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Mate preference priorities in the East and West: A cross‐cultural test of the mate preference priority model

Thomas, Andrew G.; Jonason, Peter; Blackburn, Jesse D.; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Lowe, Rob; Malouff, John; Stewart‐Williams, Steve; Sulikowski, Danielle; Li, Norman P.
Peer reviewed, Journal article
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https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2651652
Date
2019
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Original version
10.1111/jopy.12514
Abstract
Objective

Mate choice involves trading‐off several preferences. Research on this process tends to examine mate preference prioritization in homogenous samples using a small number of traits and thus provide little insight into whether prioritization patterns reflect a universal human nature. This study examined whether prioritization patterns, and their accompanying sex differences, are consistent across Eastern and Western cultures.

Method

In the largest test of the mate preference priority model to date, we asked an international sample of participants (N = 2,477) to design an ideal long‐term partner by allocating mate dollars to eight traits using three budgets. Unlike previous versions of the task, we included traits known to vary in importance by culture (e.g., religiosity and chastity).

Results

Under low budget conditions, Eastern and Western participants differed in their mate dollar allocation for almost every trait (average d = 0.42), indicating that culture influences prioritization. Despite these differences, traits fundamental for the reproductive success of each sex in the ancestral environment were prioritized by both Eastern and Western participants.

Conclusion

The tendency to prioritize reproductively fundamental traits is present in both Eastern and Western cultures. The psychological mechanisms responsible for this process produce similar prioritization patterns despite cross‐cultural variation.
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Wiley
Journal
Journal of Personality

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