Patterns of paternal investment explain cross-cultural variance in jealous response
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Scelza, Brooke A; Prall, Sean P; Blumenfield, Tami; Crittenden, Alyssa N; Gurven, Michael; Kline, Michelle; Koster, Jeremy; Kushnick, Geoff; Mattison, Siobhán M; Pillsworth, Elizabeth; Shenk, Mary K
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Long-lasting, romantic partnerships are a universal feature of human societies, but almost as ubiquitous is the risk of instability when one partner strays. Jealous response to the threat of infidelity is well studied, but most empirical work on the topic has focused on a proposed sex difference in the type of jealousy (sexual or emotional) that men and women find most upsetting, rather than on how jealous response varies1,2. This stems in part from the predominance of studies using student...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Scelza, Brooke A | |
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dc.contributor.author | Prall, Sean P | |
dc.contributor.author | Blumenfield, Tami | |
dc.contributor.author | Crittenden, Alyssa N | |
dc.contributor.author | Gurven, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Kline, Michelle | |
dc.contributor.author | Koster, Jeremy | |
dc.contributor.author | Kushnick, Geoff | |
dc.contributor.author | Mattison, Siobhán M | |
dc.contributor.author | Pillsworth, Elizabeth | |
dc.contributor.author | Shenk, Mary K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-07T00:13:35Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2397-3374 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/203836 | |
dc.description.abstract | Long-lasting, romantic partnerships are a universal feature of human societies, but almost as ubiquitous is the risk of instability when one partner strays. Jealous response to the threat of infidelity is well studied, but most empirical work on the topic has focused on a proposed sex difference in the type of jealousy (sexual or emotional) that men and women find most upsetting, rather than on how jealous response varies1,2. This stems in part from the predominance of studies using student samples from industrialized populations, which represent a relatively homogenous group in terms of age, life history stage and social norms3,4. To better understand variation in jealous response, we conducted a 2-part study in 11 populations (1,048 individuals). In line with previous work, we find a robust sex difference in the classic forced-choice jealousy task. However, we also show substantial variation in jealous response across populations. Using parental investment theory, we derived several predictions about what might trigger such variation. We find that greater paternal investment and lower frequency of extramarital sex are associated with more severe jealous response. Thus, partner jealousy appears to be a facultative response, reflective of the variable risks and costs of men’s investment across societies. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | B.A.S. acknowledges support from a UCLA Faculty Research Grant and NSF-BCS-1534682, the latter of which also funded S.P.P. as a postdoctoral scholar. J.S. acknowledges support from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)–Labex IAST. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
dc.publisher | Nature Publishing Group | |
dc.rights | © 2019 | |
dc.source | Nature Human Behaviour | |
dc.title | Patterns of paternal investment explain cross-cultural variance in jealous response | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 4 | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 160102 - Biological (Physical) Anthropology | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u6048437xPUB778 | |
local.publisher.url | https://www.nature.com/ | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Scelza, Brooke A , Department of Anthropology, University of California, | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Prall, Sean P, University of California | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Blumenfield, Tami, Yunnan University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Crittenden, Alyssa N , Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Gurven, Michael, University of California | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Kline, Michelle, Simon Fraser University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Koster, Jeremy, University of Cincinnati | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Kushnick, Geoff, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Mattison, Siobhán M, University of New Mexico | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Pillsworth, Elizabeth, California State University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Shenk, Mary K, Pennsylvania State University | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 1 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 1 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 10 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1038/s41562-019-0654-y | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-02-20T07:21:53Z | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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