کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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891447 | 914043 | 2012 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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We contend that preferences for mates with resources or money might be calibrated on where a potential mate gets her/his money. In three studies (N = 668) we examined the nature of individuals’ preferences for mates who have resources or money. Both sexes preferred a long-term mate who has earned her/his money over other sources. In particular, women preferred mates who earned their money over other potential means of getting resources (i.e., inheritance, embezzlement, and windfall). Women maintained a high level of interest in mates who earned their money regardless of duration of the mateship whereas men became less interested in a mate who earned her money in the context of short-term relationships. Overall, the sexes preferred a mate who earned their money more strongly in the long-term than the short-term context. Results are discussed from evolutionary and sociocultural models of mate preferences.
► A target who has earned her/his income is most attractive.
► The sexes both want a long-term mate who has earned their income.
► Women prefer a mate who earned his income across mating contexts.
► Men devalue earned income in short-term mates.
► As relationships get less serious, women also devalue earned income.
Journal: Personality and Individual Differences - Volume 52, Issue 3, February 2012, Pages 306–310