Michelle VanHatten, Caitlin Cunningham, Theresa L. White
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摘要
许多人在寻找潜在的浪漫伴侣时，似乎都在寻找相似的品质。嗅觉社会线索可能是这一过程的重要组成部分，尽管它们的价值存在个体差异。例如，在选择浪漫伴侣时，男同性恋者比异性恋者更不看重气味(White和Cunningham, Chemosens perception 10:31-41, 2017)。嗅觉在择偶中的相对重要性是否可能仅仅是人们普遍意识到气味的自然结果?本研究通过两项研究考察了气味意识与交配中气味重要性之间的关系。每个研究的参与者都完成了浪漫兴趣调查(Herz和Inzlich，进化行为23:359-364,2002)和气味意识调查(Smeets et al.，化学感官33:725-734,2008)。在第一项研究中，455名大学年龄的异性恋者接受了调查，而在第二项研究中，453名性取向不同的人(142名异性恋女性，161名异性恋男性和150名同性恋男性)完成了问卷调查。两项研究的主成分分析揭示了RIS得分的两个不同成分;一个组成部分最能说明OAS分数。两项研究的回归分析表明，OAS分数预测RIS第一主成分，但不能预测RIS第二主成分。气味在选择浪漫伴侣时的价值似乎反映了两种不同的潜在态度。第一种态度重视爱人气味的各个方面，而第二种态度只认为爱人的气味不难闻是重要的。气味意识只与第一种态度有关。这些发现表明，气味意识解释了一些关于气味在择偶中的价值的态度，但不是全部。其他因素，如避免厌恶刺激的需要，也可能导致嗅觉在选择伴侣时的相对重要性。
Olfactory Awareness and the Self-Reported Importance of Olfactory Information in Romantic Interest
Many people seem to be looking for similar attributes when searching for a potential romantic partner. Olfactory social cues can be important parts of the process, though there are individual differences as to their value. Gay men, for example, value scent less in selecting a romantic partner than do heterosexual men (White and Cunningham, Chemosens Percept 10:31–41, 2017). Is it possible that the relative importance of olfaction in mate selection is simply a natural consequence of being generally aware of odorants?
The present study examined the relationship between odor awareness and odor importance in mating in two studies. Participants in each of the studies completed both the Romantic Interests Survey (Herz and Inzlich, Evol Hum Behav 23:359–364, 2002) and the Odor Awareness Survey (Smeets et al., Chem Senses 33:725–734, 2008). In the first study, 455 college-aged heterosexual individuals were surveyed, while in the second study, 453 individuals varying in sexual preference (142 heterosexual women, 161 heterosexual men, and 150 gay men) completed the questionnaires.
Principle components analyses from both studies revealed two different components underlying scores on the RIS; one component best accounted for OAS scores. Regression analysis for both studies indicated that OAS scores predicted the first RIS principle component, but not the second one.
The value of odorants in selecting a romantic partner seems to reflect two different underlying attitudes. The first attitude values all aspects of the smell of a lover, while the second only finds it important that the lover does not smell badly. Odor awareness is related only to the first of these attitudes.
These findings suggest that odor awareness accounts for some of the attitudes concerning the value of odors in mate selection, but not all of them. Other factors, such as the need to avoid aversive stimuli, may also contribute to the relative importance of olfaction in selecting a partner.
期刊介绍：
Coverage in Chemosensory Perception includes animal work with implications for human phenomena and explores the following areas:
Identification of chemicals producing sensory response;
Identification of sensory response associated with chemicals;
Human in vivo response to chemical stimuli;
Human in vitro response to chemical stimuli;
Neuroimaging of chemosensory function;
Neurological processing of chemoreception;
Chemoreception mechanisms;
Psychophysics of chemoperception;
Trigeminal function;
Multisensory perception;
Contextual effect on chemoperception;
Behavioral response to chemical stimuli;
Physiological factors affecting and contributing to chemoperception;
Flavor and hedonics;
Memory and chemoperception.
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