XYGALATAS, Dimitrios, Peter MAŇO, Radek KUNDT and Eva KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ. Rituals as signals of mate quality. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2022, vol. 3, No 100048, p. 1-8. ISSN 2666-6227. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2022.100048.
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Original name Rituals as signals of mate quality
Authors XYGALATAS, Dimitrios (300 Greece), Peter MAŇO (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Radek KUNDT (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Eva KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2022, 2666-6227.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 60304 Religious studies
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14210/22:00126795
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2022.100048
Keywords in English ritual; evolution; costly signaling; Mauritius
Tags rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Public ritual acts convey strategic information about the qualities of ritual actors. Although a prolific literature has examined their role in coordinating collective action in a variety of contexts, one of the most common communicative functions of ritual behavior in nature, i.e. its role in signaling mate quality, has received limited empirical attention in humans. Moreover, some of the particularities of human mating, such as the difference between short- and long-term pair bonding and the role of family pressure in mate selection, have also been relatively neglected in the context of ritual. We conducted an experiment to study mate preferences among Tamil Hindus in Mauritius. We found that men who practice religious rituals are perceived as better potential short- and long-term mates by young women as well as by parents, and that the latter prioritize those who practice more costly rituals.
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MUNI/A/1435/2021, interní kód MUName: Velké otázky ve studiu náboženství: Snaha o propojování humanitní a přírodovědné expertízy (Acronym: VESNA)
Investor: Masaryk University
MUNI/G/0985/2017, interní kód MUName: Economic Decision-Making: Hormonal Determinants and Ritualized Behavior
Investor: Masaryk University, INTERDISCIPLINARY - Interdisciplinary research projects
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