Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
2-2012
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Mate preferences, Sex differences, Resources, Evolutionary psychology
Discipline
Gender and Sexuality | Personality and Social Contexts | Social Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Personality and Individual Differences
Volume
52
Issue
3
First Page
306
Last Page
310
ISSN
0191-8869
Identifier
10.1016/j.paid.2011.10.032
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
JONASON, Peter K., LI, Norman P., & MADSON, Laura.(2012). It is Not All About the Benjamins: Understanding Preferences for Mates with Resources. Personality and Individual Differences, 52(3), 306-310.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1127
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Publisher
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2011.10.032
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