Mate Selection Comparisons in Heterosexual and Homosexual Individuals

The effects of character traits and socioeconomic status on mate selection for both heterosexual and homosexual individuals was studied. The current study recruited 347 Central Washington University students who ranked the importance of descriptive traits in a potential long-term mate, and also reported how willing they were to date a fictional potential mate in both a short-term and long-term context. Participants also described themselves in a dating profile scenario. The findings support the hypothesis that women are more interested in traits that signal resource acquisition and high socioeconomic status, and also support the hypothesis that men are more interested in traits that signal youth and physical attractiveness.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Experimental Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Wierzbinski, Daina Lee

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kara Gabriel
• Susan Lonborg
• Tonya Buchanan

• Mate selection; Dating profiles; Marital Preference Questionnaire
• Gender and Sexuality
• Psychology

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/506

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1510