Guy J. Curtis

Katherine Aumer

Peter K. Jonason

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TYPE EditorialPUBLISHED 21 February 2024DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1376132OPEN ACCESSEDITED AND REVIEWED BYBarnaby James Wyld Dixson,The University of Queensland, Australia*CORRESPONDENCEKatherine Aumerkaumer@gmail.comRECEIVED 25 January 2024ACCEPTED 06 February 2024PUBLISHED 21 February 2024CITATIONAumer K, Curtis GJ and Jonason PK (2024)Editorial: Rising stars in: evolutionarypsychology 2022. Front. Psychol. 15:1376132.doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1376132COPYRIGHT© 2024 Aumer, Curtis and Jonason. This is anopen-access article distributed under theterms of the Creative Commons AttributionLicense (CC BY). The use, distribution orreproduction in other forums is permitted,provided the original author(s) and thecopyright owner(s) are credited and that theoriginal publication in this journal is cited, inaccordance with accepted academic practice.No use, distribution or reproduction ispermitted which does not comply with theseterms.Editorial: Rising stars in:evolutionary psychology 2022Katherine Aumer1*, Guy J. Curtis2 and Peter K. Jonason31Division of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii–West Oahu, Kapolei, HI, United States, 2School ofPsychological Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, PA, Australia, 3Department of GeneralPsychology, University of Padua, Padua, ItalyKEYWORDSevolutionary psychology, multidisciplinary collaboration, musicality, birth order, bodyperception, sustainability, parental investmentEditorial on the Research TopicRising stars in: evolutionary psychology 2022For the past several decades the field of evolutionary psychology has significantlycontributed to our understanding of the evolved nature of human cognition, behavior, andemotion. To reveal the latest insights in the field, we presented the Research Topic: RisingStars in Evolutionary Psychology 2022. In this editorial, we endeavor to integrate insightsgarnered from these rising stars, who elucidated distinct facets of human experiencethrough the lens of evolutionary psychology. Our analysis navigates the intricate interplayof biological heritage, reproductive strategies, masculine perceptions, and environmentalconscientiousness to demonstrate the need for continued methodological refinement andcross-disciplinary collaboration.Varella posits a paradigmatic hypothesis concerning the evolutionary trajectory ofhuman musicality. The theory centers on the expansion of nocturnal activities throughouthuman evolution, identifying the night-time environment as a crucial factor in thedevelopment of human musicality. Drawing from independent principles, the hypothesisoffers a nuanced perspective on the multifaceted roles assumed by human musicality inresponse to ancestral adaptive challenges/opportunities.The study implicates nocturnal adaptive challenges such as low luminosity, imminentdanger, and concealment of identity as key factors that may have selected for traitsconducive to acoustic communication and imaginative, gregarious, and risk-takingdispositions. The integration of musicality into survival and reproductive roles is discussedwithin the context of the night-time adaptive landscape, shedding light on the evolutionaryunderpinnings of various musical features and functions.Corpuz et al. extend the exploration into evolutionary dynamics, specifically focusingon the tradeoff between current and future reproduction from a life history theoryperspective. Departing from the conventional focus on female sexual developmentalmilestones, the article turns toward male sexual developmental milestones to provide amore inclusive model of parental investment. The study measured sexual maturation usingthree indicators: thorarche, age at sexual debut, and the difference between thorarche andreproduction to predict the time invested in direct parental care. Corpuz et al. utilizedthe Experience Sampling Method (ESM) to overcome biases and limitations imposedby self-report. The unexpected finding that males with earlier sexual debut invest moretime in infant care challenges established paradigms and underscores the complexity ofreproductive timing and parental investment.Frontiers in Psychology 01 frontiersin.orgAumer et al. 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1376132This departure from the typical, albeit limited narrative ofpaternal investment models prompts a reconsideration of therelationship between sexual maturation and paternal investment.The study’s implications invite a nuanced examination offatherhood that encourages the use of diverse sampling methodsand demographic considerations.In the domain of masculinity, Christensen et al. employmeticulous scrutiny of self-reported bodily markers, specifically inthe tendency of men, at the aggregate level, to overestimate certainbodily measures linked to masculinity: penis size. Furthermore,it introduces the intriguing influence of monetary rewards ondata quality, presenting a novel dimension to the methodologicalconsiderations of such studies.The cautionary note regarding the interpretation of self-reported measures of penis size urges the need for refinement inresearch methodology. The incorporation of monetary incentivesas a factor influencing data quality adds a layer of complexityto the design of studies relying on self-reported bodily markers.Christensen et al., similar to Corpuz et al. both found theimportance of extending beyond the self-report method whencollecting information that is sensitive to societal expectations.Speaking of societal expectations, the current focus onenvironmental conscientiousness and sustainability has increasedrecently. To discover more about the factors surroundinggreen consumption, Otterbring et al. introduced an unexploreddimension—the influence of birth order. The study, conductedon a sample of 335 participants, revealed a small-to-moderateeffect size, indicating that firstborns exhibit lower concernslinked to environmental protection in their purchase patterns.This unexpected revelation prompts a reconsideration of birthorder dynamics in relation to broader societal issues andenvironmental challenges.The findings, while modest in effect size, present informativenuances that warrant consideration, especially given the ease withwhich birth-order data can be collected. The implications of birthorder on environmental concerns may be applied in a variety ofcontexts including economics, marketing, and legislation.In this eclectic group of studies, evolutionary psychology,life history theory, scrutinized masculinity, and birth orderdynamics converge and extend beyond disciplinary boundaries.The unexpected findings and nuanced dimensions revealedby these articles beckon researchers to delve deeper, questionassumptions, and refine methodologies. These rising stars havedemonstrated the strength of data collection methods that extendbeyond self-report and the power of integration of disciplines.The scientific pursuit of understanding the ever-evolving natureof human cognition, behavior, and emotion will benefit from thiscontinued collaboration.Author contributionsKA: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis,Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation,Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. GC:Writing—review & editing. PJ: Supervision, Writing—review& editing.FundingThe author(s) declare that no financial support was received forthe research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.Conflict of interestThe authors declare that the research was conducted in theabsence of any commercial or financial relationships that could beconstrued as a potential conflict of interest.The author(s) declared that they were an editorial boardmember of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impacton the peer review process and the final decision.Publisher’s noteAll claims expressed in this article are solely those of theauthors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliatedorganizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and thereviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article, orclaim that may be made by its manufacturer, is not guaranteed orendorsed by the publisher.Frontiers in Psychology 02 frontiersin.org

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