Religious Veiling as a Mate-Guarding Strategy: Effects of
Environmental Pressures on Cultural Practices

J 2016

Religious Veiling as a Mate-Guarding Strategy: Effects of Environmental Pressures on Cultural Practices

PAZHOOHI, Farid, Martin LANG, Dimitrios XYGALATAS and Karl GRAMMER

Basic information

Original name

Religious Veiling as a Mate-Guarding Strategy: Effects of Environmental Pressures on Cultural Practices

Authors

PAZHOOHI, Farid (364 Islamic Republic of Iran), Martin LANG (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Dimitrios XYGALATAS (300 Greece) and Karl GRAMMER (40 Austria)

Edition

Evolutionary Psychological Science, Springer International Publishing, 2016, 2198-9885

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/16:00095961

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40806-016-0079-z

Keywords in English

Religious veiling; Paternal investment; Reproductive success; National health index; Ecological variations; Religion; Human mate guarding; Hijab

Abstract

V originále

Male parental investment can contribute to the fitness of both sexes through increased fertility and child survivorship. The level and intensity of parental investment are dependent upon ecological variations: in harsh and demanding environments, the need for biparental care increases. Moreover, when environmental pressures increase, uncertainty over paternity may lead to favoring stricter mate-guarding practices, thus directing males to invest more effort toward controlling and guarding their mates from infidelity. In this paper, we test the hypothesis that religious veiling, as a social and cultural practice which regulates and restricts sexuality, will be more important in harsher environments. Our results show that harsh and demanding environments are associated with the importance of religious veiling and the level of religiosity, providing a link between cultural practices such as religious veiling and ecological variation.

Links

EE2.3.20.0048, research and development project

Name: Laboratoř pro experimentální výzkum náboženství

Citovat

PAZHOOHI, Farid, Martin LANG, Dimitrios XYGALATAS and Karl GRAMMER. Religious Veiling as a Mate-Guarding Strategy: Effects of Environmental Pressures on Cultural Practices. Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer International Publishing, 2016, vol. 3, No 2, p. 118-124. ISSN 2198-9885. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40806-016-0079-z.

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PAZHOOHI, Farid, Martin LANG, Dimitrios XYGALATAS and Karl GRAMMER. Religious Veiling as a Mate-Guarding Strategy: Effects of Environmental Pressures on Cultural Practices. \textit{Evolutionary Psychological Science}. Springer International Publishing, 2016, vol.~3, No~2, p.~118-124. ISSN~2198-9885. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40806-016-0079-z.

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