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| Title |
Variation in human mate choice: simultaneously investigating heritability, parental influence, sexual imprinting, and assortative mating.
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| Published in |
The American Naturalist, May 2011
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| DOI | 10.1086/659629 |
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| Authors |
Brendan P Zietsch, Karin J H Verweij, Andrew C Heath, Nicholas G Martin |
| Abstract |
Human mate choice is central to individuals' lives and to the evolution of the species, but the basis of variation in mate choice is not well understood. Here we looked at a large community-based sample of twins and their partners and parents ([Formula: see text] individuals) to test for genetic and family environmental influences on mate choice, while controlling for and not controlling for the effects of assortative mating. Key traits were analyzed, including height, body mass index, age, education, income, personality, social attitudes, and religiosity. This revealed near-zero genetic influences on male and female mate choice over all traits and no significant genetic influences on mate choice for any specific trait. A significant family environmental influence was found for the age and income of females' mate choices, possibly reflecting parental influence over mating decisions. We also tested for evidence of sexual imprinting, where individuals acquire mate-choice criteria during development by using their opposite-sex parent as the template of a desirable mate; there was no such effect for any trait. The main discernible pattern of mate choice was assortative mating; we found that partner similarity was due to initial choice rather than convergence and also at least in part to phenotypic matching. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 38 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 | 6 | 16% |
| Spain | 2 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Russia | 1 | 3% |
| Chile | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Sweden | 1 | 3% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 13% |
| Unknown | 17 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 31 | 82% |
| Scientists | 5 | 13% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 222 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 2% |
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Slovakia | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | <1% |
| Unknown | 205 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 55 | 25% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 38 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 28 | 13% |
| Researcher | 25 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 36 | 16% |
| Unknown | 28 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 74 | 33% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 55 | 25% |
| Social Sciences | 19 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 19 | 9% |
| Unknown | 37 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 82. 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 10 April 2024.
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#525,830
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Outputs from The American Naturalist
#89
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#1,818
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#1
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