Bhogal Manpal Singh, Galbraith Niall, Manktelow Ken
Department of Psychology, Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research, School of Life Sciences and Education, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, UK; Psychology Department, Institute of Sport and Human Sciences, Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK.
Psychology Department, Institute of Sport and Human Sciences, Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK.
Psychol Rep. 2019 Apr;122(2):550-557. doi: 10.1177/0033294118764640. Epub 2018 Apr 4.
Previous literature suggests that altruism may have evolved as a sexually selectable trait. Recent research suggests that women seek altruistic traits for long-term, not short-term relationships, as altruism can serve as an honest signal of one's character. We tested this hypothesis by asking 102 participants to complete a modified version of Buss's Mate Preferences Questionnaire. We found that women placed higher importance on altruism in a mate compared to men, and this preference was greater when seeking a long-term mate, compared to a short-term mate. We also found that although women placed greater importance on cooperativeness in a mate compared to men, this preference was not influenced by whether they were seeking a short-term or a long-term mate. We successfully replicate previous literature exploring the role of altruism in mate choice.
先前的文献表明，利他主义可能是作为一种可通过性选择的特征进化而来的。最近的研究表明，女性寻求利他主义特征是为了建立长期关系，而非短期关系，因为利他主义可以作为一个人性格的真实信号。我们通过让102名参与者完成一份修改版的巴斯择偶偏好问卷来检验这一假设。我们发现，与男性相比，女性在选择伴侣时更看重利他主义，而且与寻求短期伴侣相比，在寻求长期伴侣时这种偏好更为强烈。我们还发现，尽管与男性相比，女性在选择伴侣时更看重合作性，但这种偏好不受她们是在寻求短期还是长期伴侣的影响。我们成功地重复了先前探索利他主义在择偶中作用的文献研究。
