women | Health”
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Title: “Stressed-out men find heavier women attractive - The Chart - CNN.com Blogs”
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Title: “Stressed-Out Men May Prefer Heavier Women”
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Title: “Stressed-out men prefer curvy girls - The Times of India”
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Publication: New York Daily News
Title: “Size matters! Men turn to heavier women in hard times - NY Daily News”
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Publication: LA Times
Title: “Stressed-out men prefer a fleshier woman - latimes.com”
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Publication: TIME Healthland
Title: “Why Stressed-Out Men Prefer Heavier Women | Healthland | TIME.com”
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Title: “Men more attracted to heavier women when stressed, study shows - HealthPop - CBS News”
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Title: “Men under stress prefer larger-bodied women, study finds - The Checkup - The Washington Post”
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Publication: The Atlantic
Title: “Study: Stressed Men Seek Larger Women - Lindsay Abrams - The Atlantic”
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Publication: The Guardian
Title: “Stressed men prefer bigger women? Easy on the pop psychology, guys | Sophia Collins | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk”
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Title: “Stressed Men Prefer Heavier Women: Study - ABC News”
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Title: “The Press Association: Stressed men 'prefer heavier women'”
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Title: “BBC News - Stressed men drawn to heavy women”
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Title: “Stressed men 'prefer heavier women' - Offbeat, Breaking News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk”
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Title: “Why stressed men look for women with curves | Mail Online”
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Title: “Stressed-out guys prefer chubbier women - TODAY Health - TODAY.com”
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Title: “Stressed men prefer larger women - Telegraph”
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Title: “Men Prefer Heavier Women, says research | TopNews United States”
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Title: “Do Stressed-Out Men Turn Into Chubby Chasers?”
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Title: “Why men like the big girls | UK News | Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express”
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Title: “Stressed Men Like Bigger Butts | Science Sushi, Scientific American Blog Network”
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Title: “Stress Makes Men Appreciate Larger Women | Beauty Standards | LiveScience”
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Title: “Men more attracted to larger women when under stress, study says - Health - Scotsman.com”
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Title: “Stress makes men appreciate heavier women”
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RE: Media Coverage of This Article
PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 17 Aug 2012 at 23:24 GMT
The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:
Publication: CBS Atlanta
Title: “Study: Stress Causes Male Attraction To Overweight Women -- CBS Atlanta”
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Publication: Deseret News
Title: “Stressed men prefer heavier women, study says | Deseret News”
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Title: “Say What? Financially Stressed Men Prefer Chubby Women | Frugivore Magazine”
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Publication: Global Post
Title: “Stressed-out men like fuller-figured women: study | GlobalPost”
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Publication: Huffington Post
Title: “'Huh?' Health Headline Of The Week: Stressed Men Prefer Heavier Women”
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Publication: Huffington Post UK
Title: “Stressed Insecure Men Prefer Curvier, Mother-Figure Women, Study Suggests”
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Publication: MSN New Zealand
Title: “Stressed men like larger women: study”
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Publication: NBC
Title: “Stressed-out guys prefer chubbier women - Health - Men's health - NBCNews.com”
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Publication: New Zealand Herald
Title: “Stressed men prefer larger ladies: study - Life & Style - NZ Herald News”
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Publication: Newcastle University
Title: “News - Institute of Neuroscience - Newcastle University”
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Publication: The Standard
Title: “Stressed men go for shapely women' | The Standard”
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Publication: timesofmalta.com
Title: “Stressed men prefer heavier women more - timesofmalta.com”
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Publication: VOXXI
Title: “Stressed men prefer heavier women, study shows”
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RE: RE: Media Coverage of This Article
PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 24 Aug 2012 at 21:56 GMT
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Publication: The Daily Show
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RE: RE: RE: Media Coverage of This Article
PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 12 Sep 2012 at 21:46 GMT
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Publication: Times LIVE
Title: “Men may prefer big women when facing big troubles: study - Times LIVE”
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RE: RE: RE: RE: Media Coverage of This Article
PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 28 Dec 2012 at 22:30 GMT
The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:
Publication: The Good Surgeon Guide
Title: “Study Reveals Stressed Men Prefer Curvy Women - News - The Good Surgeon Guide”
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Publication: Gurl
Title: “Do Men Like Curvy Girls? Study:Stressed Men Attracted To Bigger Girls | Gurl.com”
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Publication: Not Alone
Title: “Men Prefer Overweight Women When Under Stress”
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Publication: The Times of India
Title: “Stressed-out men prefer curvy girls - Times Of India”
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Title: “Stressed men prefer curvy women: Study”
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Publication: The Sun
Title: “Hips hips hooray as curvy women cheer up stressed-out men | The Sun |News”
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Publication: Men's Health
Title: “Why You Prefer Women with Curves | Men's Health News”
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