Publications

Books

Apostolou, M. (2020). The evolution of same-sex attraction. Springer.

Apostolou, M. (2017). Sexual selection in Homo sapiens: Parental control over mating and the opportunity cost of free mate choice. New York: Springer.

Apostolou, M. (2016). Feeling good: An evolutionary perspective on life choices. New York: Rutledge.

Apostolou, M. (2014). Sexual selection under parental choice: The evolution of human mating behaviour. Hove: Psychology Press.

Papers

Apostolou, M. (2024). The association of Dark Triad personality traits with infidelity: Evidence from the Greek-cultural context. Culture and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1556/2055.2023.00025

Apostolou, M., Iniati, E., Charalambous, A., Zalaf, A. & Kagialis, A. (2024). Unveiling the shadows: An Exploratory analysis of perceived disadvantages in intimate relationships. Evolutionary Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-024-00397-0

Apostolou, M. & Michaelidou, E. (2024). Good looks, mate value, flirting capacity, and choosiness: Exploring additional pathways to singlehood. Studia Psychologica: Theoria Et Praxis. https://doi.org/10.21697/sp.2024.24.1.01

Apostolou, M., Sullman, M., Ayers, J. D., Błachnio, A., Choubisa, R., Gadelrab, H. F., Hill, T., Kamble, S., Lisun, Y., Manrique-Millones, D., Millones-Rivalles, R., Ohtsubo, Y.,   Przepiórka, A., Tekeş, B., Vera Cruz, G., Wang, Y., Watanabe, Y., & Ghorbani, A. (2024). Why people make friends: Evidence from 12 nations. Personality and Individual Differences, 229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2024.112774

Apostolou, M., Tekeş, B. & Kagialis, A. (2024). What drives mating effort: Fear of singlehood, relationship status, and self-esteem. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40750-024-00239-0

Wang, Y., Apostolou, M., & Peng, X. (2024). In-law preferences for similarity: Comparing parent and child preferences for in-law/intimate partner similarity. Evolutionary Psychology, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049241234291

Apostolou, M. (2023). This has to end: An explorative analysis of the strategies people use in order to terminate an undesirable friendship. Personality and Individual Differences, 209, 112211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112211

Apostolou, M., Alexopoulos, S., & Christoforou, C. (2023). The price of being single: An explorative study of the disadvantages of singlehood. Personality and Individual Differences, 208, 112208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112208

Apostolou, M., Christoforou, C., & Lajunen, T. J. (2023). What are romantic relationships good for? An explorative analysis of the perceived benefits of being in a relationship. Evolutionary Psychology, 21(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049231210245

Apostolou, M., & Hadjikyriacou, A. (2023). Involuntary singlehood: Investigating the effects of sexual functioning, BMI, and having children from previous relationships. Evolutionary Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-023-00359-y

Apostolou, M., & Michaelidou, E. (2023). Why people face difficulties in attracting mates: An investigation of 17 probable predictors of involuntary singlehood. Personality and Individual Differences, 216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112422

Apostolou, M., & Polycarpou, C. (2023). Why intimate partners are similar to each other: Four pathways to assortative mating. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000342

Apostolou, M. & Prodromou, A. (2023), Strategies for meeting prospective mates: An explorative analysis in the Greek cultural context. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12975

Apostolou, M., Sullman, M., Birkás, B., Błachnio, A., Bushina, E., Calvo, F., Costello, W., Dujlovic, T., Hill, T., Lajunen, T. J., Lisun, Y., Manrique-Millones, D., Manrique-Pino, O., Meskó, N., Nechtelberger, M., Ohtsubo, Y., Ollhoff, C. K., Przepiórka, A., Putz, Á., … Font-Mayolas, S. (2023). Mating performance and singlehood across 14 nations. Evolutionary Psychology, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049221150169

Apostolou, M., Sullman, M., Birkás, B., Błachnio, A., Bushina, E., Calvo, F., Costello, W., Dujlovic, T., Hill, T., Lisun, Y., Manrique-Millones, D., Manrique-Pino, O., Meskó, N., Nechtelberger, M., Ohtsubo, Y., Ollhoff, C. K., Przepiórka, A., Putz, Á., Tagliabue, M., … Font-Mayolas, S. (2023). Strategies for becoming a more desirable mate: Evidence from 14 countries. Personal Relationships, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12521

