Kelly Ashleigh J, Dubbs Shelli L, Barlow Fiona Kate
1 School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Evol Psychol. 2016 Oct-Dec;14(4):1474704916678626. doi: 10.1177/1474704916678626.
We argue that mate rejection and ex-partner relationships are important, multifaceted topics that have been underresearched in social and evolutionary psychology. Mate rejection and relationship dissolution are ubiquitous and form integral parts of the human experience. Both also carry with them potential risks and benefits to our fitness and survival. Hence, we expect that mate rejection would have given rise to evolved behavioral and psychological adaptations. Herein, we outline some of the many unanswered questions in evolutionary psychology on these topics, at each step presenting novel hypotheses about how men and women should behave when rejecting a mate or potential mate or in response to rejection. We intend these hypotheses and suggestions for future research to be used as a basis for enriching our understanding of human mating from an evolutionary perspective.
我们认为，伴侣拒绝和前任伴侣关系是重要且多方面的话题，在社会心理学和进化心理学领域一直未得到充分研究。伴侣拒绝和关系解体普遍存在，是人类经历中不可或缺的一部分。两者对我们的健康和生存都可能带来潜在风险和益处。因此，我们预计伴侣拒绝会引发进化而来的行为和心理适应。在此，我们概述了进化心理学中关于这些话题的诸多未解决问题，在每一步都提出了关于男性和女性在拒绝伴侣或潜在伴侣时或面对拒绝时应如何表现的新颖假设。我们希望这些假设和对未来研究的建议能作为从进化角度丰富我们对人类交配理解基础。
