International Preferences in Selecting Mates

作者：David Michael Buss, Max Abbott, Alois Angleitner, Armen Asherian, Angela M. B. Biaggio, Ángel Blanco-Villaseñor, M. Bruchon-Schweitzer, Hai-Yuan Ch'U, Janusz Czapiński, B DeRaad, Bo Ekehammar, Noha El Lohamy, Mario Fioravanti, James G. Georgas, Per F. Gjerde, Ruth Guttman, Fatima Hazan, Saburo Iwawaki, Nimmagadda Janakiramaiah, Fatemeh Khosroshani, Shulamith Kreitler, Lance Lachenicht, Margaret S. Lee, Kadi Liik, Brian R. Little, Stanislaw Mika, Mariam Moadel-Shahid, Geraldine Moane, Maritza Montero, A.C. Mundy‐Castle, Toomas Niit, Evaristo Nsenduluka, Ryszard Pienkowski, Anna‐Maija Pirttilä‐Backman, Julio Ponce de León, Jacques Rousseau, Mark A. Runco, Marilyn P. Safir, Curtis A. Samuels, Rasyid Bo Sanitioso, Robert Serpell, Nico G. Smid, Christopher Spencer, Meri Tadinac, Elka Nikolaeva Todorova, Kari Troland, L. Van Den Brande, Guus van Heck, Luk Van Langenhove, Kuo‐Shu Yang · 发表于：Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology · 年份：1990 · DOI：10.1177/0022022190211001 · 被引用次数：754 · 研究领域：Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior、Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification、Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

This study sought to identify the effects of culture and sex on mate preferences using samples drawn world-wide. Thirty-seven samples were obtained from 33 countries located on six continents and five islands (N = 9,474). Hierarchical multiple regressions revealed strong effects of both culture and sex, moderated by specific mate characteristics. Chastity proved to be the mate characteristic on which cultures varied the most. The preference ordering of each sample was contrasted with an international complement. Each culture displayed a unique preference ordering, but there were some similarities among all cultures as reflected in a positive manifold of the cross-country correlation matrix. Multidimensional scaling of the cultures yielded a five dimensional solution, the first two of which were interpreted. The first dimension was interpreted as Traditional versus Modern, with China, India, Iran, and Nigeria anchoring one end and the Netherlands, Great Britain, Finland, and Sweden anchoring the other. The second dimension involved valuation of education, intelligence, and refinement. Consistent sex differences in value attached to eaming potential and physical attractiveness supported evolution-based hypotheses about the importance of resources and reproductive value in mates. Discussion emphasizes the importance of psychological mate preferences for scientific disciplines ranging from evolutionary biology to sociology.