Apostolou, M., & Tekeş, B. (2023). Fear of relationship commitment and singlehood. Evolutionary Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-023-00382-z

Apostolou, M. & Tzannetatou, G. (2023). The infidelity protection nature of romantic jealousy: Testing five predictions in the Greek cultural context. Evolutionary Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-023-00374-z

Lajunen, T.J.; Sullman, M.J.M.; Baddal, B.; Tekeş, B.; & Apostolou, M. (2023) Antibiotics knowledge, attitudes and behaviours among the population living in Greece and Turkey. Antibiotics, 12, 1279. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12081279

Raymond, M., Turek, D., Durand, V., Nila, S., Suryobroto, B., Vadez, J., Barthes, J., Apostolou, M., & Crochet, Pierre-André (2023). Increased birth rank of homosexual males: disentangling the older brother effect and sexual antagonism hypothesis. Peer Community Journal, 3, e22. https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.247

Sullman, M.J.M., Lajunen, T.J., Baddal, B., & Apostolou, M. (2023). Antibiotics knowledge, attitudes and behaviours among the population living in Cyprus. Antibiotics, 12(5), 897. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12050897

Apostolou, M. (2022). Catch me if you can: Strategies for hiding infidelity. Personality and Individual Differences, 189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111494

Apostolou, M. (2022). Should I stay or should I go? Behavioral acts that negatively affect relationships’ prospects. Evolutionary Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049221134220

Apostolou, M. (2022). The direct reproductive cost of same‑sex attraction: Evidence from two nationally representative U.S. samples. Archives of Sexual Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02199-y

Apostolou, M. (2022). Why people keep an intimate relationship: Investigating ultimate and proximate reasons. Human Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-021-09421-9

Apostolou, M. & Antonopoulou, A. (2022). Does jealousy protect people from infidelity? Investigating the interplay between romantic jealousy, personality and the probability of detecting infidelity. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40750-022-00203-w

Apostolou, M., Argyridou, M., Nikoloudi, E. E., & Lajunen, T. J. (2022). I want our relationship to last: Strategies that people employ in order to improve their intimate relationships. Evolutionary Psychology, 20(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049221147154

Apostolou, M. & Christoforou, C. (2022). What makes single life attractive: An explorative examination of the advantages of singlehood. Evolutionary Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-022-00340-1

Apostolou, M., Constantinou, C. & Zalaf, A. (2022). How people react to their partners' infidelity: An explorative study. Personal Relationships. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12457

Apostolou, M. & Eleftheriou, C. (2022). What constitutes bad flirting: An explorative study of dealbreakers. Personality and Individual Differences, 194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111665

Apostolou, M., & Michaelidou, E. (2022). Why people prefer to be single: Voluntary singlehood and experiences with relationships. Studia Psychologica: Theoria Et Praxis, 22(2), 27–35. https://doi.org/10.21697/sp.2022.22.2.03

Apostolou, M. & Patsiarika, G. (2022). Why people prefer to be single: Sociosexuality, Dark Triad, and career focus effects. Personality and Individual Differences, 196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111746

Apostolou, M., & Pediaditakis, N. (2022). Forgiving infidelity: Persuasion tactics for getting a second chance. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000309

Apostolou, M., & Philippou, R. (2022). What predicts involuntary singlehood: Investigating the effects of self-esteem and having desirable traits in a Greek-speaking sample. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000299

Apostolou, M. & Tsangari, S. (2022). Why people are single: The big five as predictors of involuntary singlehood. Personality and Individual Differences, 186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111375

Apostolou, M. & Vetsa, P. (2022). Friendship Preferences: Examining desirable and undesirable traits in a friend. Evolutionary Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-022-00329-w

Apostolou, M. (2021). Involuntary singlehood and its causes: The effects of flirting capacity, mating effort, choosiness and capacity to perceive signals of interest. Personality and Individual Differences, 176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110782

Apostolou, M. (2021). Plurality in mating: Exploring the occurrence and contingencies of mating strategies. Personality and Individual Differences, 175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110689

Apostolou, M. (2021). The effect of sexual orientation on singlehood: Evidence from the Greek cultural context. Personality and Individual Differences, 183, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111150

Apostolou, M. (2021). What makes it difficult to start an intimate relationship: A taxonomy of the reasons. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 17, 103-116. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.1852

