Sexually dimorphic preference for altruism in the opposite sex according to recipient.

Sexual selection may affect human altruistic behaviour. Evolutionary psychology predicts that human mate preference reflects sexual selection. We investigated sex differences in preference for opposite-sex altruism according to recipient because the reasons for altruistic behaviour differ according...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Psychology Vol. 104; no. 4; pp. 577 - 585
Autores principales: Oda, Ryo, Shibata, Akinori, Kiyonari, Toko, Takeda, Mia, Matsumoto‐Oda, Akiko
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Nov2013
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          Oda, Ryo
          Shibata, Akinori
          Kiyonari, Toko
          Takeda, Mia
          Matsumoto‐Oda, Akiko
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          Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya Japan
          Department of Computer Science, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya Japan
          School of Social Informatics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Kanagawa Japan
          Department of Liberal Arts, Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College, Tokyo Japan
          Graduate School of Tourism Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa Japan
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        Altruism
        Analysis of variance
        College students
        Heterosexuality
        Interpersonal relations
        Labeling theory
        Probability theory
        Repeated measures design
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          Analysis of variance
          College students
          Heterosexuality
          Interpersonal relations
          Labeling theory
          Japan
          Probability theory
          Repeated measures design
      ab: Sexual selection may affect human altruistic behaviour. Evolutionary psychology predicts that human mate preference reflects sexual selection. We investigated sex differences in preference for opposite-sex altruism according to recipient because the reasons for altruistic behaviour differ according to the relationship between actor and recipient. We employed the Self-Report Altruism Scale Distinguished by the Recipient, which was newly developed to evaluate altruism among Japanese undergraduates. We asked participants to evaluate preferences for each item based on the recipient of the altruistic behaviour (family members, friends or acquaintances, and strangers). Preference for opposite-sex altruism differed according to recipient, gender of the participant, and relationship type, and several significant interactions were observed among these factors. We suggest that whereas women use a potential partner's altruism towards strangers as a costly signal of their resource-holding potential when choosing a mate, they consider altruism towards family when they are in a long-term relationship to ensure that resources are not allocated to non-relatives.
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