Disqualifiers or preferences? How humans incorporate dealbreakers into mate choice

IF 3 1区 心理学 Q1 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Kathryn V. Walter , Jared Kliszewski , Krystal Duarte , Daniel Conroy-Beam
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Abstract

Interest in dealbreakers has blossomed over the last decade, but we do not know how dealbreakers are used in mate choice. Here, we propose that some dealbreaker traits may act as disqualifiers, traits that we use to recognize others as potential mates. Alternatively, other dealbreaker traits may act like mate preferences and influence how attractive we find a potential mate relative to other potential mates. We use agent-based modeling and two samples of real-life couples, n = 1044, and n = 518, collected through Qualtrics' panel service, to test between these two possibilities. We find evidence that many of the traits colloquially considered to be dealbreakers, such as smoking status, height, and religion, are not used by the mind as disqualifiers, rather they act like preferences and are integrated into overall assessments of mate value. However, we find evidence that a person's sex is incorporated into mate choice like a disqualifier. Overall, considering and testing the evolved function of dealbreakers in the long-term mating process illuminates new directions for future research.

取消资格还是偏好?人类如何在择偶时考虑到破坏因素
在过去十年中,人们对 "破坏者 "的兴趣日益浓厚,但我们并不知道 "破坏者 "是如何被用于择偶的。在这里,我们提出,一些破坏者的特征可能是我们用来识别他人潜在配偶的不合格特征。另一种情况是,其他的破坏性特征可能会像配偶偏好一样,影响我们认为潜在配偶相对于其他潜在配偶的吸引力。我们使用基于代理的建模和通过 Qualtrics 小组服务收集的两个真实情侣样本(n = 1044 和 n = 518)来检验这两种可能性。我们发现有证据表明,许多被俗称为破坏交易的特征,如吸烟状况、身高和宗教信仰等,并没有被大脑用作取消资格的条件,相反,它们就像偏好一样,被纳入了对配偶价值的整体评估中。然而,我们发现有证据表明,一个人的性别在择偶时就像一个剥夺资格的因素。总之,考虑和测试破坏因素在长期交配过程中的进化功能为未来的研究指明了新的方向。
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Evolution and Human Behavior
Evolution and Human Behavior 生物-行为科学
CiteScore
8.30
自引率
9.80%
发文量
62
审稿时长
82 days
期刊介绍: Evolution and Human Behavior is an interdisciplinary journal, presenting research reports and theory in which evolutionary perspectives are brought to bear on the study of human behavior. It is primarily a scientific journal, but submissions from scholars in the humanities are also encouraged. Papers reporting on theoretical and empirical work on other species will be welcome if their relevance to the human animal is apparent.
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