Short people beware: the power of jealousy depends on how tall you are.
Researchers from the Netherlands and Spain asked 549 Dutch and Spanish men and women to say how jealous they felt. They also asked people what would make them worry about a romantic rival .
Men generally felt most nervous about attractive, rich and strong rivals.
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But these feelings weren't as strong among taller men.
Women generally felt most nervous about pretty, charming rivals. But women who were of an average height tended to be less jealous.
The British weekly New Scientist says this has to do with evolution .
Taller men are most successful with women. Women of medium height enjoy the most popularity with men.
But a woman of average height could become jealous if her rival were taller.
The study said that taller women are better fighters. This could make a woman of average height jealous. (Staff Writer, with AFP)
矮個子注意了：身高和忌妒強度大大有關！
荷蘭和西班牙的研究學者訪問了五百四十九位荷蘭和西班牙男女，請他們描述自己忌妒的感覺，以及他們擔心的情敵類型。
男人擔心的大多是有魅力、有錢和健壯的競爭者。
但高個子男性對這些條件的忌妒感受較輕。
女人普遍最擔心美貌又迷人的對手，但身高中等的女性對此忌妒感較輕。
英國《新科學家》週刊指出，以進化學的角度來看確實是如此。
長得高的男性最受到女性青睞，而中等身高的女性最受男性歡迎。
但是中等身高的女性會忌妒比她高的情敵。
這項研究指出，高個子的女性是較佳的戰士，所以中等身高的女性才會忌妒。
（法新社／翻譯：袁星塵）
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