Benjamin Gelbart
Biographic Data
| ID | 2777901 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Gelbart |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Gelbart |
| SIGNATURE | GELBART B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7171-5693 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Preferences and Polyamory: Investigating Ideal Mate Preferences for Concurrent Partners in Monogamous and Polyamorous Individuals
Although a large body of research has been devoted to investigating human mate preferences, much of this research focuses exclusively on monogamous relationships. While monogamy is a prevalent mating system, concurrent, non-monogamous mating has also been common both throughout human history and across the ethnographic record. Here, we seek to address this gap in the literature by exploring ideal preferences for two concurrent romantic partners a…
The function of love: A signaling-to-alternatives account of the commitment device hypothesis
Love as a Commitment Device: Evidence from a Cross-Cultural Study across 90 Countries
Given the ubiquitous nature of love, numerous theories have been proposed to explain its existence. One such theory refers to love as a commitment device, suggesting that romantic love evolved to foster commitment between partners and enhance their reproductive success. In the present study, we investigated this hypothesis using a large-scale sample of 86,310 individual responses collected across 90 countries. If romantic love is universally perc…
Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries
People across the world and throughout history have gone to great lengths to enhance their physical appearance. Evolutionary psychologists and ethologists have largely attempted to explain this phenomenon via mating preferences and strategies. Here, we test one of the most popular evolutionary hypotheses for beauty-enhancing behaviors, drawn from mating market and parasite stress perspectives, in a large cross-cultural sample. We also test hypoth…
Love as a Commitment Device: Evidence from a Cross-Cultural Study across 90 Countries
Given the ubiquitous nature of love, numerous theories have been proposed to explain its existence. One such theory refers to love as a commitment device, suggesting that romantic love evolved to foster commitment between partners and enhance their reproductive success. In the present study, we investigated this hypothesis using a large-scale sample of 86,310 individual responses collected across 90 countries. If romantic love is universally perc…
The function of love: A signaling-to-alternatives account of the commitment device hypothesis
Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries
People across the world and throughout history have gone to great lengths to enhance their physical appearance. Evolutionary psychologists and ethologists have largely attempted to explain this phenomenon via mating preferences and strategies. Here, we test one of the most popular evolutionary hypotheses for beauty-enhancing behaviors, drawn from mating market and parasite stress perspectives, in a large cross-cultural sample. We also test hypoth…
Love as a Commitment Device: Evidence from a Cross-Cultural Study across 90 Countries
Given the ubiquitous nature of love, numerous theories have been proposed to explain its existence. One such theory refers to love as a commitment device, suggesting that romantic love evolved to foster commitment between partners and enhance their reproductive success. In the present study, we investigated this hypothesis using a large-scale sample of 86,310 individual responses collected across 90 countries. If romantic love is universally perc…
The function of love: A signaling-to-alternatives account of the commitment device hypothesis
Preferences and Polyamory: Investigating Ideal Mate Preferences for Concurrent Partners in Monogamous and Polyamorous Individuals
Although a large body of research has been devoted to investigating human mate preferences, much of this research focuses exclusively on monogamous relationships. While monogamy is a prevalent mating system, concurrent, non-monogamous mating has also been common both throughout human history and across the ethnographic record. Here, we seek to address this gap in the literature by exploring ideal preferences for two concurrent romantic partners a…
Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (4 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Attractiveness (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Physical attractiveness (2 works) · Population (2 works)