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Moore F, Cassidy C, Perrett DI. The Effects of Control of Resources on Magnitudes of Sex Differences in Human Mate Preferences. EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY 2010. [DOI: 10.1177/147470491000800412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that magnitudes of sex differences in human mate preferences would be inversely related to control of resources. Specifically, we predicted that the ideal partner age, maximum and minimum partner ages tolerated and preferences for “physical attractiveness” over “good financial prospects” of female participants would approach parity with that of men with increasing control of resources. In a sample of 3770 participants recruited via an online survey, the magnitudes of sex differences in age preferences increased with resource control whereas the sex difference in preferences for “physical attractiveness” over “good financial prospects” disappeared when resource control was high. Results are inconsistent, and are discussed in the context of adaptive tradeoff and biosocial models of sex differences in human mate preferences.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fhionna Moore
- Division of Psychology, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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Moore FR, Cassidy C. An experimental manipulation of female perceptions of the status of women: Effects on mate preferences. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1556/jep.8.2010.3.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Jankowiak WR, Hill EM, Donovan JM. The effects of sex and sexual orientation on attractiveness judgments: An evolutionary interpretation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/0162-3095(92)90019-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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