Wang Yan, Qu Yang, Hou Bowen, Tian Qian
1 Department of Psychology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
2 School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Evol Psychol. 2019 Jan-Mar;17(1):1474704919833720. doi: 10.1177/1474704919833720.
Drawing on life history theory, this research explores the moderating role of childhood economic background in the relationship between sex ratio and the female's mate preference for male resource availability. Using different priming materials, three experiments consistently found that women with a rich childhood economic background showed a stable level of mate preference for good resource-this applied regardless of male- or female-biased sex ratio. But females with a poor childhood economic background showed a higher level of preference for male resource availability under the condition of female-biased sex ratio (vs. the condition of male-biased sex ratio). These findings support the moderating role of female childhood economic background in the relationship between sex ratio and their mating preference of good resources.
本研究借鉴生命历程理论，探讨童年经济背景在性别比例与女性对男性资源可得性的配偶偏好之间关系中的调节作用。通过使用不同的启动材料，三项实验一致发现，童年经济背景丰富的女性对优质资源的配偶偏好水平稳定，无论性别比例是偏向男性还是偏向女性。但童年经济背景较差的女性在性别比例偏向女性的情况下（相对于性别比例偏向男性的情况），对男性资源可得性的偏好水平更高。这些发现支持了女性童年经济背景在性别比例与其对优质资源的交配偏好之间关系中的调节作用。
