Sex differences in human mate preferences vary across sex ratios

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dc.contributor.authorWalter, Kathryn V.
dc.contributor.authorConroy-Beam, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorBuss, David M.
dc.contributor.authorAsao, Kelly
dc.contributor.authorSorokowska, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.authorSorokowski, Piotr
dc.contributor.authorAavik, Toivo
dc.contributor.authorAkello, Grace
dc.contributor.authorAlhabahba, Mohammad Madallh
dc.contributor.authorAlm, Charlotte
dc.contributor.authorAmjad, Naumana
dc.contributor.authorAnjum, Afifa
dc.contributor.authorAtama, Chiemezie S.
dc.contributor.authorDuyar, Derya Atamturk
dc.contributor.authorAyebare, Richard
dc.contributor.authorBatres, Carlota
dc.contributor.authorBendixen, Mons
dc.contributor.authorBensafia, Aicha
dc.contributor.authorBizumic, Boris
dc.contributor.authorBoussena, Mahmoud
dc.contributor.authorButovskaya, Marina
dc.contributor.authorCan, Seda
dc.contributor.authorCantarero, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorCarrier, Antonin
dc.contributor.authorCetinkaya, Hakan
dc.contributor.authorCroy, Ilona
dc.contributor.authorCueto, Rosa Maria
dc.contributor.authorCzub, Marcin
dc.contributor.authorDronova, Daria
dc.contributor.authorDural, Seda
dc.contributor.authorDuyar, Izzet
dc.contributor.authorErtugrul, Berna
dc.contributor.authorEspinosa, Agustin
dc.contributor.authorEstevan, Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorEsteves, Carla Sofia
dc.contributor.authorFang, Luxi
dc.contributor.authorFrackowiak, Tomasz
dc.contributor.authorGarduno, Jorge Contreras
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, Karina Ugalde
dc.contributor.authorGuemaz, Farida
dc.contributor.authorGyuris, Petra
dc.contributor.authorHalamova, Maria
dc.contributor.authorHerak, Iskra
dc.contributor.authorHorvat, Marina
dc.contributor.authorHromatko, Ivana
dc.contributor.authorHui, Chin-Ming
dc.contributor.authorJaafar, Jas Laile
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Feng
dc.contributor.authorKafetsios, Konstantinos
dc.contributor.authorKavcic, Tina
dc.contributor.authorOttesen Kennair, Leif Edward
dc.contributor.authorKervyn, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorKhanh Ha, Truong Thi
dc.contributor.authorKhilji, Imran Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorKobis, Nils C.
dc.contributor.authorLan, Hoang Moc
dc.contributor.authorLang, Andras
dc.contributor.authorLennard, Georgina R.
dc.contributor.authorLeon, Ernesto
dc.contributor.authorLindholm, Torun
dc.contributor.authorLinh, Trinh Thi
dc.contributor.authorLopez, Giulia
dc.contributor.authorLuot, Nguyen Van
dc.contributor.authorMailhos, Alvaro
dc.contributor.authorManesi, Zoi
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, Rocio
dc.contributor.authorMcKerchar, Sarah L.
dc.contributor.authorMesko, Norbert
dc.contributor.authorMisra, Girishwar
dc.contributor.authorMonaghan, Conal
dc.contributor.authorMora, Emanuel C.
dc.contributor.authorMoya-Garofano, Alba
dc.contributor.authorMusil, Bojan
dc.contributor.authorNatividade, Jean Carlos
dc.contributor.authorNiemczyk, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.authorNizharadze, George
dc.contributor.authorOberzaucher, Elisabeth
dc.contributor.authorOleszkiewicz, Anna
dc.contributor.authorOmar-Fauzee, Mohd Sofian
dc.contributor.authorOnyishi, Ike E.
dc.contributor.authorOzener, Baris
dc.contributor.authorPagani, Ariela Francesca
dc.contributor.authorPakalniskiene, Vilmante
dc.contributor.authorParise, Miriam
dc.contributor.authorPazhoohi, Farid
dc.contributor.authorPisanski, Annette
dc.contributor.authorPisanski, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorPonciano, Edna
dc.contributor.authorPopa, Camelia
dc.contributor.authorProkop, Pavol
dc.contributor.authorRizwan, Muhammad
dc.contributor.authorSainz, Mario
dc.contributor.authorSalkicevic, Svjetlana
dc.contributor.authorSargautyte, Ruta
dc.contributor.authorSarmany-Schuller, Ivan
dc.contributor.authorSchmehl, Susanne
dc.contributor.authorSharad, Shivantika
dc.contributor.authorSiddiqui, Razi Sultan
dc.contributor.authorSimonetti, Franco
dc.contributor.authorStoyanova, Stanislava Yordanova
dc.contributor.authorTadinac, Meri
dc.contributor.authorCorrea Varella, Marco Antonio
dc.contributor.authorVauclair, Christin-Melanie
dc.contributor.authorVega, Luis Diego
dc.contributor.authorWidarini, Dwi Ajeng
dc.contributor.authorYoo, Gyesook
dc.contributor.authorZat'kova, Marta Marta
dc.contributor.authorZupancic, Maja
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T22:13:16Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T22:13:16Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractA wide range of literature connects sex ratio and mating behaviours in non-human animals. However, research examining sex ratio and human mating is limited in scope. Prior work has examined the relationship between sex ratio and desire for short-term, uncommitted mating as well as outcomes such as marriage and divorce rates. Less empirical attention has been directed towards the relationship between sex ratio and mate preferences, despite the importance of mate preferences in the human mating literature. To address this gap, we examined sex ratio's relationship to the variation in preferences for attractiveness, resources, kindness, intelligence and health in a long-term mate across 45 countries (n = 14 487). We predicted that mate preferences would vary according to relative power of choice on the mating market, with increased power derived from having relatively few competitors and numerous potential mates. We found that each sex tended to report more demanding preferences for attractiveness and resources where the opposite sex was abundant, compared to where the opposite sex was scarce. This pattern dovetails with those found for mating strategies in humans and mate preferences across species, highlighting the importance of sex ratio for understanding variation in human mate preferences.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1098/rspb.2021.1115
dc.identifier.eissn1471-2954
dc.identifier.issn0962-8452
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1115
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/94444
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000677520800008
dc.issue.numero1955
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaProceedings of the royal society b-biological sciences
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectmate preferences
dc.subjectsex ratio
dc.subjectsex differences
dc.subjectcross-cultural
dc.subjectmating market
dc.titleSex differences in human mate preferences vary across sex ratios
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen288
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sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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