期刊名称：Evolutionary Psychology: an international journal of evolutionary approaches to psychology and behavior
印刷版ISSN：1474-7049
出版年度：2008
卷号：06
期号：04
页码：603-612
出版社：Ian Pitchford, Ed.& Pub
摘要：Cross-culturally, male economic power is directly related to reproductive
success. Displays of wealth and social status are an important part of human male mating
effort. The degree of male financial consumption may be related to variance in life history
strategies, as differences in life history patterns are fundamentally differences in the
allocation of effort and/or resources. Males who have higher mating intentions may
maximize their economic displays, saving little and even spending beyond their capacity
through the use of credit. These men may seek and possibly obtain a greater number of
sexual partners. This hypothesis was tested in a randomly selected community sample of
men aged 18-45 included in a telephone health interview. The degree of financial
consumption was directly related to future mating intentions and past mating success, even
when accounting for age, years of education completed, and marital status. The degree of
financial consumption was not related to future mating intentions or past mating success for
women in the same sample.
