Attachment Security Priming Affecting Mating Strategies Endorsement among College Students.

ABSTRACT: Exposure to environmental cues reflecting potential threats to future survivability is associated with a stronger endorsement of short-term mating strategies. Less is known, however, about the effects of safety and security cues. In four studies, we examined the effects of attachment-related security cues compared to neutral cues on preferences for short- and long-term mating strategies. Preferences were assessed using self-report and behavioral measures. In line with Life History Theory (LHT) and our hypotheses, exposure to attachment-related security cues was mainly associated with a stronger preference for long-term mating strategies and a weaker preference for short-term strategies. Our internal meta-analysis of the experimental security manipulations across studies provided further su

SUBMITTER: Uhlich M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10355309 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature