Preference for Male Risk Takers Varies with Relationship Context and Health Status but not COVID Risk.

ABSTRACT: Risk taking is more commonly shown by males than females and has a signalling function, serving to advertise one's intrinsic quality to prospective mates. Previous research has established that male risk takers are judged as more attractive for short-term flings than long-term relationships, but the environmental and socioeconomic context surrounding female preferences for male risk takers has been overlooked. Using a survey instrument, we examined female preferences for male risk takers across 1304 females from 47 countries. We found preferences for physical risk takers to be more pronounced in females with a bisexual orientation and females who scored high on risk proneness. Self-reported health was positively associated with preferences for high risk takers as short-term mates, but the

SUBMITTER: Grueter CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9944803 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature