Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This thesis uses cultural dimensions and macroeconomics to analyze six competing evolutionary psychology theories on human mating selection for 23 westernized countries.The theories were assessed based on objective measures from online public databases.A principle component analysis was conducted to reduce redundancy between the variables and provide a holistic understanding of the economic and cultural landscape.A mating index was composited of marriage and birth rate, which was then used in a regression model with the composite factors from the first stage of analysis.The social structural model received the most support from the data as it could account for cultural variation and influence on mating behavior.The good genes hypothesis, parental investment and developmental-attachment received partial support.
Author: Samantha Kanouse Bissell
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2470272012