Psychology Department, Laurentian University, Ramsey Lake Road, P3E 2C6, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada,
Hum Nat. 1996 Dec;7(4):427-47. doi: 10.1007/BF02732902.
A study of twenty-five popular women's novels and six famous romantic stories has led to the conclusion that such novels and stories are tales of mate selection and mating commitment. Pérusse's (1994) predictions with respect to mate choice are confirmed by the activities of male and female protagonists in the novels (binomial test,p<.01 in all cases). Males choose mates on the basis of sexual exclusivity and fertility. Females choose mates on the basis of economic factors and parenting potential. As well, male and female characters differ in terms of their display of functional emotions.
对二十五部流行女性小说和六部著名浪漫故事的研究得出结论，这些小说和故事是关于伴侣选择和交配承诺的故事。佩鲁塞（Pérusse）（1994）关于伴侣选择的预测得到了小说中男女主角活动的证实（二项式检验，所有情况下均<.01）。男性根据性排他性和生育能力选择伴侣。女性则根据经济因素和育儿潜力选择伴侣。此外，男女角色在功能情感的表现上也存在差异。
