Lenhard Alexandra, Minten Marie-Pierre, Lenhard Wolfgang
Psychometrica, Dettelbach, Germany.
Institute of Psychology, Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Front Psychol. 2023 Aug 3;14:1219915. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1219915. eCollection 2023.
In this study, we investigated the impact of age on mate selection preferences in males and females, and explored how the formation and duration of committed relationships depend on the sex of the person making the selection.
To this end, we utilized data from the television dating shows and . In these programs, either a single man ("bachelor") or a woman ("bachelorette") has the opportunity to select a potential long-term partner from a pool of candidates. Our analysis encompassed a total of = 169 seasons from 23 different countries, beginning with the first airing in 2002.
We found that the likelihood of the final couple continuing their relationship beyond the broadcast was higher in than in , although the duration of these relationships was not significantly influenced by the type of show. On average, women were younger, both when selecting their partner and when being chosen. However, men exhibited a greater preference for larger age differences than women. Furthermore, the age of the chosen male partners significantly increased with the age of the "bachelorettes," whereas "bachelors" consistently favored women around 25.5 years old, regardless of their own age.
We discuss these findings within the context of parental investment theory and sexual strategies theory.
在本研究中，我们调查了年龄对男性和女性择偶偏好的影响，并探讨了恋爱关系的形成和持续时间如何取决于进行选择的人的性别。
为此，我们利用了电视相亲节目[节目名称1]和[节目名称2]的数据。在这些节目中，单身男性（“单身汉”）或女性（“单身女郎”）有机会从一群候选人中选择潜在的长期伴侣。我们的分析涵盖了来自23个不同国家的总共n = 169季节目，从2002年首次播出开始。
我们发现，最终情侣在节目播出后继续维持关系的可能性在[节目名称1]中高于[节目名称2]，尽管这些关系的持续时间并未受到节目的显著影响。平均而言，女性在选择伴侣和被选择时都更年轻。然而，男性比女性更倾向于年龄差距更大的伴侣。此外，被选中的男性伴侣的年龄随着“单身女郎”的年龄显著增加，而“单身汉”则始终青睐25.5岁左右的女性，无论他们自己的年龄如何。
我们在亲代投资理论和性策略理论的背景下讨论了这些发现。
