Assortative mate preferences for height do not differ for short- versus long-term relationships (pre-print 08.2020)

We tested whether positive assortative preferences for height are observed in a large cross-cultural sample of men and women (536 adults aged 15-77 from Canada, Cuba, Norway and the United States), and whether assortative preferences for height differ for hypothetical long- versus short-term relationship partners. Participants indicated their height preferences for a long- and short-term mate using graphic stimuli. Replicating previous research, participants generally preferred taller-than-average men and women of approximately average height across cultures. However, positive assortative preferences for height were only weakly observed in either sex, and the strength of these relationships did not vary by relationship context. Assortative preferences for height also did not vary by the participants’ country of residence, nationality, or categorized ethnicity. Our results provide further evidence that the positive relationship between an individual’s own height and the preferred height of a potential partner is not strongly influenced by cultural factors and provide the first evidence that, in contrast to mate preferences for masculine androgen-mediated traits, height preferences do not vary as a function of relationship context.

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Cross-cultural comparison of long-term care in the United States and Finland: Research done through a short-term study-abroad experience

Gerontology & Geriatrics Education ◽

10.1080/02701960.2016.1232591 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 104-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Tina M. Kruger ◽

Sarah Gilland ◽

Jacquelyn B. Frank ◽

Bridget C. Murphy ◽

Courtney English ◽

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Keyword(s):

Long Term Care ◽

The United States ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Comparison ◽

Short Term ◽

Term Study ◽

Term Care ◽

Cross Cultural Comparison ◽

Short Term Study

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Mate preferences toward agency and communion

Letters on Evolutionary Behavioral Science ◽

10.5178/lebs.2015.32 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

Marcin Moroń

Keyword(s):

Mating Behavior ◽

Social Perception ◽

Mate Preferences ◽

Direct Test ◽

Short Term ◽

Potential Partner ◽

Agency And Communion ◽

Human Mating

Agency and communion constitute two fundamental dimensions of social perception. Universal dimensions of mate preferences represent both agentic and communal content, but a direct test of mate preferences toward agency and communion is lacking. The present study examined preferences toward agentic and communal traits in mate preferences among 206 heterosexual individuals (112 females), analysing the role of the target's sex and actor's sexual strategy. Results showed that women demonstrated higher expectations toward agentic and communal traits in a potential partner than men. Preference for agency in short-term relationships did not differ from preferences toward agency and communion in long-term relationships, but preferences toward communion of partner in short-term relationships was significantly lower. These results were discussed in light of the signaling role of agency and communion in human mating behavior.

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Character Strengths are Prominent as Mate Preferences of Turkish Students

Journal of International Students ◽

10.32674/jis.v1i2.555 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 64-68

Author(s):

Elizabeth Michelle White ◽

Amy R. Pearce ◽

Irina Khramtsova

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Character Strengths ◽

The United States ◽

Romantic Partners ◽

Mate Preferences ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Romantic Partner ◽

Future Studies

This study addressed the traits and characteristics that Turkish students deem most important in a long-term romantic partner. We collected quantitative and qualitative data on characteristics desired in romantic partners from students attending Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi in Istanbul, Turkey. Like our previous cross-cultural studies conducted in Japan, Russia and the United States, results supported dependability and love as the most important traits. Overall, positive internal attributes were rated as highly important and we recommend the traits associated with the positive psychology movement be more fully considered in future studies on mate preferences.

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Norwegian Men and Women Value Similar Mate Traits in Short-Term Relationships

Evolutionary Psychology ◽

10.1177/1474704920979623 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 147470492097962

Author(s):

Mehmet Mehmetoglu ◽

Ilmari Määttänen

Keyword(s):

Mate Selection ◽

Selection Criteria ◽

Physical Appearance ◽

Mate Preferences ◽

Mating Strategy ◽

The Other ◽

Short Term ◽

Men And Women ◽

Relationship Length

Previous research has provided evidence that females are generally the more selective sex in humans. Moreover, both sexes have been found to be more selective in long-term mating compared to short-term mating. In this study, we have examined the effects of sex, mating strategy (preferred relationship length) and their interaction on mate preferences (i.e., mate selection criteria) in an egalitarian Nordic society, namely Norway. The study sample consisted of 1,000 individuals, 417 of whom were male and 583 female respondents. According to our findings, men were more selective in physical appearance, whereas women were more selective in all the other mate preferences (e.g., understanding, dominant, kind, intellectual etc.). The respondents that were seeking short-term relationships had higher preference for physical appearance, humorousness and sociability. On the other hand, the respondents that were seeking long-term relationships were more selective in most of the other mate preferences (i.e., understanding, kind, cultivated, domestic, reliable, and similar). Interestingly, no interaction effect was found between sex and mating strategy in that differences between long-term and short-term seekers in mate preferences did not change depending on sex. This suggests that men and women value the same traits in short-term relationships.

