Blue-eyed een erefer blue-eyed women: the role of life history strategies and sociosexuality

Previous research (Laeng et al., 2007) conducted on Norwegian samples showed that blue-eyed men rate women as more attractive, while brown-eyed and all the show no differences in attractiveness assessments with respect to eye colour. Correspondingly, positive assortative mating was found for blue, but not brown eyes, it most often occurred men. We aimed replicate this blue-like-blue effect Croatian population, which differs ratio of colour phenotypes (blue is prevalent Norway Croatia). Additionally, we examined whether moderated by life history strategies sociosexuality. Our hypothesis would be larger those who exert a slower strategy are sociosexually restrictive. One hundred twenty-eight participants assessed models, whose colours were experimentally manipulated such way shown models natural or artificially changed colours. The replicated context preferences, although smaller than original study. However, unlike study, sample 138 pairing between their romantic partners. Finally, about moderation supported strategies, In addition rationale based paternity uncertainty account, offered authors discussed other accounts phenomenon.