Apostolou, M., Birkás, B., da Silva, C. S. A., Esposito, G., Hsu, R. M. C. S., Jonason, P. K., Karamanidis, K., O, J., Ohtsubo, Y., Putz, Á., Sznycer, D., Thomas, A. G., Valentova, J. V., Varella, M. A. C., Kleisner, K., Flegr, J., & Wang, Y. (2021). Reasons of Singles for Being Single: Evidence from Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, India, Japan and the UK. Cross-Cultural Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10693971211021816

Apostolou, M. & Christoforou, C. (2021). Partner's traits which motivate people to stay in an intimate relationship: An explorative analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 183, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111155

Apostolou, M. & Demosthenous, A. (2021). Why people forgive their intimate partners’ infidelity: A taxonomy of reasons. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 7, 54-71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40750-020-00153-1

Apostolou, M. & Ioannidou, M. (2021).  Strategies for detecting infidelity: An explorative analysis. Evolutionary Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-021-00287-9

Apostolou, M. & Keramari, D. (2021). Why friendships end: An evolutionary examination. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000269

Apostolou, M., Keramari, D., Kagialis, A. & Sullman, M. (2021). Why people make friends: The nature of friendship. Personal Relationships, 28, 4-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12352

Apostolou, M., & Wang, Y. (2021). What makes it difficult to keep an intimate relationship: Evidence from Greece and China. Evolutionary Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704920987807

Apostolou, M., Wang, Y. & Gavriilidou, A. (2021). How people become attractive to prospective mates: Strategies of self-promotion in the Greek cultural context. Evolutionary Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F14747049211045271

Neocleous, G., & Apostolou, M. (2021). Financial recession as a predictor of stress in human service professionals: The case of Cyprus. International Social Work, 64(1), 74–84. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872818797998

Apostolou, M. & Kagialis, A. (2020). The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease outbreak: The effect on emotional well-being and the role of relationship status in Greece and in Cyprus. Mankind Quarterly, 61, 8-22.

Apostolou, M., & Wang, Y. (2020). The challenges of keeping an intimate relationship: An evolutionary examination. Evolutionary Psychology. doi:10.1177/1474704920953526

Apostolou, M. (2020). Does fraternal birth order predict male homosexuality, bisexuality, and heterosexual orientation with same-sex attraction? Evidence from a Greek-speaking sample from Greece. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49, 575–579.

Apostolou, M. & Christoforou, C. (2020). The art of flirting: What are the traits that make it effective? Personality and Individual Differences, 158, Article 109866.

Apostolou, M. & Keramari, D. (2020). What prevents people from making friends: A taxonomy of reasons. Personality and Individual Differences, 158, Article 110043.

Apostolou, M., O, J., & Esposito, G. (2020). Singles’ reasons for being single: Empirical evidence from an evolutionary perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 746.

Apostolou, M. (2019). Desire for sexual variety in the Greek cultural context. Cyprus Review, 31, 53-64.

Apostolou, M. (2019). Men’s preference for women who like women: The effects of desire for sexual variety and willingness to have sex without commitment. Evolutionary Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704919856800

Apostolou, M. (2019). The evolution of same-sex attraction in women: Male tolerance to same-sex infidelity. Journal of Individual Differences, 40, 104-110.

Apostolou, M. (2019). Why Greek-Cypriots cheat? The evolutionary origins of the Big-Five of infidelity. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 13, 71-83.

Apostolou, M. (2019). Why men stay single: Evidence from Reddit. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 5, 87–97.

Apostolou, M., Aristidou, A. & Eraclide, C. (2019). Reactions to and forgiveness of infidelity: Exploring severity, length of relationship, sex and previous experience effects. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 5, 317–330.

Apostolou, M., Constantinou, C. & Anagnostopoulos, S. (2019). Reasons that could lead people to divorce in an evolutionary perspective: Evidence from Cyprus. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 60, 27-46.

Apostolou, M. & Khalil, M. (2019). Aggressive and humiliating sexual play: Occurrence rates and discordance between the sexes. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 2187-2200.

Apostolou, M., Matogian, I., Koskeridou, G., Shialos, M., & Georgiadou, P. (2019). The price of singlehood: Assessing the impact of involuntary singlehood on emotions and life satisfaction. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 5, 416-425.

Apostolou, M., & Panayiotou, R. (2019). The reasons that prevent people from cheating on their partners: An evolutionary account of the propensity not to cheat. Personality and Individual Differences, 146, 34–40.

