What do people look for in a potential partner after the age of 50?

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作者
Fernandez-Alonso, Mercedes [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Malaga, Fac Econ & Business, Campus Ejido s-n, Malaga 29071, Spain
关键词
Couple; intimate relationships; population 50 and above; preferences; population de 50 ans et plus; relations intimes; relaciones amorosas; pareja; preferencias; poblacion de 50 anos y mas; LATER-LIFE; LIVING APART; MARRIAGE; OLDER; GENDER; INTERMARRIAGE; WIDOWHOOD; PATTERNS;
D O I
10.1177/02685809231198159
中图分类号
C91 [社会学];
学科分类号
030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要
The intimate relationships of the older population have seldom been analyzed from a sociological perspective. This study provides novel information on what is desired in a partner after the age of 50 in Spain. The academic debate on this topic has been limited. Therefore, the contribution of this article is mainly an exploration of the empirical data. The database used is the Spanish General Social Survey prepared by the Sociological Research Center. The results indicate that personality is the most valued factor, followed by values and physical appearance. The variables with the greatest explanatory power in the estimated multinomial logit model are age, sex, level of education and cohabitation status. Educational homogamy appears among those with higher levels of education, with men more interested in physical appearance and women more interested in values and education. These last two characteristics are also more highly valued among those who are older. Les relations intimes de la population plus agee ont rarement ete analysees d'un point de vue sociologique. Cette etude fournit des informations inedites sur ce que les plus de 50 ans attendent d'un partenaire en Espagne. Le sujet est peu debattu par les chercheurs. C'est pourquoi cet article apporte essentiellement une analyse des donnees empiriques. La base de donnees utilisee est l'Enquete sociale generale espagnole (ESGE) du Centre de recherche sociologique (CIS). Les resultats indiquent que la personnalite est le facteur le plus apprecie, suivi par les valeurs et l'apparence physique. Les variables qui apportent le plus d'explications dans le modele logit multinomial estimatif sont l'age, le sexe, le niveau d'etudes et la situation de cohabitation. L'homogamie educative apparait chez les personnes ayant un niveau d'etudes plus eleve, les hommes etant plus interesses par l'apparence physique et les femmes par les valeurs et le niveau d'etudes. Ces deux dernieres caracteristiques sont egalement plus valorisees chez les personnes plus agees. Las relaciones amorosas de la poblacion en edad mas avanzada apenas han sido analizadas desde la sociologia. Esta investigacion ofrece informacion novedosa sobre que se busca en una pareja a partir de los 50 anos de edad en Espana. El debate academico sobre esta cuestion hasta el momento es breve, por lo que la contribucion de este trabajo es fundamentalmente la exploracion de los datos empiricos. La base de datos empleada es la Encuesta Social General Espanola (ESGE 2017) elaborada por el Centro de Investigaciones Sociologicas (CIS). Los resultados reflejan que la personalidad es el factor mas valorado. A continuacion, los valores y el aspecto fisico. Las variables con mayor poder explicativo en el modelo logit multinomial estimado son la edad, el sexo, el nivel de estudios y la situacion de convivencia. La homogamia educativa aparece entre los que tienen mayor nivel de formacion, los hombres mostrarian mayor interes por el aspecto fisico y las mujeres por los valores y la educacion. Estas dos ultimas caracteristicas tambien son mas valoradas entre los que tienen mas edad.
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