Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, New York, USA.
Aggress Behav. 2011 May-Jun;37(3):258-67. doi: 10.1002/ab.20384. Epub 2011 Jan 11.
It has been suggested that the use of intrasexual aggression is a form of competition associated with reproductive opportunities. Here the authors investigated the relationship between retrospective dating and flirting behavior and peer aggression and victimization during middle and high school. Results indicate that the use of peer aggression was associated with adaptive dating outcomes in both sexes, whereas experiencing peer victimization was correlated with maladaptive dating behaviors among females only. Females who perpetrated high levels of indirect (i.e. nonphysical) aggression reported that they began dating at earlier ages in comparison to their peers, whereas aggressive males reported having more total dating partners. Experiencing female-female peer victimization was correlated with a later onset of dating behavior, more total dating partners, and less male flirtation while growing up. This report strengthens the connection between adolescent peer aggression and reproductive competition, suggesting a potential functionality to adolescent peer aggression in enhancing one's own mating opportunities at the expense of rivals.
有人认为，同性间的攻击行为是一种与生殖机会相关的竞争形式。在这里，作者研究了中学和高中时期的约会和调情行为以及同伴攻击和受害与回溯性约会之间的关系。结果表明，在两性中，同伴攻击的使用与适应性的约会结果有关，而同伴受害则与女性的不良约会行为相关。实施高水平间接（即非身体）攻击的女性报告说，与同龄人相比，她们更早开始约会，而攻击性男性则报告说有更多的约会伴侣。经历女性间的同伴受害与约会行为的较晚开始、更多的约会伴侣以及成长过程中较少的男性调情有关。本报告加强了青少年同伴攻击与生殖竞争之间的联系，表明青少年同伴攻击具有潜在的功能，可以增强自己的交配机会，而牺牲竞争对手。
