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Gender differences in mate selection

Gender differences in mate selection. What are men and women attracted to? ( Campos, Otta & Siqueira , 2002) explored how men and women responded to personal advertisements in Brazil, also showing mate selection cross-culturally

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Gender differences in mate selection

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  1. Gender differences in mate selection What are men and women attracted to? (Campos, Otta & Siqueira, 2002) explored how men and women responded to personal advertisements in Brazil, also showing mate selection cross-culturally Campos, Otta & Siqueira, 2002 data source were personal ads taken from a daily Brazilian newspaper 807 advertisements were selected for analysis (411 females, 396 males) Jen Mislinski

  2. Gender differences in mate selection • Campos, Otta, & Siqueira, 2002, found that: • Younger women were preferred (by men) over older women • Younger = more fertile • Older men were preferred (by women) over younger men • Older = more successful, more resources Jen Mislinski

  3. Gender differences in mate selection • Buunk, Dijkstra, Fetchenhauer,& Kenrick, 2002 explored mate preferences in 5 relationship situations • Marriage, serious relationship, falling in love, casual sex, and sexual fantasies • 70 men, 67 women participated in the study (ranging in age groups of 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60’s) • Subjects were approached in public places and asked to participate, then given questionnaires Jen Mislinski

  4. Gender differences in mate selection • Buunk, Dijkstra, Fetchenhauer,& Kenrick, 2002 found that: • both sexes seek mates who are higher in “mate value” then they are themselves • a mate for a sexual fantasy (compared with real mates) is usually more physically attractive • men have a higher value placed on physical characteristics, and women on mate status and personality characteristics (similar to Campos, Otta, and Siqueira, 2002 findings) Jen Mislinski

  5. Gender differences in mate selection • In a similar study, Todosijevic, Ljubinkovic, & Arancic, 2003 asked 127 Serbian college students to rate the desirability of 60 behavioral and personality traits of the opposite sex • found that men reported that they were more ready to tolerate traits such as fearfulness, self-pity, and aggressiveness in women • seriousness, independence, and enterprising were positively rated by women (they would prefer men with these traits) • traits having to do with physical appearance were highly valued by men and traits having to do with strength were highly valued by women Jen Mislinski

  6. Gender differences in mate selection • All three of these studies suggest that evolutionary psychology may play a role in mate selection between the sexes. • Additionally, all three studies showed that men and women prefer different things • Men=attractive women who are fertile • Women=strong men who are successful or have resources Jen Mislinski

  7. References • Buunk, B., Dijkstra, P., Fetchenhauer, D., & Kenrick, D. (2002). Age and Gender Differences in Mate Selection Criteria for Various Involvement Levels. Personal Relationships, 9, 271-278. Retrieved April 26, 2011, from the Psych Info database. • Campos, L., Otta, E., & Siqueira, J. (2002). Sex Differences in Mate Selection Strategies: Content Analyses and Responses to Advertisements in Brazil. Evolution and Human Behavior, 23, 395-406. Retrieved April 26, 2011, from the Psych Info database. • Todosijevic, B., Ljubinkovic, S., & Arancic, A. (2003). Mate Selection Criteria: A Trait Desirability Assessment Study of Sex Differences in Serbia. Evolutionary Psychology, 1, 116-126. Retrieved April 26, 2011, from the Psych Info database.

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