当生物学接管时:像"学士"和"学士女"这样的电视格式证实了伴侣选择的进化理论
Alexandra Lenhard1, Marie-Pierre Minten2, Wolfgang Lenhard2
1Psychometrica, Dettelbach, Germany.
Frontiers in psychology
|August 21, 2023
概括
在约会节目中选择伴侣的女性导致比男性更持久的关系. 然而,关系的持续时间不受节目类型的影响,年龄偏好因性别而异.
科学领域:
- 进化心理学 进化心理学
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 关系科学 关系科学
背景情况:
- 伴侣选择是繁殖成功的一个关键方面.
- 了解伴侣选择中的年龄动态,可以了解进化策略.
- 电视约会节目提供了一个独特的,大规模的数据集来研究关系的形成.
研究的目的:
- 调查年龄对男性和女性选择伴侣偏好的影响.
- 探索关系的形成和持续时间如何取决于选择者的性别.
- 在承诺关系的背景下分析伴侣选择中的与年龄相关的模式.
主要方法:
- 分析了来自23个国家的169个季节的电视约会节目"单身汉"和"单身女".
- 数据收集的时间从节目于2002年开始收集到.
- 检查关系结果 (广播后的延续) 和参与者人口统计 (年龄,性别).
主要成果:
- 由女性 (*The Bachelorette*) 开始的关系比由男性 (*The Bachelor*) 开始的关系更有可能在广播后继续.
- 平均而言,女性在选择伴侣和被选择时都比较年轻.
- 男人更喜欢年龄差异较大,而单身者更喜欢25岁半左右的伴侣,而不管他们自己的年龄.
结论:
- 研究结果表明,伴侣选择策略和关系形成方面存在基于性别的差异.
- 选择伴侣的年龄动态与进化理论如父母投资和性策略一致.
- 这项研究强调了电视约会格式如何成为现实世界伴侣选择行为的代理.
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