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The Effect of Female Orgasm Frequency on Female Mate Selection and Male Investment

Nebl, Patrick J
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1416233956

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2014, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Experimental.
In the current research predictions derived from three hypotheses regarding the adaptive function of female orgasm were tested. In Study 1, 199 female undergraduate students participated in an experiment that tested the Mr. Right and long-term pair bonding hypotheses that female orgasm functions as a long-term mate selection device and to promote attachment and bonding, respectively. In Study 2, 144 male undergraduate students participated in an experiment that tested the paternity confidence hypothesis that female orgasm functions as a signal of fidelity to males, which calibrates male investment. In both studies, participants imagined themselves as a member of a romantic relationship provided in a scenario. Within these scenarios, the relationships varied between either short-term or long-term and the frequency that the female experienced orgasm during intercourse varied between never, occasionally, and almost always. Participants were randomly assigned to one condition of this 2 (relationship context: short-term, long-term) x 3 (female orgasm frequency: never, occasionally, almost always) between-subjects design. Females answered questions regarding relationship satisfaction and males answered questions regarding investment. Tentative support for the Mr. Right hypothesis was found, with moderate effect sizes indicating a relationship between female orgasm frequency and female relationship satisfaction in short-term relationship contexts. Clear support was found for the long-term pair bonding hypothesis with a statistically significant relationship between female orgasm frequency and female relationship satisfaction in long-term relationship contexts being completely mediated by the female’s love for her partner. No support was found for the paternity confidence hypothesis as there was no relationship between female orgasm frequency and male investment in long-term relationship contexts.
Anne Gordon, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Howard Cromwell, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
William O'Brien, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
86 p.
Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology; Orgasm; Mating; Relationships; Mate Selection

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  • Nebl, P. J. (2014). The Effect of Female Orgasm Frequency on Female Mate Selection and Male Investment [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1416233956

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Nebl, Patrick. The Effect of Female Orgasm Frequency on Female Mate Selection and Male Investment. 2014. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1416233956.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Nebl, Patrick. "The Effect of Female Orgasm Frequency on Female Mate Selection and Male Investment." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1416233956

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