Resource demands reduce partner discrimination in Himba women.

ABSTRACT: Where autonomy for partner choice is high, partner preferences may be shaped by both social and ecological conditions. In particular, women's access to resources can influence both the type and number of partnerships she engages in. However, most existing data linking resources and partner choice rely on either priming effects or large demographic databases, rather than preferences for specific individuals. Here we leverage a combination of demographic data, food insecurity scores and trait and partner preference ratings to determine whether resource security modulates partner preferences among Himba pastoralists. We find that while food insecurity alone has a weak effect on women's openness to new partners, the interaction of food insecurity and number of dependent children strongly predi

SUBMITTER: Prall SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10427436 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature