Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 2016
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Experimental Psychology
Committee Chair
Kara Gabriel
Second Committee Member
Susan Lonborg
Third Committee Member
Tonya Buchanan
Abstract
The effects of character traits and socioeconomic status on mate selection for both heterosexual and homosexual individuals was studied. The current study recruited 347 Central Washington University students who ranked the importance of descriptive traits in a potential long-term mate, and also reported how willing they were to date a fictional potential mate in both a short-term and long-term context. Participants also described themselves in a dating profile scenario. The findings support the hypothesis that women are more interested in traits that signal resource acquisition and high socioeconomic status, and also support the hypothesis that men are more interested in traits that signal youth and physical attractiveness.
Recommended Citation
Wierzbinski, Daina Lee, "Mate Selection Comparisons in Heterosexual and Homosexual Individuals" (2016). All Master's Theses. 506.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/506
Language
English