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In a study by | In a study by Carter et al. (2014), 128 [[women]] were presented with male characters of varying degrees of dark triad personality. Physicality was held constant. Men with dark traits were rated as dramatically more attractive to women compared to control characters who lacked these traits (with >99.9% statistical certainty, p < 0.001). Furthermore, the attractiveness of these dark traits was not explained by other characteristics like extroversion. | ||
<span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | ||
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* From Seffrin (2016): Men who show a willingness to take risks, have a high self-esteem, and a body that is physically imposing possess qualities that women may find desirable, but these qualities are also correlated with aggressive behavior (Apicella, 2014; Baumeister, Smart, & Boden, 1996; Brewer & Howarth, 2012; Frederick & Haselton, 2007; Sellet al., 2009). […] Men who would use physical violence to gain a competitive advantage may possess other qualities that are sexually appealing to women […]. This much has been suggested in research by Rebellon and Manasse (2004) who found that highly delinquent males report relative success in attracting female dating partners. Rebellon and Manasse (2004) interpret these findings using a derivative of sexual selection theory known as the “handicap principle” (Zahavi, 1975). The handicap principle suggests that behaviors that are potentially costly to males—such as fighting and showing disregard for authority, but which are valued by females, perhaps for the strength and bravado they symbolize—will be implemented as tactics in male sexual competition (see also Palmer & Tilley, 1995). ''Research on sexual selection theory also suggests that a preference for these qualities may have itself been selected for in females (Puts, 2010).'' This would help to explain why men have a penchant for violent behavior in the first place, in the sense that male aggression, and a preference for it among females, were selected for in the course of human prehistory. Partnering with an aggressive and/or criminally involved male may have its advantages, especially in an unsafe environment where threats of violence are commonplace. Yet displays of dominance and physical aggression play just as well to an all male audience, who serve as a source of encouragement and validation, thereby reinforcing the behavior as well as its symbolic value in the peer culture (Messerschmidt, 1993). | * From Seffrin (2016): Men who show a willingness to take risks, have a high self-esteem, and a body that is physically imposing possess qualities that women may find desirable, but these qualities are also correlated with aggressive behavior (Apicella, 2014; Baumeister, Smart, & Boden, 1996; Brewer & Howarth, 2012; Frederick & Haselton, 2007; Sellet al., 2009). […] Men who would use physical violence to gain a competitive advantage may possess other qualities that are sexually appealing to women […]. This much has been suggested in research by Rebellon and Manasse (2004) who found that highly delinquent males report relative success in attracting female dating partners. Rebellon and Manasse (2004) interpret these findings using a derivative of sexual selection theory known as the “handicap principle” (Zahavi, 1975). The handicap principle suggests that behaviors that are potentially costly to males—such as fighting and showing disregard for authority, but which are valued by females, perhaps for the strength and bravado they symbolize—will be implemented as tactics in male sexual competition (see also Palmer & Tilley, 1995). ''Research on sexual selection theory also suggests that a preference for these qualities may have itself been selected for in females (Puts, 2010).'' This would help to explain why men have a penchant for violent behavior in the first place, in the sense that male aggression, and a preference for it among females, were selected for in the course of human prehistory. Partnering with an aggressive and/or criminally involved male may have its advantages, especially in an unsafe environment where threats of violence are commonplace. Yet displays of dominance and physical aggression play just as well to an all male audience, who serve as a source of encouragement and validation, thereby reinforcing the behavior as well as its symbolic value in the peer culture (Messerschmidt, 1993). | ||
* ''Psychopathic traits (lack of morality; interpersonal hostility) are beneficial to a short-term strategy and are correlated with unrestricted pattern of sexual behaviour.'' ( | * ''Psychopathic traits (lack of morality; interpersonal hostility) are beneficial to a short-term strategy and are correlated with unrestricted pattern of sexual behaviour.'' (Carter, 2014) | ||
<span style="font-size:125%">'''References:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%">'''References:'''</span> | ||
* | * Carter GL, Campbell AC, Muncer S. 2014. ''The Dark Triad personality: Attractiveness to women.'' Personality and Individual Differences. 56: 57-61. [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886913012245 Abstract]] [[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273809664_The_Dark_Triad_personality_Attractiveness_to_women FullText]] | ||
* Geary DC, Vigil J, Byrd‐Craven J. 2004. ''Evolution of human mate choice.'' Journal of sex research, 41(1), pp.27-42. [[http://web.simmons.edu/%7Eturnerg/MCC/Matechoice2PDF.pdf FullText]] | * Geary DC, Vigil J, Byrd‐Craven J. 2004. ''Evolution of human mate choice.'' Journal of sex research, 41(1), pp.27-42. [[http://web.simmons.edu/%7Eturnerg/MCC/Matechoice2PDF.pdf FullText]] | ||
* Wilson M, Mesnick SL. 1997. ''An empirical test of the bodyguard hypothesis.'' In Feminism and evolutionary biology (pp. 505-511). Springer, Boston, MA. [[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4615-5985-6_21 Abstract]] | * Wilson M, Mesnick SL. 1997. ''An empirical test of the bodyguard hypothesis.'' In Feminism and evolutionary biology (pp. 505-511). Springer, Boston, MA. [[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4615-5985-6_21 Abstract]] | ||