Apostolou, M., Papadopoulou, I., Christofi, M. & Vrontis, D. (2019). Mating performance: Assessing flirting skills, mate signal-detection ability, and shyness effects. Evolutionary Psychology, 17, e3.

Apostolou, M., Papadopoulou, I., & Georgiadou, P. (2019). Are people single by choice: Involuntary singlehood in an evolutionary perspective. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 5, 98–103.

Apostolou, M., Paphiti, C., Neza, E., Damianou, M. & Georgiadou, P. (2019). Mating performance: Exploring emotional intelligence, dark triad, jealousy and attachment effects. Journal of Relationships Research, 10, e1.

Apostolou, M., Shialos, M. & Georgiadou, P. (2019). The emotional cost of poor mating performance. Personality and Individual Differences, 138, 188-192.

Apostolou, M. & Wang, Y. (2019). The association between mating performance, marital status, and the length of singlehood: Evidence from Greece and China. Evolutionary Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704919887706

Wang, Y. & Apostolou, M. (2019). Male tolerance to same-sex infidelity: A cross-cultural investigation. Evolutionary Psychology, 17(2).

Panagiotopoulos, C., Apostolou, M. & Zachariades, A. (2019). Assessing migrants’ satisfaction from health care services in Cyprus. A nationwide study. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, 16, 108-118.

Apostolou, M. (2018). Are women sexually fluid? The nature of female same-sex attraction and its evolutionary origins. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 4, 191–201.

Apostolou, M., (2018). The evolutionary origins of same-sex attraction: Assessing weak negative selection and positive selection arguments. Mankind Quarterly, 59,171-196.

Apostolou, M. & Christoforou, C. (2018). The evolution of same-sex attraction: Exploring women's willingness to have sex with other women in order to satisfy their partners. Personality and Individual Differences, 124, 135-140.

Apostolou, M. & Christoforou, C. (2018). Same-sex attraction and contact in an opposite sex partner: Exploring sex, religiosity, porn consumption and participation effects. Personality and Individual Differences, 131, 26-30.

Apostolou, M. & Hadjimarkou, M. (2018). Domains of motivation in men and women for initiating and terminating procreation in an evolutionary perspective. Marriage & Family Review, 54, 486-506

Apostolou, M. & Shialos, M. (2018). Why men hunt and women gather for recreation? An evolutionary perspective. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 4, 8-16.

Apostolou, M., Shialos, M., Kyrou, E., Demetriou, A. & Papamichael, A. (2018). The challenge of starting and keeping a relationship: Prevalence rates and predictors of poor mating performance. Personality and Individual Differences, 122, 19-28.

Apostolou, M. & Wang, Y. (2018). Parent-offspring conflict over mating in Chinese families: Comparisons with Greek Cypriot families. Evolutionary Psychology, 16.

Apostolou, M., Wang, Y. & O, J. (2018). Do men prefer women who are attracted to women? A cross-cultural evolutionary investigation. Personality and Individual Differences, 135, 31-39.

Neocleous, G., Erzeybek, B., & Apostolou, M. (2018). Unfolding ageism: A comparative study of the divided ethnic communities in Cyprus. Social Sciences, 7, 233.

Apostolou, M. (2017). Implications of the Neolithic revolution for male-male competition and violent conflict. Mankind Quarterly, 58, 3-24.

Apostolou, M. (2017). Individual mate choice in an arranged marriage context: Evidence from the Standard Cross-cultural Sample. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 3, 193-200.

Apostolou, M. (2017). Is homosexuality more prevalent in agropastoral than in hunting and gathering societies? Evidence from the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 3, 91-100.

Apostolou, M. (2017). Stay away, but I may need your help! Mate choice and manipulation of prospective parents-in-law. Personal Relationships, 24, 323–335.

Apostolou, M. (2017). The nature of parent-offspring conflict over mating: From differences in genetic relatedness to disagreement over mate choice. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 3, 62-71.

Apostolou, M. (2017). Why people stay single: An evolutionary perspective. Personality and Individual Differences, 111, 263-271.

Apostolou, M. (2017). Why sexual plasticity in women is unlikely to be an adaptation to reduce conflict in polygynous marriages. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, 329–330.

Apostolou, M. & Lambrianou, R. (2017). What motivates people to do and watch sports? Exploring the effect of sex, age, partner status, and parenthood. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 3, 20-33.

