| Title |
Effects of Attractiveness and Status in Dating Desire in Homosexual and Heterosexual Men and Women
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-011-9855-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Thao Ha, Judith E. M. van den Berg, Rutger C. M. E. Engels, Anna Lichtwarck-Aschoff |
| Abstract |
The present study examined partner preferences of homosexual and heterosexual men and woman, focusing on attractiveness and status. Homosexual (N=591 men; M age=28.87 years, SD=10.21; N=249 women; M age=33.36 years, SD=13.12) and heterosexual participants (N=346 men; M age=39.74 years, SD=14.26; N=400 women; M age=35.93 years, SD=13.72) rated the importance of attractiveness and social status of potential partners and then, in a vignette test, expressed their desire to date hypothetical potential partners based on photographs that varied in attractiveness and status-related profiles. With ratings, heterosexual men valued attractiveness the most, followed by homosexual men, heterosexual women, and homosexual women. Heterosexual women rated social status as most important. When status profiles were manipulated and accompanied with photographs of faces, the pattern of differences between homosexuals and heterosexuals supported the self-reported results. Overall, homosexual men and women have similar mate preferences to heterosexual men and women by showing more dating desire for attractive and high social status persons. Compared to attractiveness, status played a smaller role in dating desire. |
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| United States | 2 | 33% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 17% |
| Australia | 1 | 17% |
| Canada | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 1 | 17% |
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| Members of the public | 6 | 100% |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Czechia | 2 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 109 | 95% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 15% |
| Researcher | 9 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 24 | 21% |
| Unknown | 16 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 65 | 57% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 4% |
| Unknown | 19 | 17% |
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