Promiscuity is related to masculine and feminine body traits in both men and women: Evidence from Brazilian and Czech samples

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11620%2F14%3A10282334" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11620/14:10282334 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376635714001570?np=y" target="_blank" >http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376635714001570?np=y</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2014.07.010" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.beproc.2014.07.010</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Promiscuity is related to masculine and feminine body traits in both men and women: Evidence from Brazilian and Czech samples

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

One of the possible explanations for human within-sex variation in promiscuity stems from conditional strategies dependent on the level of body sex-dimorphism. There is some evidence that masculine men and feminine women are more promiscuous than their sex-atypical counterparts, although mixed results persist. Moreover, another line of evidence shows that more promiscuous women are rather sex-atypical. We tested whether diverse sex-dimorphic body measures (2D:4D, WHR/WSR, handgrip strength, and height and weight) influence sociosexual desires, attitudes, promiscuous behavior, and age of first intercourse in a sex-typical or sex-atypical direction. Participants were 185 young adults, 51 men and 54 women from Brazil, and 40 men and 40 women from the Czech Republic. In men stronger handgrip and more feminine 2D:4D predicted higher sociosexual behaviors, desires, and lower age of the first sexual intercourse. While in women, sociosexual desires were predicted by lower handgrip strength and more feminine 2D:4D. It thus seems that it is rather a mixture of masculine and feminine traits in men, and feminine traits in women that increase their sociosexuality. Masculine traits (height) predicting female promiscuous behavior were specific for only one population. In conclusion, a mosaic combination of sex-typical but also sex-atypical independent body traits can lead to higher promiscuity, particularly in men. Limitations, implications, and future directions for research are considered.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Promiscuity is related to masculine and feminine body traits in both men and women: Evidence from Brazilian and Czech samples

Popis výsledku anglicky

One of the possible explanations for human within-sex variation in promiscuity stems from conditional strategies dependent on the level of body sex-dimorphism. There is some evidence that masculine men and feminine women are more promiscuous than their sex-atypical counterparts, although mixed results persist. Moreover, another line of evidence shows that more promiscuous women are rather sex-atypical. We tested whether diverse sex-dimorphic body measures (2D:4D, WHR/WSR, handgrip strength, and height and weight) influence sociosexual desires, attitudes, promiscuous behavior, and age of first intercourse in a sex-typical or sex-atypical direction. Participants were 185 young adults, 51 men and 54 women from Brazil, and 40 men and 40 women from the Czech Republic. In men stronger handgrip and more feminine 2D:4D predicted higher sociosexual behaviors, desires, and lower age of the first sexual intercourse. While in women, sociosexual desires were predicted by lower handgrip strength and more feminine 2D:4D. It thus seems that it is rather a mixture of masculine and feminine traits in men, and feminine traits in women that increase their sociosexuality. Masculine traits (height) predicting female promiscuous behavior were specific for only one population. In conclusion, a mosaic combination of sex-typical but also sex-atypical independent body traits can lead to higher promiscuity, particularly in men. Limitations, implications, and future directions for research are considered.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50404 - Anthropology, ethnology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GP13-16959P" target="_blank" >GP13-16959P: Možná souvislost vztahové hierarchie a míry homogamie ve stejnopohlavních vztazích a partnerských preferencích (mezikulturní studie)</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2014

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Behavioural Processes

ISSN

0376-6357

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

2014

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

109

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

34-39

Kód UT WoS článku

000347742800006

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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