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Vigil JM, Geary DC, Byrd-Craven J. Trade-offs in low-income women's mate preferences : Within-sex differences in reproductive strategy. Hum Nat. 2006;17(3):319-36doi: 10.1007/s12110-006-1012-0.
Vigil, J. M., Geary, D. C., & Byrd-Craven, J. (2006). Trade-offs in low-income women's mate preferences : Within-sex differences in reproductive strategy. Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.), 17(3), 319-36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-006-1012-0
Vigil, Jacob M, et al. "Trade-offs in low-income women's mate preferences : Within-sex differences in reproductive strategy." Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.) vol. 17,3 (2006): 319-36. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-006-1012-0
Vigil JM, Geary DC, Byrd-Craven J. Trade-offs in low-income women's mate preferences : Within-sex differences in reproductive strategy. Hum Nat. 2006 Sep;17(3):319-36. doi: 10.1007/s12110-006-1012-0. PMID: 26181476.
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Hum Nat. 2006 Sep;17(3):319-36. doi: 10.1007/s12110-006-1012-0.

Trade-offs in low-income women's mate preferences : Within-sex differences in reproductive strategy.

Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.)

Jacob M Vigil, David C Geary, Jennifer Byrd-Craven

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, 65211-2500, Columbia, MO. [email protected].
  2. Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, 65211-2500, Columbia, MO.

PMID: 26181476 DOI: 10.1007/s12110-006-1012-0

Abstract

A sample of 460 low-income women completed a mate preference questionnaire and surveys that assessed family background, life history, conscientiousness, sexual motives, self-ratings (e.g., looks), and current circumstances (e.g., income). A cluster analysis revealed two groups of women: women who reported a strong preference for looks and money in a short-term mate and commitment in a long-term mate, and women who reported smaller differences across mating context. Group differences were found in reported educational levels, family background, sexual development, number of children, and motives for having sex. Implications for understanding individual differences in women's mate-preference trade-offs are discussed.

Keywords: Individual differences; Long-term mates; Reproductive strategies; Short-term mates; Women’s mate choices

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