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Sex differences in human mate preferences vary across sex ratios

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dc.contributor.authorWalter, Kathryn V.
dc.contributor.authorConroy-Beam, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorBuss, David M.
dc.contributor.authorAsao, Kelly
dc.contributor.authorSorokowska, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.authorSorokowski, Piotr
dc.contributor.authorAavik, Toivo
dc.contributor.authorAkello, Grace
dc.contributor.authorAlhabahba, Mohammad Madallh
dc.contributor.authorAlm, Charlotte
dc.contributor.authorAmjad, Naumana
dc.contributor.authorSalkičević, Svjetlana
dc.contributor.authorSargautyte, Ruta
dc.contributor.authorSarmány-Schuller, Ivan
dc.contributor.authorSchmehl, Susanne
dc.contributor.authorSharad, Shivantika
dc.contributor.authorSiddiqui, Razi Sultan
dc.contributor.authorSimonetti, Franco
dc.contributor.authorStoyanova, Stanislava Yordanova
dc.contributor.authorTadinac, Meri
dc.contributor.authorVarella, Marco Antonio Correa
dc.contributor.authorVauclair, Christin Melanie
dc.contributor.authorVega, Luis Diego
dc.contributor.authorWidarini, Dwi Ajeng
dc.contributor.authorYoo, Gyesook
dc.contributor.authorZaťková, Marta Marta
dc.contributor.authorZupančič, Maja
dc.contributor.authorAnjum, Afifa
dc.contributor.authorAtama, Chiemezie S.
dc.contributor.authorDuyar, Derya Atamtürk
dc.contributor.authorAyebare, Richard
dc.contributor.authorBatres, Carlota
dc.contributor.authorBendixen, Mons
dc.contributor.authorBensafia, Aicha
dc.contributor.authorBizumic, Boris
dc.contributor.authorBoussena, Mahmoud
dc.contributor.authorButovskaya, Marina
dc.contributor.authorCan, Seda
dc.contributor.authorCantarero, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorCarrier, Antonin
dc.contributor.authorCetinkaya, Hakan
dc.contributor.authorCroy, Ilona
dc.contributor.authorCueto, Rosa María
dc.contributor.authorCzub, Marcin
dc.contributor.authorDronova, Daria
dc.contributor.authorDural, Seda
dc.contributor.authorDuyar, Izzet
dc.contributor.authorErtugrul, Berna
dc.contributor.authorEspinosa, Agustín
dc.contributor.authorEstevan, Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorEsteves, Carla Sofia
dc.contributor.authorFang, Luxi
dc.contributor.authorFrackowiak, Tomasz
dc.contributor.authorGarduño, Jorge Contreras
dc.contributor.authorGonzález, Karina Ugalde
dc.contributor.authorGuemaz, Farida
dc.contributor.authorGyuris, Petra
dc.contributor.authorHalamová, Mária
dc.contributor.authorHerak, Iskra
dc.contributor.authorHorvat, Marina
dc.contributor.authorHromatko, Ivana
dc.contributor.authorHui, Chin Ming
dc.contributor.authorJaafar, Jas Laile
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Feng
dc.contributor.authorKafetsios, Konstantinos
dc.contributor.authorKavčič, Tina
dc.contributor.authorKennair, Leif Edward Ottesen
dc.contributor.authorKervyn, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorHa, Truong Thi Khanh
dc.contributor.authorKhilji, Imran Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorKöbis, Nils C.
dc.contributor.authorLan, Hoang Moc
dc.contributor.authorLáng, András
dc.contributor.authorLennard, Georgina R.
dc.contributor.authorLeón, Ernesto
dc.contributor.authorLindholm, Torun
dc.contributor.authorLinh, Trinh Thi
dc.contributor.authorLopez, Giulia
dc.contributor.authorLuot, Nguyen Van
dc.contributor.authorMailhos, Alvaro
dc.contributor.authorManesi, Zoi
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, Rocio
dc.contributor.authorMcKerchar, Sarah L.
dc.contributor.authorMeskó, Norbert
dc.contributor.authorMisra, Girishwar
dc.contributor.authorMonaghan, Conal
dc.contributor.authorMora, Emanuel C.
dc.contributor.authorMoya-Garófano, Alba
dc.contributor.authorMusil, Bojan
dc.contributor.authorNatividade, Jean Carlos
dc.contributor.authorNiemczyk, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.authorNizharadze, George
dc.contributor.authorOberzaucher, Elisabeth
dc.contributor.authorOleszkiewicz, Anna
dc.contributor.authorOmar-Fauzee, Mohd Sofian
dc.contributor.authorOnyishi, Ike E.
dc.contributor.authorÖzener, Baris
dc.contributor.authorPagani, Ariela Francesca
dc.contributor.authorPakalniskiene, Vilmante
dc.contributor.authorParise, Miriam
dc.contributor.authorPazhoohi, Farid
dc.contributor.authorPisanski, Annette
dc.contributor.authorPisanski, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorPonciano, Edna
dc.contributor.authorPopa, Camelia
dc.contributor.authorProkop, Pavol
dc.contributor.authorRizwan, Muhammad
dc.contributor.authorSainz, Mario
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-01T09:57:43Z
dc.date.available2021-09-01T09:57:43Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-28
dc.description.abstractA wide range of literature connects sex ratio and mating behaviours in non-human animals. However, research examining sex ratio and human mating is limited in scope. Prior work has examined the relationship between sex ratio and desire for short-term, uncommitted mating as well as outcomes such as marriage and divorce rates. Less empirical attention has been directed towards the relationship between sex ratio and mate preferences, despite the importance of mate preferences in the human mating literature. To address this gap, we examined sex ratio's relationship to the variation in preferences for attractiveness, resources, kindness, intelligence and health in a long-term mate across 45 countries (n = 14 487). We predicted that mate preferences would vary according to relative power of choice on the mating market, with increased power derived from having relatively few competitors and numerous potential mates. We found that each sex tended to report more demanding preferences for attractiveness and resources where the opposite sex was abundant, compared to where the opposite sex was scarce. This pattern dovetails with those found for mating strategies in humans and mate preferences across species, highlighting the importance of sex ratio for understanding variation in human mate preferences.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1098/rspb.2021.1115pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85112007168
dc.identifier.issn0962-8452
dc.identifier.pmcPMC8292757
dc.identifier.pmid34284630
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/34565
dc.identifier.wos000677520800008
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCross-culturalpt_PT
dc.subjectMate preferencespt_PT
dc.subjectMating marketpt_PT
dc.subjectSex differencespt_PT
dc.subjectSex ratiopt_PT
dc.titleSex differences in human mate preferences vary across sex ratiospt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue1955pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume288pt_PT
person.familyNameEsteves
person.givenNameCarla Sofia
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7307-8373
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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