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| Title |
Love Influences Reproductive Success in Humans
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01922 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Piotr Sorokowski, Agnieszka Sorokowska, Marina Butovskaya, Maciej Karwowski, Agata Groyecka, Bogdan Wojciszke, Bogusław Pawłowski |
| Abstract |
As love seems to be universal, researchers have attempted to find its biological basis. However, no studies till date have shown its direct association with reproductive success, which is broadly known to be a good measure of fitness. Here, we show links between love, as defined by the Sternberg Triangular Theory of Love, and reproductive success among the Hadza-traditional hunter-gatherer population. We found that commitment and reproductive success were positively and consistently related in both sexes, with number of children showing negative and positive associations with intimacy and passion, respectively, only among women. Our study may shed new light on the meaning of love in humans' evolutionary past, especially in traditional hunter-gatherer societies in which individuals, not their parents, were responsible for partner choice. We suggest that passion and commitment may be the key factors that increase fitness, and therefore, that selection promoted love in human evolution. However, further studies in this area are recommended. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 37 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 8% |
| Canada | 2 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Georgia | 1 | 3% |
| Austria | 1 | 3% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 3% |
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 27 | 73% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 31 | 84% |
| Scientists | 3 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 50 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 50 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 22% |
| Researcher | 7 | 14% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 11 | 22% |
| Unknown | 11 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 19 | 38% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Unknown | 16 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 92. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 January 2022.
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