Assortative mating and the evolution of desirability covariation

D. Conroy-Beam; J. R. Roney; A. W. Lukaszewski; D. M. Buss; K. Asao; A. Sorokowska; P. Sorokowski; T. Aavik; G. Akello; M. M. Alhabahba; C. Alm; N. Amjad; A. Anjum; C. S. Atama; Duyar D. Atamturk; R. Ayebare; C. Batres; M. Bendixen; A. Bensafia; Anna Marta Maria Bertoni; B. Bizumic; M. Boussena; M. Butovskaya; S. Can; K. Cantarero; A. Carrier; H. Cetinkaya; I. Croy; R. M. Cueto; M. Czub; Silvia Donato; D. Dronova; S. Dural; I. Duyar; B. Ertugrul; A. Espinosa; I. Estevan; C. S. Esteves; L. Fang; T. Frackowiak; Garduno J. Contreras; K. U. Gonzalez; F. Guemaz; P. Gyuris; M. Halamova; I. Herak; M. Horvat; I. Hromatko; Hui C. -M.; Raffaella Iafrate; J. L. Jaafar; F. Jiang; K. Kafetsios; T. Kavcic; L. E. O. Kennair; N. Kervyn; T. T. K. Ha; I. A. Khilji; N. C. Kobis; H. M. Lan; A. Lang; G. R. Lennard; E. Leon; T. Lindholm; T. T. Linh; Giulia Lopez; Luot N. Van; A. Mailhos; Z. Manesi; R. Martinez; S. L. McKerchar; N. Mesko; G. Misra; C. Monaghan; E. C. Mora; A. Moya-Garofano; B. Musil; J. C. Natividade; A. Niemczyk; G. Nizharadze; E. Oberzaucher; A. Oleszkiewicz; M. S. Omar-Fauzee; I. E. Onyishi; B. Ozener; A. F. Pagani; V. Pakalniskiene; Miriam Parise; F. Pazhoohi; A. Pisanski; K. Pisanski; E. Ponciano; C. Popa; P. Prokop; M. Rizwan; M. Sainz; S. Salkicevic; R. Sargautyte; I. Sarmany-Schuller; S. Schmehl; S. Sharad; R. S. Siddiqui; F. Simonetti; S. Y. Stoyanova; M. Tadinac; M. A. C. Varella; Vauclair C. -M.; L. D. Vega; D. A. Widarini; G. Yoo; M. Zatkova; M. Zupancic

doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2019.06.003

Assortative mating and the evolution of desirability covariation

D. Conroy-Beam^*
, J. R. Roney
, A. W. Lukaszewski
, D. M. Buss
, K. Asao
, A. Sorokowska
, P. Sorokowski
, T. Aavik
, G. Akello
, M. M. Alhabahba
, C. Alm
, N. Amjad
, A. Anjum
, C. S. Atama
, Duyar D. Atamturk
, R. Ayebare
, C. Batres
, M. Bendixen
, A. Bensafia
, Anna Marta Maria Bertoni

B. Bizumic, M. Boussena, M. Butovskaya, S. Can, K. Cantarero, A. Carrier, H. Cetinkaya, I. Croy, R. M. Cueto, M. Czub, Silvia Donato, D. Dronova, S. Dural, I. Duyar, B. Ertugrul, A. Espinosa, I. Estevan, C. S. Esteves, L. Fang, T. Frackowiak, Garduno J. Contreras, K. U. Gonzalez, F. Guemaz, P. Gyuris, M. Halamova, I. Herak, M. Horvat, I. Hromatko, Hui C. -M., Raffaella Iafrate, J. L. Jaafar, F. Jiang, K. Kafetsios, T. Kavcic, L. E. O. Kennair, N. Kervyn, T. T. K. Ha, I. A. Khilji, N. C. Kobis, H. M. Lan, A. Lang, G. R. Lennard, E. Leon, T. Lindholm, T. T. Linh, Giulia Lopez, Luot N. Van, A. Mailhos, Z. Manesi, R. Martinez, S. L. McKerchar, N. Mesko, G. Misra, C. Monaghan, E. C. Mora, A. Moya-Garofano, B. Musil, J. C. Natividade, A. Niemczyk, G. Nizharadze, E. Oberzaucher, A. Oleszkiewicz, M. S. Omar-Fauzee, I. E. Onyishi, B. Ozener, A. F. Pagani, V. Pakalniskiene, Miriam Parise, F. Pazhoohi, A. Pisanski, K. Pisanski, E. Ponciano, C. Popa, P. Prokop, M. Rizwan, M. Sainz, S. Salkicevic, R. Sargautyte, I. Sarmany-Schuller, S. Schmehl, S. Sharad, R. S. Siddiqui, F. Simonetti, S. Y. Stoyanova, M. Tadinac, M. A. C. Varella, Vauclair C. -M., L. D. Vega, D. A. Widarini, G. Yoo, M. Zatkova, M. Zupancic

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Abstract

Mate choice lies close to differential reproduction, the engine of evolution. Patterns of mate choice consequently have power to direct the course of evolution. Here we provide evidence suggesting one pattern of human mate choice—the tendency for mates to be similar in overall desirability—caused the evolution of a structure of correlations that we call the d factor. We use agent-based models to demonstrate that assortative mating causes the evolution of a positive manifold of desirability, d, such that an individual who is desirable as a mate along any one dimension tends to be desirable across all other dimensions. Further, we use a large cross-cultural sample with n = 14,478 from 45 countries around the world to show that this d-factor emerges in human samples, is a cross-cultural universal, and is patterned in a way consistent with an evolutionary history of assortative mating. Our results suggest that assortative mating can explain the evolution of a broad structure of human trait covariation.

