Men's Misperceptions of Women's Sexual Intent Linked to How Men Approach Women and Underlying Personality Characteristics

We examined how narcissism and impulsivity are linked to men’s approaches toward meeting women and frequency of misperceiving women’s sexual intent. 322 heterosexual men completed online surveys. Narcissism and negative urgency were related to approaching a lot of women and the dedicated pursuit of one woman, and more frequent misperception.