Grueter Cyril C, Goodman Hannah, Fay Nicolas, Walker Bradley, Coall David
Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, M309, LB 5005, Perth, WA 6001 Australia.
Centre for Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6001 Australia.
Evol Psychol Sci. 2023 Feb 22:1-10. doi: 10.1007/s40806-023-00354-3.
Risk taking is more commonly shown by males than females and has a signalling function, serving to advertise one's intrinsic quality to prospective mates. Previous research has established that male risk takers are judged as more attractive for short-term flings than long-term relationships, but the environmental and socioeconomic context surrounding female preferences for male risk takers has been overlooked. Using a survey instrument, we examined female preferences for male risk takers across 1304 females from 47 countries. We found preferences for physical risk takers to be more pronounced in females with a bisexual orientation and females who scored high on risk proneness. Self-reported health was positively associated with preferences for high risk takers as short-term mates, but the effect was moderated by country-level health, i.e. the association was stronger in countries with poorer health. The security provided by better health and access to health care may allow females to capitalise on the genetic quality afforded by selecting a risk-prone male whilst concurrently buffering the potential costs associated with the risk taker's lower paternal investment. The risk of contracting COVID-19 did not predict avoidance of risk takers, perhaps because this environmental cue is too novel to have moulded our behavioural preferences.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40806-023-00354-3.
冒险行为在男性中比在女性中更常见，并且具有信号功能，用于向潜在配偶宣传自己的内在品质。先前的研究已经确定，短期风流韵事方面，男性冒险者被认为比长期关系中更具吸引力，但女性对男性冒险者偏好的环境和社会经济背景一直被忽视。我们使用一项调查工具，对来自47个国家的1304名女性进行了调查，研究她们对男性冒险者的偏好。我们发现，双性恋取向的女性和在冒险倾向方面得分高的女性对身体冒险者的偏好更为明显。自我报告的健康状况与将高风险冒险者作为短期伴侣的偏好呈正相关，但这种影响受到国家层面健康状况的调节，即在健康状况较差的国家这种关联更强。更好的健康状况和获得医疗保健所提供的保障，可能使女性能够利用选择冒险倾向男性所带来的遗传优势，同时缓冲与冒险者较低的父性投资相关的潜在成本。感染新冠病毒的风险并不能预测对冒险者会产生回避，这可能是因为这个环境线索太新，尚未塑造我们的行为偏好。
在线版本包含可在10.1007/s40806-023-00354-3获取的补充材料。
