Evolutionary Sexual Psychology Lab

Evolúciós Szexuálpszichológia Kutatócsoport

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Our short-term goals include consolidating the research group's profile at the intersection of evolutionary psychology and sexual psychology, continuing ongoing empirical studies, and launching new projects. We aim to strengthen existing international collaborations (e.g. with the University of Wrocław, the University of Alabama and the University of Texas at Austin) and to bring in new partners. In the short term, we also aim to publish our research findings in leading international journals and to integrate the research of doctoral students into the group's work.

Our long-term goals focus on exploring the evolutionary foundations of human sexuality and relationship dynamics in greater depth. We aim to build an interdisciplinary knowledge base that contributes to developing more comprehensive theoretical models of human sexuality. In the long run, we would like to make the research group one of the region's leading research centres in sexual psychology and evolutionary psychology, delivering relevant results not only in basic research but also in applied psychology (sexual health, relationship counselling, psychoeducation). We also aim to train and nurture young researchers to ensure the next generation of scholars and the continuity of our research tradition.

The leader of the reacher group

Prof. Meskó Norbert

Prof. Norbert Meskó is an evolutionary psychologist and lecturer at the Institute of Psychology, University of Pécs. His research focuses on the evolutionary and psychological background of human mate choice, sexual behaviour, personality traits, emotion regulation and sexual economic exchange. He has led or co-authored numerous large-sample, multi-country international studies, and his work is published in leading international journals.

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• Dr. Ferenc Kocsor, PhD Habil., Senior Research Fellow (Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pécs)
• Dr. Ádám Putz, PhD, Assistant Professor (Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pécs)
• Fanni Őry, doctoral student (Doctoral School of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pécs)
• Edit Csányi, doctoral student (Doctoral School of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pécs)
• Jessica S. Ehlers, doctoral student (Doctoral School of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pécs)

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