Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., Eys, M.A., & Johnson,K. (2008). Femalemate choice is influenced by male sport participation. Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 113-124

Sexual selection- Males tend to compete for more access to mates & females tend to be more selective of their mates than males

Since female investment & reproduction are costly, females can increase Darwinian fitness by carefully selecting mates that provide good genes, etc…

Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., Eys, M.A., & Johnson,K. (2008). Femalemate choice is influenced by male sport participation.

Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 113-124

Physical competition through sport is an important invisible way that males compete amongst each other such asdemonstrating speed & strength

Level of performance that a male attains within a sporting context may provide an honest signal of his physical condition with respect to motivation, competitiveness, and athletic ability

Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., Eys, M.A., & Johnson,K. (2008). Femalemate choice is influenced by male sport participation.

Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 113-124

1. Females will prefer team sport athletes over both individual sport athletes and non athletes

2. Males of high status will be preferred over males with low status

3. Physically attractive males will be preferred over less attractive males

Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., Eys, M.A., & Johnson,K. (2008). Femalemate choice is influenced by male sport participation.

Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 113-124

282 female undergraduate students ages 18- 29

Used picture and description of two possible Caucasian males either high or low in attractiveness, and one of six possible descriptions

Using those, they were asked to rate the attractiveness based on black & white, non-smiling pictures

Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., Eys, M.A., & Johnson,K. (2008). Femalemate choice is influenced by male sport participation.

Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 113-124

Information contained in the description were highlighted to type of sport involvement of the individual

Also contained information on status Assessed female willingness to engage

in various levels of relationships with the depicted male (“Will you go on a date with this person? Short term relationship? Sexual intercourse? Long term relationship?”)

Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., Eys, M.A., & Johnson,K. (2008). Femalemate choice is influenced by male sport participation.

Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 113-124

Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., Eys, M.A., & Johnson,K. (2008). Femalemate choice is influenced by male sport participation.

Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 113-124

Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., Eys, M.A., & Johnson,K. (2008). Femalemate choice is influenced by male sport participation.

Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 113-124

Overall sport participation may be an important cue for female mate choice because males can display qualities such as physical prowess and agility

Females can assess male quality through status of ranking on the team such as captain vs. bench warmer

Females prefer dominant males as short term partners&

prefer males that are more willing and able to invest in offspring as long term mates

Team sport athletes are more desirable because their

behavior may better indicate their abilities in terms of parental investment

Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., Eys, M.A., & Johnson,K. (2008). Femalemate choice is influenced by male sport participation.

Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 113-124

Since the study was done through pictures, personality did not factor in at all

The questions asked seemed to have been bias to produce stated hypothesis

Women have different taste in men Some sports are more violent than others The women chosen to participate may

have been athletic themselves which paves the way for bias; not all women love “jocks”

Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., Eys, M.A., & Johnson,K. (2008). Femalemate choice is influenced by male sport participation.

Evolutionary Psychology, 6, 113-124