More Than Just a Pretty Face and a Hot Body: Multiple Cues in Mate-Choice

被引:30
作者
Jonason, Peter K. [1 ]
Raulston, Tara [2 ]
Rotolo, Ashley [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Western Sydney, Bankstown, NSW, Australia
[2] Univ W Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514 USA
[3] Florida State Univ, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
关键词
body; budget-allocation; face; mate preferences; sex differences; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; FEMALE PREFERENCES; SEX-DIFFERENCES; ATTRACTIVENESS; PERSPECTIVE; JUDGMENTS; SIGNALS;
D O I
10.1080/00224545.2011.586654
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Mate preferences have been well studied in social and evolutionary psychology. In two studies (N = 490), using two different measurement techniques, we examined mate preferences for the body and the face in the context of other traits. Results replicated prior research on mate preferences across the sex of the participant and mating duration but clarified the nature of preferences for physical attractiveness. Generally, physical attractiveness was a necessity in short-term mating and for men and traits like kindness were a necessity in long-term mating and for women. Men wanted a short-term mate who had a good body, likely because that body advertises fertility whereas both sexes wanted a mate with a nice face for a long-term mate, which is likely because the face is a cue based on structural properties related to health. Sex and mating-duration differences on preferences for attractive faces and bodies were robust to differences in measurement technique.
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