Benenson J F, Morganstein T, Roy R
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, 3700 McTavish Street, H3A 1Y2, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Hum Nat. 1998 Dec;9(4):369-90. doi: 10.1007/s12110-998-1015-0.
It is hypothesized from within an evolutionary framework that females should be less invested in peer relations than males. Investment was operationalized as enjoyment in Study 1 and as preference for interaction in Study 2. In the first study, four- and six-year-old children's enjoyment of peer interaction was observed in 26 groups of same-sex peers. Girls were rated as enjoying their interactions significantly less than boys. In the second study, six- and nine-year-old children were interviewed about the individuals with whom they spend time in their homes and neighborhoods and about the individuals who participate in their favorite activities. The proportion of individuals named by children who were peers was significantly lower for girls than boys both in children's neighborhoods and in children's favorite activities. Results strongly support the hypothesis that females and males have evolved differential preferences for interaction with peers.
在一个进化框架内有这样的假设，即女性在同伴关系中的投入应该比男性少。在研究1中，投入被定义为享受程度；在研究2中，投入被定义为对互动的偏好。在第一项研究中，观察了26组同性同伴中4岁和6岁儿童对同伴互动的享受程度。女孩被评为比男孩明显更不享受她们的互动。在第二项研究中，对6岁和9岁的儿童进行了访谈，询问他们在家庭和社区中与之共度时光的人，以及参与他们最喜欢活动的人。在儿童的社区和最喜欢的活动中，女孩提到的同伴比例均显著低于男孩。结果有力地支持了这样的假设，即女性和男性在与同伴互动方面进化出了不同的偏好。
