Assortative mating for human height: A meta-analysis.
Assortative mating for human height: A meta-analysis.
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10.1002/ajhb.22917
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2017-01
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Pollet TV
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Stulp G;Simons MJ;Grasman S;Pollet TV
对身高选择性交配的研究在人类生物学中有着悠久的历史。虽然配偶的身高之间的正相关性在西方人群中经常被注意到，但最近的论文表明，身高的交配模式并不普遍。本文的目的是审查已发表的证据，以检查身高选择性交配的强度和普遍性。我们进行了广泛的文献综述和Meta分析。我们从已发表的综述开始，但也通过二级数据库进行了搜索。我们的研究得出了154个伴侣之间的身高相关性。我们根据地理位置将人群分为西方和非西方。然后通过Meta分析技术分析这些相关性。148个与伴侣身高的相关性是正的，总体分析表明中度正相关性交配（r = 0.23）。尽管与非西方国家相比，西方国家的自愿交配略强，但这种差异不具有统计学显著性。我们没有发现身高选型交配随时间变化的证据。在效应量方面存在显著的残差异质性，这种异质性在西方国家最为明显。在人类群体中存在身高的正向选择性交配，但其数量适中，表明身高不是择偶的主要因素。未来的研究是必要的，以了解大量的异质性的程度观察到的人类种群，这可能源于方法和生态差异相结合的异质性的根本原因。
The study of assortative mating for height has a rich history in human biology. Although the positive correlation between the stature of spouses has often been noted in western populations, recent papers suggest that mating patterns for stature are not universal. The objective of this paper was to review the published evidence to examine the strength of and universality in assortative mating for height. We conducted an extensive literature review and meta‐analysis. We started with published reviews but also searched through secondary databases. Our search led to 154 correlations of height between partners. We classified the populations as western and non‐western based on geography. These correlations were then analyzed via meta‐analytic techniques. 148 of the correlations for partner heights were positive and the overall analysis indicates moderate positive assortative mating (r = .23). Although assortative mating was slightly stronger in countries that can be described as western compared to non‐western, this difference was not statistically significant. We found no evidence for a change in assortative mating for height over time. There was substantial residual heterogeneity in effect sizes and this heterogeneity was most pronounced in western countries. Positive assortative mating for height exists in human populations, but is modest in magnitude suggesting that height is not a major factor in mate choice. Future research is necessary to understand the underlying causes of the large amount of heterogeneity observed in the degree of assortative mating across human populations, which may stem from a combination of methodological and ecological differences.