Sex differences in mate preferences across 45 countries: A large-scale replication
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Resumo: | Considerable research has examined human mate preferences across cultures, finding universal sex differences in preferences for attractiveness and resources as well as sources of systematic cultural variation. Two competing perspectives-an evolutionary psychological perspective and a biosocial role perspective-offer alternative explanations for these findings. However, the original data on which each perspective relies are decades old, and the literature is fraught with conflicting methods, analyses, results, and conclusions. Using a new 45-country sample (N = 14,399), we attempted to replicate classic studies and test both the evolutionary and biosocial role perspectives. Support for universal sex differences in preferences remains robust: Men, more than women, prefer attractive, young mates, and women, more than men, prefer older mates with financial prospects. Cross-culturally, both sexes have mates closer to their own ages as gender equality increases. Beyond age of partner, neither pathogen prevalence nor gender equality robustly predicted sex differences or preferences across countries. |
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Sex differences in mate preferences across 45 countries: A large-scale replicationMate preferencesSex differencesCross-cultural studiesEvolutionary psychologyBiosocial role theoryOpen dataPreregisteredConsiderable research has examined human mate preferences across cultures, finding universal sex differences in preferences for attractiveness and resources as well as sources of systematic cultural variation. Two competing perspectives-an evolutionary psychological perspective and a biosocial role perspective-offer alternative explanations for these findings. However, the original data on which each perspective relies are decades old, and the literature is fraught with conflicting methods, analyses, results, and conclusions. Using a new 45-country sample (N = 14,399), we attempted to replicate classic studies and test both the evolutionary and biosocial role perspectives. Support for universal sex differences in preferences remains robust: Men, more than women, prefer attractive, young mates, and women, more than men, prefer older mates with financial prospects. Cross-culturally, both sexes have mates closer to their own ages as gender equality increases. Beyond age of partner, neither pathogen prevalence nor gender equality robustly predicted sex differences or preferences across countries.SAGE2023-07-12T16:02:59Z2020-01-01T00:00:00Z20202023-07-12T17:01:51Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10071/28991eng0956-797610.1177/0956797620904154Walter, K. V.Conroy-Beam, D.Buss, D. M.Asao, K.Sorokowska, A.Sorokowski, P.Aavik, T.Akello, G.Alhabahba, M. M.Alm, C.Amjad, N.Anjum, A.Atama, C. S.Duyar, D. A.Ayebare, R.Batres, C.Bendixen, M.Bensafia, A.Esteves, C.Vauclair, C. -M.Zupancic, M.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-09T17:25:49Zoai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/28991Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:11:31.448530Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Sex differences in mate preferences across 45 countries: A large-scale replication |
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Sex differences in mate preferences across 45 countries: A large-scale replication |
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Sex differences in mate preferences across 45 countries: A large-scale replication Walter, K. V. Mate preferences Sex differences Cross-cultural studies Evolutionary psychology Biosocial role theory Open data Preregistered |
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Sex differences in mate preferences across 45 countries: A large-scale replication |
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Sex differences in mate preferences across 45 countries: A large-scale replication |
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Sex differences in mate preferences across 45 countries: A large-scale replication |
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Sex differences in mate preferences across 45 countries: A large-scale replication |
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Sex differences in mate preferences across 45 countries: A large-scale replication |
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Walter, K. V. |
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Walter, K. V. Conroy-Beam, D. Buss, D. M. Asao, K. Sorokowska, A. Sorokowski, P. Aavik, T. Akello, G. Alhabahba, M. M. Alm, C. Amjad, N. Anjum, A. Atama, C. S. Duyar, D. A. Ayebare, R. Batres, C. Bendixen, M. Bensafia, A. Esteves, C. Vauclair, C. -M. Zupancic, M. |
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Conroy-Beam, D. Buss, D. M. Asao, K. Sorokowska, A. Sorokowski, P. Aavik, T. Akello, G. Alhabahba, M. M. Alm, C. Amjad, N. Anjum, A. Atama, C. S. Duyar, D. A. Ayebare, R. Batres, C. Bendixen, M. Bensafia, A. Esteves, C. Vauclair, C. -M. Zupancic, M. |
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Walter, K. V. Conroy-Beam, D. Buss, D. M. Asao, K. Sorokowska, A. Sorokowski, P. Aavik, T. Akello, G. Alhabahba, M. M. Alm, C. Amjad, N. Anjum, A. Atama, C. S. Duyar, D. A. Ayebare, R. Batres, C. Bendixen, M. Bensafia, A. Esteves, C. Vauclair, C. -M. Zupancic, M. |
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Mate preferences Sex differences Cross-cultural studies Evolutionary psychology Biosocial role theory Open data Preregistered |
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Mate preferences Sex differences Cross-cultural studies Evolutionary psychology Biosocial role theory Open data Preregistered |
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Considerable research has examined human mate preferences across cultures, finding universal sex differences in preferences for attractiveness and resources as well as sources of systematic cultural variation. Two competing perspectives-an evolutionary psychological perspective and a biosocial role perspective-offer alternative explanations for these findings. However, the original data on which each perspective relies are decades old, and the literature is fraught with conflicting methods, analyses, results, and conclusions. Using a new 45-country sample (N = 14,399), we attempted to replicate classic studies and test both the evolutionary and biosocial role perspectives. Support for universal sex differences in preferences remains robust: Men, more than women, prefer attractive, young mates, and women, more than men, prefer older mates with financial prospects. Cross-culturally, both sexes have mates closer to their own ages as gender equality increases. Beyond age of partner, neither pathogen prevalence nor gender equality robustly predicted sex differences or preferences across countries. |
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