Razieh Chegeni, Dominic Sagoe, André Syvertsen, Eilin Kristine Erevik, E F Haghish, Ståle Pallesen
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Abstract
Background: The present study aimed to explore women's perception of men with different addictions in terms of their short- and long-term mate value. Objectives: 2,525 women (age range: 18-40, M = 28.35, SD = 6.39) were randomized to six conditions in a vignette-based experiment where a male of otherwise high mating value was described as suffering from either gambling, gaming, cannabis, anabolic androgenic steroid, and alcohol addiction or as not suffering from addiction (control). Results: Regarding long-term mate value of the target, the control target was rated higher than each of the targets. The gaming target was rated higher than the alcohol, cannabis, and gambling targets. Finally, the AAS target was rated as higher on long-term mate value than the alcohol and gambling addiction targets. Conclusions: Overall, women seem to perceive risk-taking in the face of uncertainty, reflected by gambling addiction, as an attractive behavioral tendency in men in terms of short-term mating. In contrast, potential long-term mates with gaming or chemical addictions are viewed more negatively, probably because it signals inadequate time and resources to be invested in a relationship.
有的为了享受,有的为了长久:女性对有不同瘾癖的男性的交配价值的评价--一项实验研究》(Some for a Good Time, Some for a Long Time: Women's Ratings of the Mate Value of Men with Different Addictions - An Experimental Study.
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