Table_2_The Interplay Between Economic Status and Attractiveness, and the Importance of Attire in Mate Choice Judgments.docx

Desirable characteristics of “opposite sex others,” such as physical attractiveness and economic status, can influence how individuals are judged, and this is different for men and women. However, under various social contexts where cues of higher or lower economic status is suggested, sex differences in judgments related to mate choice have not been fully explored. In two studies, ratings of economic status and attractiveness were quantified for male and female targets that were presented under various social contexts. Study 1 assessed judgments (n = 1,359) of images of nine male and nine female targets in different sized groups containing only opposite-sex others (i.e., group size). While we found no significant effects of group size on male and female attractiveness, target female economic status increased when surrounded by two or more men. An ad hoc analysis controlling for the attire of the targets (business or casual) found that the association between target female economic status and group size occurred when females were in business attire. Study 2 investigates this effect further by presenting images of 12 males and 12 females, in higher and lower status attire (i.e., business and casual clothing) and measured judgments of attractiveness and economic status among women and men (n = 1,038). Consistent with the results of Study 1, female economic status was only affected when women were in business attire. However, female economic status decreased when in the presence of other men in business attire. There were no sex differences in judgments of economic status when judging stimuli in casual attire. Additionally, negative associations between attractiveness and economic status were found for males presented in casual attire. We discuss these results in the light of evolutionary sexual conflict theory by demonstrating how the asymmetrical importance of status between men and women can influence mate choice judgments.

“异性他者”的理想特质，诸如外貌吸引力和经济地位，可对个体评价产生显著影响，且此影响因性别而异。然而，在诸多社会情境中，当暗示更高或更低经济地位的线索存在时，关于配偶选择的评价差异尚未得到充分探究。在两项研究中，对在不同社会情境下呈现的男性和女性目标的经济地位和吸引力进行了量化评价。研究1评估了1359名参与者对九名男性和九名女性目标在不同规模群体中的评价（即群体规模）。尽管我们发现群体规模对男性和女性的吸引力没有显著影响，但当女性被两名或更多男性包围时，其经济地位有所提升。对目标者的着装（商务或休闲）进行控制的自变量分析发现，当女性身着商务装时，目标女性经济地位与群体规模之间的关联性得以显现。研究2通过呈现12名男性和12名女性在不同地位着装（即商务和休闲服装）下的图像，进一步探讨了这一效应，并测量了女性和男性（共1038名）对吸引力和经济地位的判断。与研究1的结果一致，当女性身着商务装时，女性经济地位受到影响。然而，当女性在商务装男性面前时，其经济地位有所下降。在休闲装场合判断刺激物时，没有发现性别差异。此外，对于休闲装男性，还发现了吸引力和经济地位之间的负面关联。我们基于进化性性别冲突理论，讨论了性别间地位不对称的重要性如何影响配偶选择评价。