Lingua originale	Inglese
pagine (da-a)	479-491
Numero di pagine	13
Rivista	Evolution and Human Behavior
Volume	40
Numero di pubblicazione	5
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2019.06.003
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Ecologia, Evoluzione, Comportamento e Sistematica
Psicologia Sperimentale e Cognitiva
Discipline Umanistiche (varie)

Keywords

Agent-based modeling
Assortative mating
Cross-cultural studies
Trait covariation

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Conroy-Beam, D., Roney, J. R., Lukaszewski, A. W., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Aavik, T., Akello, G., Alhabahba, M. M., Alm, C., Amjad, N., Anjum, A., Atama, C. S., Atamturk, D. D., Ayebare, R., Batres, C., Bendixen, M., Bensafia, A., ... Zupancic, M. (2019). Assortative mating and the evolution of desirability covariation. Evolution and Human Behavior, 40(5), 479-491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2019.06.003

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T1 - Assortative mating and the evolution of desirability covariation

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AU - Roney, J. R.

AU - Lukaszewski, A. W.

AU - Buss, D. M.

AU - Asao, K.

AU - Sorokowska, A.

AU - Sorokowski, P.

AU - Aavik, T.

AU - Akello, G.

AU - Alhabahba, M. M.

AU - Alm, C.

AU - Amjad, N.

AU - Anjum, A.

AU - Atama, C. S.

AU - Atamturk, Duyar D.

AU - Ayebare, R.

AU - Batres, C.

AU - Bendixen, M.

AU - Bensafia, A.

AU - Bertoni, Anna Marta Maria

AU - Bizumic, B.

AU - Boussena, M.

AU - Butovskaya, M.

AU - Can, S.

AU - Cantarero, K.

AU - Carrier, A.

AU - Cetinkaya, H.

AU - Croy, I.

AU - Cueto, R. M.

AU - Czub, M.

AU - Donato, Silvia

AU - Dronova, D.

AU - Dural, S.

AU - Duyar, I.

AU - Ertugrul, B.

AU - Espinosa, A.

AU - Estevan, I.

AU - Esteves, C. S.

AU - Fang, L.

AU - Frackowiak, T.

AU - Contreras, Garduno J.

AU - Gonzalez, K. U.

AU - Guemaz, F.

AU - Gyuris, P.

AU - Halamova, M.

AU - Herak, I.

AU - Horvat, M.

AU - Hromatko, I.

AU - -M., Hui C.

AU - Iafrate, Raffaella

AU - Jaafar, J. L.

AU - Jiang, F.

AU - Kafetsios, K.

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AU - Kennair, L. E. O.

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AU - Kobis, N. C.

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AU - Lennard, G. R.

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AU - Lindholm, T.

AU - Linh, T. T.

AU - Lopez, Giulia

AU - Van, Luot N.

AU - Mailhos, A.

AU - Manesi, Z.

AU - Martinez, R.

AU - McKerchar, S. L.

AU - Mesko, N.

AU - Misra, G.

AU - Monaghan, C.

AU - Mora, E. C.

AU - Moya-Garofano, A.

AU - Musil, B.

AU - Natividade, J. C.

AU - Niemczyk, A.

AU - Nizharadze, G.

AU - Oberzaucher, E.

AU - Oleszkiewicz, A.

AU - Omar-Fauzee, M. S.

AU - Onyishi, I. E.

AU - Ozener, B.

AU - Pagani, A. F.

AU - Pakalniskiene, V.

AU - Parise, Miriam

AU - Pazhoohi, F.

AU - Pisanski, A.

AU - Pisanski, K.

AU - Ponciano, E.

AU - Popa, C.

AU - Prokop, P.

AU - Rizwan, M.

AU - Sainz, M.

AU - Salkicevic, S.

AU - Sargautyte, R.

AU - Sarmany-Schuller, I.

AU - Schmehl, S.

AU - Sharad, S.

AU - Siddiqui, R. S.

AU - Simonetti, F.

AU - Stoyanova, S. Y.

AU - Tadinac, M.

AU - Varella, M. A. C.

AU - -M., Vauclair C.

AU - Vega, L. D.

AU - Widarini, D. A.

AU - Yoo, G.

AU - Zatkova, M.

AU - Zupancic, M.

PY - 2019

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N2 - Mate choice lies close to differential reproduction, the engine of evolution. Patterns of mate choice consequently have power to direct the course of evolution. Here we provide evidence suggesting one pattern of human mate choice—the tendency for mates to be similar in overall desirability—caused the evolution of a structure of correlations that we call the d factor. We use agent-based models to demonstrate that assortative mating causes the evolution of a positive manifold of desirability, d, such that an individual who is desirable as a mate along any one dimension tends to be desirable across all other dimensions. Further, we use a large cross-cultural sample with n = 14,478 from 45 countries around the world to show that this d-factor emerges in human samples, is a cross-cultural universal, and is patterned in a way consistent with an evolutionary history of assortative mating. Our results suggest that assortative mating can explain the evolution of a broad structure of human trait covariation.

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Assortative mating and the evolution of desirability covariation

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