Jones B C, Little A C, Boothroyd L, Debruine L M, Feinberg D R, Smith M J Law, Cornwell R E, Moore F R, Perrett D I
School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, UK.
Horm Behav. 2005 Sep;48(3):283-90. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.03.010.
Previous studies of changes in women's behavior during the menstrual cycle have offered insight into the motivations underpinning women's preferences for social cues associated with possible direct benefits (e.g., investment, low risk of infection) and indirect benefits (e.g., offspring viability). Here we sought to extend this work by testing for systematic variation in women's preferences for male and female faces and in their attitudes to their romantic relationship during the menstrual cycle. In Study 1, we found partnered women's reported commitment to their romantic relationship and preferences for femininity in male and female faces were strongest on days of the menstrual cycle when progesterone levels are increased (and fertility is low). Happiness in relationships did not change across the cycle. In Study 2, we found that the effect of cycle phase on women's preference for feminine faces was independent of increased attraction to apparent health in faces during the luteal phase. Collectively, these findings are further evidence that women's preferences for social cues associated with possible direct benefits and commitment to relationships are strongest during conditions characterized by raised progesterone level, while attraction to men displaying cues associated with possible indirect benefits is strongest when women are most fertile.
先前关于女性在月经周期中行为变化的研究，为理解女性偏好与可能的直接益处（如投资、低感染风险）和间接益处（如后代生存能力）相关的社会线索背后的动机提供了见解。在此，我们试图通过测试女性在月经周期中对男性和女性面孔的偏好以及她们对浪漫关系的态度是否存在系统变化，来扩展这项研究。在研究1中，我们发现处于恋爱关系中的女性报告称，在月经周期中孕酮水平升高（且生育能力较低）的日子里，她们对浪漫关系的承诺以及对男性和女性面孔中女性气质的偏好最为强烈。恋爱关系中的幸福感在整个周期中没有变化。在研究2中，我们发现周期阶段对女性对面孔女性气质偏好的影响，独立于黄体期对面孔明显健康特征吸引力的增加。总体而言，这些发现进一步证明，在孕酮水平升高的情况下，女性对与可能的直接益处相关的社会线索的偏好以及对关系的承诺最为强烈，而当女性生育能力最强时，对显示与可能的间接益处相关线索的男性的吸引力最为强烈。
