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Individual Differences in How Desirable People Think They Are as a Mate.
Csajbók, Zsófia; Sterbová, Zuzana; Brewer, Gayle; Cândea, Cristina A; De Backer, Charlotte J S; Fernández, Ana Maria; Fisher, Maryanne L; Garcia, Justin R; Kruger, Daniel J; Massar, Karlijn; Oberzaucher, Elisabeth; Quintelier, Katinka J P; van Geffen, Renske E; Valentova, Jaroslava Varella; Varella, Marco Antonio Correa; Jonason, Peter K.
Afiliação
  • Csajbók Z; Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Sterbová Z; Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Brewer G; Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
  • Cândea CA; Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
  • De Backer CJS; Department of Communication Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Fernández AM; Faculty of Humanities, University of Santiago of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
  • Fisher ML; Department of Psychology, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada.
  • Garcia JR; Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Kruger DJ; Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  • Massar K; Department of Work and Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
  • Oberzaucher E; Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
  • Quintelier KJP; School of Business and Economics, Management and Organisation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • van Geffen RE; Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Valentova JV; Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Varella MAC; Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Jonason PK; Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Via Venezia, 12, 35131, Padua, PD, Italy. peterkarl.jonason@unipd.it.
Arch Sex Behav ; 52(6): 2475-2490, 2023 08.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37154879
Mate value is an important concept in mate choice research although its operationalization and understanding are limited. Here, we reviewed and evaluated previously established conceptual and methodological approaches measuring mate value and presented original research using individual differences in how people view themselves as a face-valid proxy for mate value in long- and short-term contexts. In data from 41 nations (N = 3895, Mage = 24.71, 63% women, 47% single), we tested sex, age, and relationship status effects on self-perceived mate desirability, along with individual differences in the Dark Triad traits, life history strategies, peer-based comparison of desirability, and self-reported mating success. Both sexes indicated more short-term than long-term mate desirability; however, men reported more long-term mate desirability than women, whereas women reported more short-term mate desirability than men. Further, individuals who were in a committed relationship felt more desirable than those who were not. Concerning the cross-sectional stability of mate desirability across the lifespan, in men, short- and long-term desirability rose to the age of 40 and 50, respectively, and decreased afterward. In women, short-term desirability rose to the age of 38 and decreased afterward, whereas long-term desirability remained stable over time. Our results suggest that measuring long- and short-term self-perceived mate desirability reveals predictable correlates.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Comportamento de Escolha / Individualidade Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Comportamento de Escolha / Individualidade Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article