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| Title |
A Critical Test of the Assumption That Men Prefer Conformist Women and Women Prefer Nonconformist Men
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| Published in |
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, March 2015
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| DOI | 10.1177/0146167215577366 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Matthew J. Hornsey, Richard Wellauer, Jason C. McIntyre, Fiona Kate Barlow |
| Abstract |
Five studies tested the common assumption that women prefer nonconformist men as romantic partners, whereas men prefer conformist women. Studies 1 and 2 showed that both men and women preferred nonconformist romantic partners, but women overestimated the extent to which men prefer conformist partners. In Study 3, participants ostensibly in a small-group interaction showed preferences for nonconformist opposite-sex targets, a pattern that was particularly evident when men evaluated women. Dating success was greater the more nonconformist the sample was (Study 4), and perceptions of nonconformity in an ex-partner were associated with greater love and attraction toward that partner (Study 5). On the minority of occasions in which effects were moderated by gender, it was in the reverse direction to the traditional wisdom: Conformity was more associated with dating success among men. The studies contradict the notion that men disproportionately prefer conformist women. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 56 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 11% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 5% |
| Spain | 2 | 4% |
| Canada | 2 | 4% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Yemen | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 7 | 13% |
| Unknown | 24 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 45 | 80% |
| Scientists | 7 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 64 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 59 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 31% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 13% |
| Researcher | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 20% |
| Unknown | 7 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 38 | 59% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 9 | 14% |
| Materials Science | 2 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Linguistics | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 11 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 146. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 October 2023.
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#287,104
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Outputs from Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
#208
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#3,180
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Outputs of similar age from Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
#4
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Altmetric has tracked 25,718,113 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 98th percentile: it's in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 2,942 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 41.9. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 92% of its peers.
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