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| Autor/inn/en | Chick, Garry; Yarnal, Careen; Purrington, Andrew |
|---|---|
| Titel | Play and Mate Preference: Testing the Signal Theory of Adult Playfulness |
| Quelle | In: American Journal of Play, 4 (2012) 4, S.407-440 (34 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 1938-0399 |
| Schlagwörter | Females; Play; Children; Peer Relationship; Social Theories; Gender Differences; Adults; Hypothesis Testing; Sexuality; Evolution; Social Sciences; Animals |
| Abstract | The overwhelming majority of play research concerns juveniles. However, a full understanding of the phenomenon requires knowledge of play and playfulness across the life spans of those animals, including humans, who play in adulthood. The authors investigate a theory of play based on Darwin's concept of sexual selection that may account for the existence of play among adult humans. The authors hypothesize that playfulness becomes a highly desired characteristic in potential long-term mates but also that the reasons for desiring playful mates differ for males and females. The authors suggest that for males, playfulness in females signals youth and, hence, fecundity; for females, playfulness in males signals nonaggressiveness. They test these hypotheses using mate-preference data. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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