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  • Evolutionary Psychology
  • Human Mating Strategies
  • Reproductive Biology

Background:

  • Sexual infidelity poses risks of sperm competition and cuckoldry for men.
  • Men may possess evolved psychological mechanisms to counteract these reproductive risks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether men reduce in-pair copulation (IPC) duration as an anti-cuckoldry tactic.
  • To examine the correlation between IPC duration and perceived female infidelity and sexual coercion.

Main Methods:

  • Study 1: Survey of 410 men reporting on perceptions of female infidelity and sexual coercion.
  • Study 2: Survey of 455 women reporting on related factors.
  • Analysis of copulation duration in relation to infidelity risk and coercion.

Main Results:

  • Men's perceptions of female infidelity were negatively correlated with IPC duration.
  • Men's experience of sexual coercion was also negatively correlated with IPC duration.
  • Study 2 findings did not statistically support the hypotheses.

Conclusions:

  • Men may reduce copulation duration and ejaculate faster in response to perceived risks of sperm competition.
  • Sexual coercion may also influence men's adjustment of copulatory duration.
  • Further research is needed to validate these findings, particularly from female perspectives.