Sex differences in response to physical and social factors involved in human mate selection - The importance of smell for women

被引:124
作者
Herz, RS
Inzlicht, M
机构
[1] Brown Univ, Dept Psychol, Providence, RI 02912 USA
[2] NYU, Dept Appl Psychol, New York, NY USA
关键词
heterosexual attraction; sex differences; parental investment theory; social and physical traits; MHC; olfaction;
D O I
10.1016/S1090-5138(02)00095-8
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 [教育学]; 0402 [心理学];
摘要
A survey study examining the relative importance of various social and physical traits in heterosexual attraction was conducted. Data from 198 male and female heterosexual college students revealed that women ranked body odor as more important for attraction than "looks" or any social factor except "pleasantness." Moreover, in contrast to response to fragrance use, liking someone's natural body odor was the most influential olfactory variable for sexual interest for both men and women. Men rated a woman's good looks as most desirable and as more important than any other factor except pleasantness. Sex differences in the relative ranking of several social factors were consistent with prior research. (C) 2.002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:359 / 364
页数:6
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