Apostolou, M., Shialos, M., Khalil, M., & Paschali, M. (2017). The evolution of female same-sex attraction: The male choice hypothesis. Personality and Individual Differences, 116, 372-378.

Apostolou, M. & Wang, Y. (2017). In-law preferences in China: What parents look for in the parents of their children’s mates. Evolutionary Psychology, 15, 1474704917723913.

Neocleous, G. & Apostolou, M. (2017). Human sexuality: Views and perspectives among Cypriot social workers – A compass to human sexuality education. International Social Work, 60, 1548–1563.

Wang, Y. & Apostolou, M. (2017). In-law preferences in China and in Cyprus: Differences and similarities. Evolutionary Psychology, 15. 1474704917725303.

Wang, Y. & Apostolou, M. (2017). Parental in-law preferences for similarity in China. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 4, 98-110.

Koktsides, P. & Apostolou, M. (2016). Ethnic federalism and power-sharing in Cyprus: Motives, constrains and preconditions. Mediterranean Quarterly, 27, 105-134.

Apostolou, M. (2016). An evolutionary account of the prevalence of personality traits that impair intimate relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 94, 140-148.

Apostolou, M. (2016). In-law preferences: Do fathers and mothers agree on what they want in a daughter-in-law and in a son-in-law? Evolutionary Psychological Science, 2, 189-198.

Apostolou, M. (2016). The evolution of same-sex attractions: Parental and intimate partners' reactions to deviations from exclusive heterosexual orientation. Personality and Individual Differences, 101, 380-389.

Apostolou, M. (2016). Size did not matter: An evolutionary account of the variation in penis size and size anxiety. Cogent Psychology, 3, 1147933

Apostolou, M. (2016). Sexual selection and the opportunity cost of free mate choice. Theory in Biosciences, 135, 45-57.

Apostolou, M. (2016). The evolution of female same-sex attractions: The weak selection pressures hypothesis. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 10, 270-283

Apostolou, M. (2016). Understanding the prevalence of sexual dysfunctions in women: An evolutionary perspective. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 2, 26-43.

Apostolou, M. & Athanasiou, M. (2016). I want to watch this! An evolutionary perspective on the popularity of sports. Psychological Topics, 25, 281-297.

Apostolou, M. Chari, I., Lefkides, C., Theophanous, I. & Khalil, M. (2016). Parent-offspring conflict over mating: The case of divorce. Personality and Individual Differences, 99, 286–294.

Neocleous, G. & Apostolou, M. (2016). Happiness in old age in and out of nursing homes: The case of Cyprus. International Social Work, 59, 533–544.

Apostolou, M. (2015). Accept my choices, but I will not accept yours! Children's tactics of mate choice manipulation. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 9, 129-129.

Apostolou, M. (2015). Female choice and the evolution of penis size. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 44, 1749-1750.

Apostolou, M. (2015). I am right for your child! Manipulation of prospective parents-in-law. Human Nature, 26, 378-391.

Apostolou, M. (2015). Inter-parental disagreement over in-law choice. Personal Relationships, 22, 285-298.

Apostolou, M. (2015). Parent-offspring conflict over mating: Domains of agreement and disagreement. Evolutionary Psychology, 13 Retrieved from http://evp.sagepub.com/content/13/3/1474704915604561.full.pdf+html

Apostolou, M. (2015). Past, present and why people struggle to establish and maintain intimate relationships. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 9, 257-269.

Apostolou, M. (2015). Sexual dysfunctions in men: An evolutionary perspective. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 1, 220-231.

Apostolou, M. (2015). The athlete and the spectator inside the man: A cross-cultural investigation of the evolutionary origins of athletic behavior. Cross-Cultural Research, 49, 151-173.

Apostolou, M. (2015). The evolution of sports: Age-cohort effects in sports participation. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 13, 359-370.

Apostolou, M., Kasapi, K. & Arakliti, A. (2015). Will they do as we wish? An investigation of the effectiveness of parental manipulation on mating behavior. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 1, 28-36.

Apostolou, M., & Zacharia, M. (2015). Parental choice in children’s minds: Exploring personality, sex and age contingencies. Social Influence, 10, 168-179.

Apostolou, M., & Zacharia, M. (2015). The evolution of sports: Exploring parental interest in watching sports. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 1, 155-162.

Apostolou, M., Zacharia, M. & Frantzides, N. (2015). Children’s tactics of mate choice manipulation: Exploring sex differences and personality effects. Personality and Individual Differences, 80, 6-11.

