Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries
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Conroy-Beam, Daniel; Buss, David M.; Asao, Kelly; Sorokowska, Agnieszka; Sorokowski, Piotr; Aavik, Toivo; Akello, Grace; Alhabahba, Mohammad Madallh; Alm, Charlotte; Amjad, Naumana; Bizumic, Boris; Lennard, Georgina; McKerchar, Sarah; Monaghan, Conal
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Humans express a wide array of ideal mate preferences. Around the world, people desire romantic partners who are intelligent, healthy, kind, physically attractive, wealthy, and more. In order for these ideal preferences to guide the choice of actual romantic partners, human mating psychology must possess a means to integrate information across these many preference dimensions into summaries of the overall mate value of their potential mates. Here we explore the computational design of this mate...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Conroy-Beam, Daniel | |
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dc.contributor.author | Buss, David M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Asao, Kelly | |
dc.contributor.author | Sorokowska, Agnieszka | |
dc.contributor.author | Sorokowski, Piotr | |
dc.contributor.author | Aavik, Toivo | |
dc.contributor.author | Akello, Grace | |
dc.contributor.author | Alhabahba, Mohammad Madallh | |
dc.contributor.author | Alm, Charlotte | |
dc.contributor.author | Amjad, Naumana | |
dc.contributor.author | Bizumic, Boris | |
dc.contributor.author | Lennard, Georgina | |
dc.contributor.author | McKerchar, Sarah | |
dc.contributor.author | Monaghan, Conal | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-16T02:11:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-16T02:11:01Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/205176 | |
dc.description.abstract | Humans express a wide array of ideal mate preferences. Around the world, people desire romantic partners who are intelligent, healthy, kind, physically attractive, wealthy, and more. In order for these ideal preferences to guide the choice of actual romantic partners, human mating psychology must possess a means to integrate information across these many preference dimensions into summaries of the overall mate value of their potential mates. Here we explore the computational design of this mate preference integration process using a large sample of n = 14,487 people from 45 countries around the world. We combine this large cross-cultural sample with agent-based models to compare eight hypothesized models of human mating markets. Across cultures, people higher in mate value appear to experience greater power of choice on the mating market in that they set higher ideal standards, better fulfill their preferences in choice, and pair with higher mate value partners. Furthermore, we find that this cross-culturally universal pattern of mate choice is most consistent with a Euclidean model of mate preference integration. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | The work of Truong Ti Khanh Ha was supported by grants 501.01–2016.02 from the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED). Anna Oleszkiewicz was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (#626/STYP/12/2017). Tis study was conducted in line with project NIR No. 01201370995 “Cross-cultural and interdisciplinary researches. Biosocial and cross-cultural analysis of models of tolerance and basic values of culture in modern society” (Marina Butovskaya and Daria Dronova). Agnieszka Sorokowska and Piotr Sorokowski were supported by the National Science Center—Poland (2014/13/B/HS6/02644). Petra Gyuris, András Láng, and Norbert Meskó were supported by the Hungarian Scientifc Research Fund — OTKA (K125437). Feng Jiang was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China, grant No. 71971225. | |
dc.format.extent | 13 pages | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
dc.publisher | Nature Publishing Group | |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2019 | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.source | Scientific Reports | |
dc.subject | human behaviour | |
dc.subject | sexual selection | |
dc.title | Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 9 | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-10-16 | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-11-15 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 170101 - Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u6048437xPUB846 | |
local.publisher.url | https://www.nature.com/ | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Conroy-Beam, Daniel, University of California | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Buss, David M., University of Texas at Austin | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Asao, Kelly, University of Texas at Austin | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Sorokowska, Agnieszka, University of Wroclaw | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Sorokowski, Piotr, University of Wroclaw | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Aavik, Toivo, University of Tartu | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Akello, Grace, Gulu University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Alhabahba, Mohammad Madallh, Middle East University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Alm, Charlotte, Stockholm University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Amjad, Naumana, University of the Punjab | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Bizumic, Boris, College of Health and Medicine, The Australian National University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Lennard, Georgina, College of Health and Medicine, The Australian National University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | McKerchar, Sarah, College of Health and Medicine, The Australian National University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Monaghan, Conal, College of Health and Medicine, The Australian National University | |
local.identifier.essn | 2045-2322 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 16885 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1038/s41598-019-52748-8 | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-01-12T07:18:10Z | |
dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
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