Why do women not prefer much older men? a hypothesis based on alterations in male reproductive physiology related to increased age

Spinelli, Luísa Helena Pinheiro; Hattori, Wallisen Tadashi; Sousa, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de

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“…Men do, however, seem to experience some physiological changes related to reproduction with age. Recent evidence suggests that men experience reduced semen quality, reduced conception and birth rates, and increased chromosomal alterations with increased age (for a review, see Spinelli, Hattori, & Sousa, 2010). There may be a point in which the preference for resource attainment and reproductive potential converge to the most optimal solution when evaluating men as potential partners.…”

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Age preferences in a gender egalitarian society.

Grøntvedt

Kennair

2013

Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology

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We investigated age preferences and mate choice for students whose ages ranged from 18 to 30 years in a sample from the world’s most egalitarian nation. Sex differences in age preferences have been shown to be quite consistent across a variety of cultures, but the explanations for these findings have varied. From an evolutionary psychology point of view, we predicted that sex differences would be present, even in a sample of Norwegian students. If the findings were based on biosocial theory we should see a significant decrease in sex differences in mate choice (as in actual relationships) and in preferences for age compared to other cross-cultural samples. The predictions derived from evolutionary theory were supported: men wanted younger partners than women, and the preference for younger women increased with the man’s age. Women showed a more stable preference for slightly older men. The actual partner choice, as reflected in current relationships, also supported the prediction: men choose younger partners than themselves, and women choose older partners. These findings support the hypothesis that men have an evolved tendency to be attracted to women who display cues of high reproductive value and women have an evolved tendency to be attracted to men who display cues of status and resources, even in a culture that is internationally renowned for its egalitarianism.

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Age preferences in a gender egalitarian society.

Grøntvedt

Kennair

2013

Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology

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“…A temática da sexualidade, por sua vez, foi a segunda mais frequente entre as palavraschave dos artigos (16%) e das teses e dissertações (15%), sendo incluídos nessa categoria estudos que discorreram sobre as contribuições da seleção sexual para a compreensão de fenômenos psicológicos, bem como estudos que testaram hipóteses baseadas na teoria da seleção sexual (e.g., Spinelli, Hattori, & Souza, 2010). Outros estudos dessa temática envolveram a relação entre estratégias reprodutivas e investimento parental (e.g., Borrione & Lordelo, 2005), bem como as diferenças sexuais em relação a fenômenos diversos (e.g., Hansen et al, 2007).…”

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Psicologia Evolucionista: uma perspectiva em expansão

Martins¹,

Filho²,

Feeburg³

et al. 2012

Temas Psicol.

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ResumoA Psicologia Evolucionista (PE) é um campo teórico da Psicologia cujo objetivo é entender a natureza humana à luz da perspectiva evolucionista do neodarwinismo. Apesar de ter surgido formalmente na década de 1980, a PE começou a se popularizar no Brasil apenas neste século. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi realizar uma investigação sistemática da produção acadêmica nacional na área até o momento, contrastando-a com a produção internacional no mesmo período. Para tanto, realizou-se uma revisão sistemática de literatura nas bases de dados: Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, Banco de Teses da CAPES e PsycINFO. Utilizou-se a palavra-chave "Psicologia Evolucionista", e sua correspondente em inglês, e a busca abrangeu todo o período disponível nas bases até 2010. Os trabalhos nacionais foram classificados de acordo com a temática de estudo e o método empregado, enquanto os internacionais foram apenas contabilizados. Os resultados permitiram constatar que, apesar do crescimento do número de publicações tanto no Brasil como no exterior, ainda são poucos os estudos empíricos na área no país. A predominância, nos estudos nacionais, é de revisões não sistemáticas de literatura e de temas relacionados a aspectos gerais da perspectiva evolucionista. Ressalta-se a necessidade de novos estudos brasileiros, sobretudo investigações empíricas e nas áreas de personalidade e psicopatologia.Palavras-chave: Psicologia Evolucionista, Revisão sistemática, Estudos brasileiros. Evolutionary Psychology: an expanding approach AbstractEvolutionary Psychology (EP) is a broad theoretic field within Psychology that to understand human nature from the standpoint of evolutionary perspective of neo-Darwinism. Although its emergence dates back to the 1980's, EP has developed in Brazil only in this century. The aim of the present study was to review systematically the Brazilian scientific publications related to EP and compare them to the international publications in the same period. Therefore, a systematic review of the literature was carried out on the following databases: Virtual Health Library, CAPES Theses Database, and PsycINFO. Studies containing the keyword "Evolutionary Psychology" or its correspondent version in Portuguese were used. The search was carried out considering studies available on the databases until 2010. Brazilian publications were classified by subject matter and method employed, whereas frequencies by year were computed for international studies. Although results showed a growing number of publications related to EP as a general tendency, there were few empirical studies in the area in Brazil. Non-systematic reviews of the literature and studies on general aspects of the evolutionary approach comprised the major part of Brazilian publications. The need of further empirical studies in the area in Brazil, particularly investigations of issues related to personality and psychopathology, is highlighted.

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“…Scholarly interest has been focused "mainly only relationships between older males and younger females than on older females and younger men or boys" (Masenya 2017:120). Studies on age-descripant relationships involving older women and younger men have been restricted to the implication of older Women/Younger men intimancy ( (Proulx et al, 2006); why older women do not prefer much older men (Spinelli, Hantori and Cordeiro de Sousa, 2010), and older women"s accounts of sexual interplay in large age gap intimate relationships (Alarie, 2019). Lack of sufficient scholarly interest in the area has left out the mechanics of how such relationships develop and survive.…”

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Exploring Evolution and Survival of Large age-gap Romantic Heterosexual Relationships involving Older Women and Younger Men in Chipata, Zambia

Tembo¹,

Mambwe²

2021

IJRISS

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Older woman/ younger man romantic relationships are also referred to as 'May-December' relationships because one partner is younger/ the younger man while the other partner is older/the older woman. These relationships are now a social reality in both rural and urban societies. No wonder, scholarly interest has been increasingly gaining ground around the subject for the purpose of understanding this social phenomenon. However, evolution and survival of these relationships remain unclear in academic circles. The objective of this study was to find out how large age gap romantic heterosexual relationships involving an older woman and a younger man develop and survive under harsh societal opposition. Using a cross-sectional design with a qualitative approach, the study was conducted in Chipata-Zambia between December 2020 and March, 2021. A total of 10 participants stratified as: 2 younger men married to older women, 4 younger men with a history of intimate relationship with older women, 2 females with relatives/neighbour who were hooked up with older women and 2 males whose younger male friends were cohabiting with aged women. The study used in-depth interview to collect data from participants. This study found that majority of these relationships developed coincidentally. Except in one case, the study found that older women did not pose as 'assertive seductresses' ready to defy social norms in order to date younger men. The study however, found that older women's invitational or male-ego-challenging words, actions and non verbal language influenced the course leading to the formation of romantic relationships with son-like figures. The study also found that agedescripant couples stuck together despite harsh stereotypes when their relationship was characterized by respect, love and appreciation for each other.

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Why do women not prefer much older men? a hypothesis based on alterations in male reproductive physiology related to increased age

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Age preferences in a gender egalitarian society.

Age preferences in a gender egalitarian society.

Psicologia Evolucionista: uma perspectiva em expansão

Exploring Evolution and Survival of Large age-gap Romantic Heterosexual Relationships involving Older Women and Younger Men in Chipata, Zambia

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