Sex Differences in Mate Retention and Mate Quality Enhancement: The Effect of Facial Sexual Dimorphism Cues on Willingness to Introduce a New Friend to One's Partner
Sex Differences in Mate Retention and Mate Quality Enhancement: The Effect of Facial Sexual Dimorphism Cues on Willingness to Introduce a New Friend to One's Partner
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伴侣保留和伴侣质量增强的性别差异：面部性别二态性对向伴侣介绍新朋友的意愿的影响
DOI：
10.1007/s10508-018-1295-3
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发表时间：
2019
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Wu Yang
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作者：
Zuo Bin;Wen Fangfang;Wu Yang
本研究在前人研究的基础上，探讨了两性异形线索对配偶保持和配偶质量提升行为的影响。研究人员向233名参与者展示了使用计算机图形技术生成的具有不同性二态线索的面部照片，并要求他们对与配偶保留和质量提高相关的行为倾向进行评级。结果表明：（1）女性受试者利用配偶保持策略的程度与目标的性别差异有关，而男性受试者总体上表现出更强的配偶保持倾向;（2）女性参与者认为男性更有能力，更有吸引力，倾向于将他们介绍给自己的伴侣，这一模式与配偶质量提升策略一致，而男性参与者则没有表现出类似的行为。两者合计，这些结果表明，男性化和女性化的面部线索是重要的，虽然微妙的，一个人的生殖价值，并密切相关的配偶保留和质量提高策略。限制和未来的方向也进行了讨论。
Building on previous studies, we investigated the influence of sexual dimorphism cues on mate retention and mate quality enhancement behaviors. A total of 233 participants were presented with facial photographs with varying sexual dimorphism cues that were generated using computer graphic techniques and were asked to rate their behavior tendencies associated with mate retention and quality enhancement. The results showed that (1) female participants utilized mate retention tactics as a function of the sexual dimorphism cues of targets, whereas male participants showed an overall stronger and indiscriminate tendency for mate retention; (2) female participants rated masculine men as more competent and more generally attractive and tended to introduce them to their own partner, a pattern that was consistent with mate quality enhancement strategies, whereas male participants did not exhibit comparable behaviors. Taken together, these results suggest that masculine and feminine facial cues are important, albeit subtle, to one’s reproductive value and are closely associated with mate retention and quality enhancement strategies. Limitations and future directions are also discussed.