Apostolou, Menelaos (2009) Parent-offspring conflict over mating: the case of short-term mating strategies. Personality and Individual Differences, Vol.47 (No.8). pp. 895-899. ISSN 0191-8869

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Abstract

Individuals solve problems of reproduction by engaging in long-term and short-term mating. Short-term mating strategies have both costs and benefits, but their costs are higher for parents than they are for offspring. On this basis, three hypotheses are formulated: first, individuals consider short-term mating strategies more acceptable for themselves than for their offspring. Second, parents consider short-term mating strategies less acceptable for their daughters than for their sons. Finally, men consider short-term mating strategies more acceptable than women. To test these hypotheses a within-participants design is employed, whereby sexually mature individuals with children are asked to rate the acceptability of a set of short-term mating strategies for themselves and for their offspring. Evidence from a sample of 295 British parents provides support for all three hypotheses. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Item
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Journal or Publication Title:	Personality and Individual Differences
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0191-8869
Date:	December 2009
Volume:	Vol.47
Number:	No.8
Number of Pages:	5
Page Range:	pp. 895-899
Identification Number:	10.1016/j.paid.2009.07.014
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/17004

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