Punishment, proprietariness, and paternity: Men's violence against women from an evolutionary perspective

Goetz, Aaron T.; Shackelford, Todd K.; Romero, Gorge A.; Kaighobadi, Farnaz; Miner, Emily J.

doi:10.1016/j.avb.2008.07.004

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“…Partly in response to the tragically high incidence of female-directed violence in intimate relationships and the devastating negative physical and psychological consequences of these behaviors, a large literature has been dedicated to investigation of risk factors and predictors associated with men's violence against intimate partners. Previous research has identified several proximate predictors of men's partner-directed violence, such as family history of aggression (Busby, Holman, & Walker, 2008;Riggs & O'Leary, 1996) and cultural influences (e.g., Archer, 2006a;Gage & Hutchinson, 2006), as well as ultimate or evolutionary predictors of such costly behaviors, notably male sexual jealousy as a solution to the adaptive problem of paternity uncertainty (e.g., Goetz, Shackelford, Romero, Kaighobadi, & Miner, 2008;Shackelford, Goetz, Buss, Euler, & Hoier, 2005).…”

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From Mate Retention to Murder: Evolutionary Psychological Perspectives on Men's Partner-Directed Violence

Kaighobadi

Shackelford

Goetz

2009

Review of General Psychology

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In response to the tragically high incidence and negative consequences of female-directed violence in intimate relationships, a large literature has been dedicated to the investigation of the proximate and the ultimate or evolutionary predictors of men's partner-directed violence. Evolutionary psychology offers a framework for investigating the design of evolved information-processing mechanisms that motivate costly behaviors such as men's partner-directed violence. We review several forms of men's partner-directed violence, including insults, sexual coercion, physical violence, and homicide, from an evolutionary psychological perspective and with a particular focus on the adaptive problem of paternity uncertainty. The problem of paternity uncertainty is hypothesized to have selected for the emotion of male sexual jealousy, which in turn motivates men's nonviolent and violent mate retention behaviors. We review empirical evidence for the relationships among paternity uncertainty, male sexual jealousy, and men's partner-directed violence. We propose that a comprehensive understanding of men's partner-directed violence will be achieved only by careful consideration of both proximate and ultimate causes.

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From Mate Retention to Murder: Evolutionary Psychological Perspectives on Men's Partner-Directed Violence

Kaighobadi

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Goetz

2009

Review of General Psychology

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“…The perpetrator may have justified the murder of the unborn child through the in utero connection between mother and child. Intimate partner homicide may be the result of male sexual jealousy that arises from paternity uncertainty (Goetz et al 2008). It is possible the perpetrator justified the murder of the unborn child as an extension of the mother's behavior.…”

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“…In the other case, it was stated that the father justified the murder of his mother, two nieces, infant son, wife, and his unborn child because his former partner and family Tribune 2011). It is possible the perpetrator rationalized the murder of the children by viewing them as an extension of the mother and her behavior (Goetz et al 2008).…”

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An Exploratory Study of Honor Crimes in the United States

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There is a lack of research on honor crimes within the United States. We used an open source search methodology to identify the victim-offender relationship and motivations for this crime within the United States. Using data collected based on the protocol for the United States Extremist Crime Database (ECDB), we identified a total of 16 honor crimes with 40 victims that occurred between January 1st 1990 and December 31st 2014 in the United States. Based on our findings, the overarching motivations for honor crimes in the United States were the perpetrator's former partner beginning the process of separation and the westernized behavior of the victim, typically the offender's daughter or step-daughter. Honor crimes were not limited to current/ former intimate partners or daughters, as they also included the death of extended family members (e.g. in-laws, nieces, and cousins). Policy implications and directions for future research on honor crimes are discussed.

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“…Research by Goetz, Shackelford, and colleagues (Goetz & Shackelford, 2009;Goetz, Shackelford, Romero, Kaighobadi, & Miner, 2008;Kaighobadi et al, 2009) suggests that men's perpetration of sexual coercion may be a tactic for mate retention. More specifically, when a man is suspicious of his partner's infidelity, he becomes jealous and engages in sexually coercive tactics to retain his partner and decrease the likelihood of paternal uncertainty.…”

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The Roles of Body Mass Index and Jealousy in Women’s Perpetration of Sexual Coercion

2016

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Although a substantial body of research exists on men's perpetration of sexual coercion, research on women's perpetration is limited. The authors evaluated a model of women's sexual coercion perpetration in 448 couples. Women with greater body mass indexes (BMIs) were more likely to perpetrate sexual coercion against an intimate partner. Couple weight status (women with higher BMIs than their partners) moderated the relationship between partners' BMI differences and women's jealousy. Furthermore, women's jealousy mediated the relationship between partners' BMI differences and women's sexual coercion. These findings show that BMIs impact sexual and relationship quality and suggest that the literature on men's sexual coercion perpetration may also apply to women's perpetration. Limitations, implications for couple therapy, and future research are discussed.

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Punishment, proprietariness, and paternity: Men's violence against women from an evolutionary perspective

Cited by 82 publications

References 94 publications

From Mate Retention to Murder: Evolutionary Psychological Perspectives on Men's Partner-Directed Violence

From Mate Retention to Murder: Evolutionary Psychological Perspectives on Men's Partner-Directed Violence

An Exploratory Study of Honor Crimes in the United States

The Roles of Body Mass Index and Jealousy in Women’s Perpetration of Sexual Coercion

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