%0 Journal Article
%T What Makes Her a Material Girl?: The Influence of Childhood Economic Background and Sex Ratio on Female Preference for Male Resource Availability
%A Bowen Hou
%A Qian Tian
%A Yan Wang
%A Yang Qu
%J Evolutionary Psychology
%@ 1474-7049
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1474704919833720
%X Drawing on life history theory, this research explores the moderating role of childhood economic background in the relationship between sex ratio and the female¡¯s mate preference for male resource availability. Using different priming materials, three experiments consistently found that women with a rich childhood economic background showed a stable level of mate preference for good resource¡ªthis applied regardless of male- or female-biased sex ratio. But females with a poor childhood economic background showed a higher level of preference for male resource availability under the condition of female-biased sex ratio (vs. the condition of male-biased sex ratio). These findings support the moderating role of female childhood economic background in the relationship between sex ratio and their mating preference of good resources
%K childhood economic background
%K life history theory
%K male resource availability
%K mating preference
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1474704919833720