Description

• Title:
  Desired Traits in Mate Selection: A Survey of Hispanic-American Female Students
• Creator:
  Rehman, Sharaf
• Description:
  Previous research on mate selection has primarily focused on long-term relationships, i.e. spouse selection. Literature suggests that factors and traits playing a significant role in choosing a short-term partner have been mostly overlooked in mate-selection research. The present study, with a sample of 115 Hispanic-American females attending a public university, attempts to determine if there are significant differences in reported preferences when looking for short-term partners versus when looking for a long-term partner. The subjects individually listed their preferences for short-term partners from a list of traits generated by previous research. The participants were then put into groups consisting of five females in each group. Group members discuss their preferences among themselves and generate a list of desirable traits in a long-term partner. This paper reports the findings of the survey in two specific categories. It separates the desired traits for short-term and long-term partners, and it presents the differences in preferences based on relational status, i.e., single or in a relationship.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2020 Sharaf Rehman
• Date:
  2021.05.08
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Journal of Gender and Power; Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020); 23-35;
  Journal of Gender and Power; Tom 14 Nr 2 (2020); 23-35;
  2657-9170;
  2391-8187
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
• Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/jgp/article/view/28588/25706
• Subject:
  mate selection;
  casual dating;
  courtship & culture;
  marriage;
  interpersonal relationships
• Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/jgp/article/view/28588
• Data provider:
  Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  text