Neocleous, G., Apostolou, M. & Spaneas, S. (2015).  Misleading perceptions with ethnic minorities:  The case of Pontiac Greeks in Cyprus. European Scientific Journal, 8, 77-.87.

Apostolou, M. (2014). Parental choice: Exploring in-law preferences and their contingencies in the Greek-Cypriot culture. Evolutionary Psychology, 12, 54-72.

Apostolou, M. (2014). Sexual selection under parental choice: A revision to the model. Theory in Biosciences, 133, 111-115.

Apostolou, M. (2014). Sexual selection in ancestral human societies: The importance of the anthropological and historical records. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 8, 86-95.

Apostolou, M. (2014). The context-dependent expression of the predisposition to control mating. Current Anthropology, 55, 765-766.

Apostolou, M. (2014). We want them to be like us! Exploring in-law preferences for similarity in family background. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, 12, 135-148.

Apostolou, M., Frantzides, N. & Pavlidou, A. (2014). Men competing - men watching: Exploring watching pattern contingencies in sports. International Journal of Sport Communication, 7, 462-476.

Apostolou, M. & Papageorgi, I. (2014). In-law choice and the search for similarity. Personality and Individual Differences, 66, 106-111.

Apostolou, M. & Papageorgi, I. (2014). Parental mate choice manipulation tactics: Exploring prevalence, sex and personality effects. Evolutionary Psychology, 12, 588-620.

Apostolou, M., Philippou, D., Andronikou, Z., Argyridou, K., Kasapi, K., Kourouklari, I. & Antoniou, A. (2014). Divergence between in-law and mate preferences: Evolved predispositions or socialization and experience effects? Personality and Individual Differences, 70, 57-61.

Apostolou, M. (2013). Do as we wish: Parental tactics of mate choice manipulation. Evolutionary Psychology, 11, 795-813.

Apostolou, M. (2013). Interfamily conflict, reproductive success and the evolution of male homosexuality. Review of General Psychology, 17, 288-296.

Apostolou, M. (2013). Parent-offspring conflict over mating and the evolution of mating-control institutions. The Mankind Quarterly, 54, 49-74.

Apostolou, M. (2013). Parent-offspring conflict over marital age and the age of a spouse. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, 11, 5-16.

Apostolou, M. (2013). Parents do matter! A reply to Johnson and Strout. Journal of Integrated Social Sciences, 3, 60-66.

Apostolou, M. (2013). The evolution of rape: The fitness benefits and costs of a forced-sex mating strategy in an evolutionary context. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 18, 484-490.

Apostolou, M. (2013). The parental choice branch of sexual selection: Re-examining the evolution of mating behavior. Journal of Integrated Social Sciences, 3, 37-54.

Panagiotopoulos, C., Pavlakis, A., Apostolou, M. (2013). Family burden of schizophrenic patients and the welfare system: The case of Cyprus. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 7, 13.

Apostolou, M. (2012). Circumventing parental choice and the evolution of rape. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 41, 1331-1333.

Apostolou, M. (2012). Parent-offspring conflict over the age of procreation: A life-history perspective. Personality and Individual Differences, 52, 733-737.

Apostolou, M. (2012). Sexual selection under parental choice: Evidence from sixteen historical societies. Evolutionary Psychology, 10, 504-518.

Panagiotopoulos, C., Pavlakis, A., Apostolou, M. (2012). Improving mental health services through the measurement of attitudes and knowledge of mental health professional and the general population in Cyprus. International Journal of Mental Health, 41, 30-46.

Apostolou, M. (2011). A reply to Sarah Strout and Rosemarie Chang: Tracing the roots of parent-offspring conflict over mating. Journal of Integrated Social Sciences, 2, 32-39.

Apostolou, M. (2011). Inheritance as an instrument of parental control over mating. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 28, 374-382.

Apostolou, M. (2011). In-law preferences in a post-industrial society: What parents want in an in-law and how this differs from what their children want in a spouse. Family Science, 2, 186-195.

Apostolou, M. (2011). ‘Oh my child, what an inappropriate spouse for you!’: Asymmetrical preferences and parent-offspring conflict over mating.  Social & Personality Psychology Compass, 5, 285-295.

Apostolou, M. (2011). Parent-offspring conflict over mating: A replication and extension study. Journal of Integrated Social Sciences, 2, 13-26.

