The role of ego-identity status in mating preferences.: An article from: Adolescence

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From the author: This study was designed to examine the role ego-identity plays in the mating preferences of late adolescents. In addition to examining the variance in mating preferences explained by ego-identity status, it was hoped that the results could assist in testing the competing Sexual Strategies (Buss & Schmitt, 1993) and Social Role (Eagly & Wood, 1999) theories. Ego-identity and the sex of the participant accounted for a significant amount of variance in the number of sexual partners desired and the penchant for short-term mating. The sex of the participant was the lone predictor of the importance placed on the mate characteristics of physical attractiveness and earning capacity with females placing more emphasis on the former and males placing more emphasis on the latter characteristic.

Citation Details
Title: The role of ego-identity status in mating preferences.
Author: Curtis S. Dunkel
Publication:Adolescence (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 40 Issue: 159 Page: 489(13)

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