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Jonason, Peter K.

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Early Life and Educational Background

Jonason was born on March 18, 1978, in White Plains, New York. Originally, he intended to be a lawyer, but then he took a class with social psychologist Ross Buck who inspired him toward a career in research. He earned his B.A. in communication science and political science and his M.A. in communication science from the University of Connecticut in 2000 and 2003, respectively. He earned his Ph.D. in social psychology from New Mexico State University in 2009 under the direction of mentors like Laura Madson, Norman Li, and Gregory Webster.

Professional Career

Jonason held visiting positions from 2009 to 2011 at the University of West Florida and the University of South Alabama. Since 2011, Jonason has been in the School of Social Sciences and Psychology at Western Sydney University. He has authored more than 75 publications during his career which have appeared in outlets such as the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Archives of Sexual...

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  • Jonason, P. K. (2013). Four functions for four relationships: Consensus definitions in university students. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42, 1407–1414.

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  • Jonason, P. K., & Li, N. P. (2013). Playing hard-to-get: Manipulating one’s perceived availability as a mate. European Journal of Personality, 27, 458–469.

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  • Jonason, P. K., & Webster, G. D. (2010). The Dirty Dozen: A concise measure of the Dark Triad. Psychological Assessment, 22, 420–432.

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  • Jonason, P. K., Li, N. P., Webster, G. W., & Schmitt, D. P. (2009). The Dark Triad: Facilitating short-term mating in men. European Journal of Personality, 23, 5–18.

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  • Jonason, P. K., Webster, G. W., Schmitt, D. P., Li, N. P., & Crysel, L. (2012). The antihero in popular culture: A life history theory of the Dark Triad. Review of General Psychology, 16, 192–199.

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  • Jonason, P. K., Garcia, J., Webster, G. D., Li, N. P., & Fisher, H. (2015). Relationship dealbreakers: What individuals do not want in a mate. Personality and Social Psychological Bulletin, 41, 1697–1711.

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  1. School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

    Peter Jonason

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  1. Oakland University, Rochester, USA

    Virgil Zeigler-Hill

  2. Oakland University, Rochester, USA

    Todd K. Shackelford

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  1. Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA

    Ashton Southard

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Jonason, P. (2016). Jonason, Peter K.. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1240-1

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