Hungry people prefer more mature mates: A field test of the environmental security hypothesis.

Terry F. Pettijohn; Donald F. Sacco; Melissa J. Yerkes

doi:10.1037/h0099321

Hungry people prefer more mature mates: A field test of the environmental security hypothesis.

Journal of Social Evolutionary and Cultural Psychology ◽

10.1037/h0099321 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 216-232 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Terry F. Pettijohn ◽

Donald F. Sacco ◽

Melissa J. Yerkes

Keyword(s):

Field Test ◽

Environmental Security ◽

Security Hypothesis

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Playboy playmates, the Dow Jones, consumer Sentiment, 9/11, and the doomsday clock: A critical examination of the environmental security hypothesis.

Journal of Social Evolutionary and Cultural Psychology ◽

10.1037/h0099357 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 23-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Gregory D. Webster

Keyword(s):

Environmental Security ◽

Critical Examination ◽

Consumer Sentiment ◽

Security Hypothesis

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United Kingdom “top 5” pop music lyrics

Psychology of Music ◽

10.1177/0305735617720161 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 46 (5) ◽

pp. 638-661 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Adrian C North ◽

Amanda E Krause ◽

Robert Kane ◽

Lorraine Sheridan

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Gross Domestic Product ◽

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Stock Exchange ◽

Environmental Security ◽

Pop Music ◽

Security Hypothesis ◽

Closing Price ◽

Music Lyrics ◽

Computerised Analysis

The present research conducted a computerised analysis of the content of all lyrics from the United Kingdom’s weekly top 5 singles sales charts (Study 1, 1962–2011), and considered their macroeconomic correlates (Study 2, 1960–2011). Study 1 showed that coverage of interpersonal relationships consistently reflected a self-centred and unsophisticated approach; coverage of violence featured predominantly anti-authoritarian denial rather than overt depictions; and more recent lyrics were more stimulating. Study 2 showed no evidence that variations in lyrical optimism predicted future variations in economic optimism and subsequently Gross Domestic Product; but, consistent with the environmental security hypothesis, economic turbulence (defined as volatility in the closing price of the London Stock Exchange) was associated with the later popularity of lyrics concerning certainty and succour. These findings are discussed in terms of the advantages and limitations of computerised coding of lyrics.

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