Rituals as signals of mate quality

J 2022

Rituals as signals of mate quality

XYGALATAS, Dimitrios, Peter MAŇO, Radek KUNDT and Eva KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ

Basic information

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

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

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

Abstract

V originále

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.

Links

MUNI/A/1435/2021, interní kód MU

Name: Velké otázky ve studiu náboženství: Snaha o propojování humanitní a přírodovědné expertízy (Acronym: VESNA)

Investor: Masaryk University

MUNI/G/0985/2017, interní kód MU

Name: Economic Decision-Making: Hormonal Determinants and Ritualized Behavior

Investor: Masaryk University, INTERDISCIPLINARY - Interdisciplinary research projects

Citovat

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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XYGALATAS, Dimitrios, Peter MAŇO, Radek KUNDT and Eva KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ. Rituals as signals of mate quality. \textit{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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