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Male Mating Expectations in Brazilian and American Samples

This study aims to investigate assortative mating based on mate value from male perspective. Male participants (132 Brazilian and 106 American) evaluated hypothetical “stimulus” males described in terms of physical attractiveness, social skills, and social status (each varied in high or low levels)....

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Autores principales: Castro, Felipe Nalon, Hattori, Wallisen Tadashi, Gaulin, Steven J. C., Yamamoto, Maria Emília, Lopes, Fívia de Araújo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7902785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33643146
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.617754
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author Castro, Felipe Nalon
Hattori, Wallisen Tadashi
Gaulin, Steven J. C.
Yamamoto, Maria Emília
Lopes, Fívia de Araújo
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Hattori, Wallisen Tadashi
Gaulin, Steven J. C.
Yamamoto, Maria Emília
Lopes, Fívia de Araújo
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description This study aims to investigate assortative mating based on mate value from male perspective. Male participants (132 Brazilian and 106 American) evaluated hypothetical “stimulus” males described in terms of physical attractiveness, social skills, and social status (each varied in high or low levels). Participants rated each stimulus and each stimulus' preferred mating partner on nine traits. The results showed that (1) positive assortative mating was expected in romantic relationships; (2) the stimulus ratings did not vary independently, suggesting that mate value is the result of the interaction of the characteristics of individuals; and (3) that participants expected physically attractive and healthier female partners to pair with high-status male stimuli. The American and Brazilian mating expectations were similar, minor differences indicate that Brazilian participants considered men with high levels of social skills to be more ambitious and intelligent; American participants expected men of high status to be healthier; Brazilians expect men of high status to have more attractive faces, while Americans expected these men to possess more attractive bodies; and Brazilian participants assigned more attractive bodies to men of lower status. These differences reflect the influence of economic and cultural factors on the local environment. The study contributes to the understanding of the construction of market value and reveals that male expectations are in line with human mating preferences. The investigation of mating expectations can be a rich approach to investigate socio-cultural aspects that are related to mating in different cultures
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spelling pubmed-79027852021-02-25 Male Mating Expectations in Brazilian and American Samples Castro, Felipe Nalon Hattori, Wallisen Tadashi Gaulin, Steven J. C. Yamamoto, Maria Emília Lopes, Fívia de Araújo Front Psychol Psychology This study aims to investigate assortative mating based on mate value from male perspective. Male participants (132 Brazilian and 106 American) evaluated hypothetical “stimulus” males described in terms of physical attractiveness, social skills, and social status (each varied in high or low levels). Participants rated each stimulus and each stimulus' preferred mating partner on nine traits. The results showed that (1) positive assortative mating was expected in romantic relationships; (2) the stimulus ratings did not vary independently, suggesting that mate value is the result of the interaction of the characteristics of individuals; and (3) that participants expected physically attractive and healthier female partners to pair with high-status male stimuli. The American and Brazilian mating expectations were similar, minor differences indicate that Brazilian participants considered men with high levels of social skills to be more ambitious and intelligent; American participants expected men of high status to be healthier; Brazilians expect men of high status to have more attractive faces, while Americans expected these men to possess more attractive bodies; and Brazilian participants assigned more attractive bodies to men of lower status. These differences reflect the influence of economic and cultural factors on the local environment. The study contributes to the understanding of the construction of market value and reveals that male expectations are in line with human mating preferences. The investigation of mating expectations can be a rich approach to investigate socio-cultural aspects that are related to mating in different cultures Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7902785/ /pubmed/33643146 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.617754 Text en Copyright © 2021 Castro, Hattori, Gaulin, Yamamoto and Lopes. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Castro, Felipe Nalon
Hattori, Wallisen Tadashi
Gaulin, Steven J. C.
Yamamoto, Maria Emília
Lopes, Fívia de Araújo
Male Mating Expectations in Brazilian and American Samples
title Male Mating Expectations in Brazilian and American Samples
title_full Male Mating Expectations in Brazilian and American Samples
title_fullStr Male Mating Expectations in Brazilian and American Samples
title_full_unstemmed Male Mating Expectations in Brazilian and American Samples
title_short Male Mating Expectations in Brazilian and American Samples
title_sort male mating expectations in brazilian and american samples
topic Psychology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7902785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33643146
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.617754
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