Apostolou, M. (2011). Parental influence over mate choice in a post-industrial context. Letters on Evolutionary Behavioral Science, 2, 13-15.

Apostolou, M. (2011). Parent-offspring conflict over mating: Testing the tradeoffs hypothesis. Evolutionary Psychology, 9, 470-495.

 Apostolou, M. (2011). Why men collect things? A case study of fossilised dinosaur eggs. Journal of Economic Psychology, 32, 410-417.

Apostolou, M. & Georgiou, S. (2011). Parent-offspring conflict over short-term mating strategies. Interpersona, 5, 134-148.

Apostolou, M. (2010). Bridewealth as an instrument of male parental control over mating: Evidence from the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, 8, 205-216.

Apostolou, M. (2010). Parent-offspring conflict over mating: The case of mating age. Evolutionary Psychology, 8, 365-375.

Apostolou, M. (2010). Parental choice: What parents want in a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law across 67 pre-industrial societies. British Journal of Psychology, 101, 695-704.

Apostolou, M. (2010). Sexual selection under parental choice in agropastoral societies. Evolution and Human Behavior, 31, 39-47.

Apostolou, M. (2009). Parent-offspring conflict over the age of prospective spouses. Social Behavior and Personality, 37, 1305-1306.

Apostolou, M. (2009). Parent-offspring conflict over mating: Τhe case of mating strategies. Personality and Individual Differences, 47, 895-899.

Apostolou, M. (2009). Parental in-law and individual mate choice co-evolution: Do parents and offspring prefer in-laws and spouses who are acceptable to each other? Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology, 3, 201-215.

Apostolou, M. (2008). Bridewealth and brideservice as instruments of parental choice. Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology, 2, 89-102.

Apostolou, M. (2008). Parent-offspring conflict over mating: The case of beauty. Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 303-315.

Apostolou, M. (2008). Parent-offspring conflict over mating: The case of family background. Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 456-468.

Apostolou, M. (2007). Elements of parental choice: the evolution of parental preferences in relation to in-law selection. Evolutionary Psychology, 5, 70-83.

Apostolou, M. (2007). Sexual selection under parental choice: The role of parents in the evolution of human mating. Evolution and Human Behavior, 28, 403-409.

Chapters in Books

Apostolou, M. (in preparation). Parental influence over mate choice. In D. M. Buss (Ed), Handbook of human mating. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Apostolou, M. (2021). Parental influence over mate choice and sexual selection. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds), The Oxford handbook of evolutionary psychology and parenting (pp. 155-170). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Apostolou, M. (2020). Cross-cultural research. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds), Handbook of evolutionary psychology (pp. 311-323). London: Sage.

Apostolou, M. (2020). Parent-offspring conflict. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds), Handbook of evolutionary psychology (pp. 155-169). London: Sage.

Neocleous, G, Panagiotopoulos, C. & Apostolou. M. (2018). Financial recess as a predictor for stress on human service professionals: The case of Cyprus. In C. Panagiotopoulos (Ed.), Financial crisis and social work (pp. 79-95). Mauritius: LAP Lambert.

Apostolou, M. (2016). Vigilance over kin’s romantic relationships. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. New York: Springer. Advance Online Publication

Apostolou, M. (2013). Human Sexual Strategies: Short-term Mating and Parental Control over Mate Choice. In M. Nakamura & T. Ito (Eds), Human and Animal Mating: Strategies, Gender Differences and Environmental Influences (pp. 75-88). New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Apostolou, M. (2013). Parental influence through social structures: How social institutions are used to promote parental control over mate choice. In P. Barberis & S. Petrakis (Eds.), Parenting: Challenges, practices and cultural influences (pp. 137-149). New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Apostolou, M. & Zacharia, M. (2013). Sexual selection under parental choice: Mating strategies and reproductive success. In R. M. Geldani & M. A. Davin (Eds.), Sexual selection: Evolutionary perspectives, mating strategies and long-term effects on genetic variation (pp. 93-108). New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Apostolou, M. (2012). Parental control over mating across cultures and across time. In Q. G. Fry & C. O'Donnell (Eds.), Psychology of power, (pp. 137-148). New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Apostolou, M. (2010). Parent-offspring conflict over mating: Current advancements, future directions. In K. S. Pearlman (Ed.), Marriage: Roles, Stability and Conflicts (pp. 153-171). New York: Nova Science Publishers.