Cue-based estimates of reproductive value explain women's body attractiveness

Andrews, Talbot M.; Lukaszewski, Aaron W.; Simmons, Zachary L.; Bleske-Rechek, April

doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2017.04.002

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“…Lassek and Gaulin point out, these findings actually imply that ancestral males' preferences were prioritizing a woman's long-term reproductive value rather than her immediate fertility, which implies that the mechanism might be designed for facilitating in long-term relationships (Andrews et al, 2017;Buss, 2012;Buss & Schmitt, 1993;Sugiyama, 2005;Symons, 1979).…”

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Family Matters: Rethinking the Psychology of Human Social Motivation

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What motives do people prioritize in their social lives? Historically, social psychologists, especially those adopting an evolutionary perspective, have devoted a great deal of research attention to sexual attraction and romantic-partner choice (mate seeking). Research on long-term familial bonds (mate retention and kin care) has been less thoroughly connected to relevant comparative and evolutionary work on other species, and in the case of kin care, these bonds have been less well researched. Examining varied sources of data from 27 societies around the world, we found that people generally view familial motives as primary in importance and mate-seeking motives as relatively low in importance. Compared with other groups, college students, single people, and men place relatively higher emphasis on mate seeking, but even those samples rated kin-care motives as more important. Furthermore, motives linked to long-term familial bonds are positively associated with psychological well-being, but mate-seeking motives are associated with anxiety and depression. We address theoretical and empirical reasons why there has been extensive research on mate seeking and why people prioritize goals related to long-term familial bonds over mating goals. Reallocating relatively greater research effort toward long-term familial relationships would likely yield many interesting new findings relevant to everyday people’s highest social priorities.

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“…Women show lowest waist-to-hip ratios BMIs a decade before they are maximally fertile, so choosing partners based on these criteria indicates that ancestral males were primarily interested in choosing mates with whom they intended to form long-term bonds (Andrews et al, 2017;Lassek & Gaulin, 2019).…”

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“…Therefore, total body fat becom esthema in determinant of the attractiveness of female body shape 23 . Abdominal adiposity reflects on total body fat and is considered an indicator for health and fertility 8 .…”

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“…Still, being thin and longilineous results in having a more beautiful body 6 . In addition, studies indicate that thinness has become a predictor of fertility 7,8 . Therefore, the capacity of reproduction influences the attraction and choice of partners 9 .…”

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“…There has been a long debate about the relative importance of body fatness and WHR as indicators of female attractiveness. Body features may indicate reproductive values . In the 1990s, it was suggested that WHR is the main driver of attractiveness .…”

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