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Short-term and long-term mate preference in men and women in an Iranian population

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-99653-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Fatemeh Sadat Mirfazeli ◽

Meng-Chuan Lai ◽

Amirhossein Memari ◽

Armin Rajab ◽

Milad Shafizadeh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mate Selection ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Line Drawing ◽

Mate Preferences ◽

Mate Preference ◽

Digit Ratio ◽

Short Term ◽

Men And Women ◽

Women In Sports

AbstractMate preference in short-term relationships and long-term ones may depend on many physical, psychological, and socio-cultural factors. In this study, 178 students (81 females) in sports and 153 engineering students (64 females) answered the systemizing quotient (SQ) and empathizing quotient (EQ) questionnaires and had their digit ratio measured. They rated their preferred mate on 12 black-line drawing body figures varying in body mass index (BMI) and waist to hip ratio (WHR) for short-term and long-term relationships. Men relative to women preferred lower WHR and BMI for mate selection for both short-term and long-term relationships. BMI and WHR preference in men is independent of each other, but has a negative correlation in women. For men, digit ratio was inversely associated with BMI (p = 0.039, B = − 0.154) preference in a short-term relationship, and EQ was inversely associated with WHR preference in a long-term relationship (p = 0.045, B = − 0.164). Furthermore, men and women in sports, compared to engineering students, preferred higher (p = 0.009, B = 0.201) and lower BMI (p = 0.034, B = − 0.182) for short-term relationships, respectively. Women were more consistent in their preferences for short-term and long-term relationships relative to men. Both biological factors and social/experiential factors contribute to mate preferences in men while in women, mostly social/experiential factors contribute to them.

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Male Tolerance to Same-Sex Infidelity: A Cross-Cultural Investigation

Evolutionary Psychology ◽

10.1177/1474704919843892 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 147470491984389

Author(s):

Yan Wang ◽

Menelaos Apostolou

Keyword(s):

Cross Cultural ◽

Heterosexual Men ◽

Same Sex ◽

Short Term ◽

Men And Women ◽

Cultural Contexts ◽

Sex Attraction ◽

Female Partners ◽

Opposite Sex

There is accumulating evidence that heterosexual men exhibit tolerance to their partners’ same-sex infidelity. The current study examined such tolerance in the Chinese ( N = 949) and the British ( N = 305) cultural contexts. Consistent with the predictions derived from an evolutionary framework, across different cultural settings, men exhibited higher tolerance than women to their partners’ same-sex infidelity. In addition, if they had to choose, men were considerably more likely than women to prefer their partners to cheat with an individual of the same than of the opposite sex. Participants were also more tolerant of infidelity involving their short-term than their long-term partners. Moreover, men who preferred same-sex attraction in women were more tolerant to the same-sex infidelity of their female partners than men who did not share these preferences. Finally, men and women who experienced same-sex attractions indicated higher tolerance to infidelity. The implications of these finding for the evolution of same-sex attraction in women were further discussed.

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The Future of Muslim Education in the United States: An Agenda for Research

American Journal of Islam and Society ◽

10.35632/ajis.v20i3-4.524 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 20 (3-4) ◽

pp. 46-82

Author(s):

Fathi Malkawi

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

American Education ◽

Future Trends ◽

Muslim Community ◽

Short Term ◽

The Future ◽

Muslim Education ◽

Future Plans

This paper addresses some of the Muslim community’s concerns regarding its children’s education and reflects upon how education has shaped the position of other communities in American history. It argues that the future of Muslim education will be influenced directly by the present realities and future trends within American education in general, and, more importantly, by the well-calculated and informed short-term and long-term decisions and future plans taken by the Muslim community. The paper identifies some areas in which a wellestablished knowledge base is critical to making decisions, and calls for serious research to be undertaken to furnish this base.

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Italy's politics without policy: Balancing Atlanticism and Europeanism in the Middle East

Modern Italy ◽

10.1080/13532940801962033 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 135-153 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Raffaella A. Del Sarto ◽

Nathalie Tocci

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Middle East ◽

The United States ◽

The European Union ◽

Short Term ◽

The Government ◽

Specific Interests ◽

Policy Shifts ◽

The Eu

Focusing on Italy's Middle East policies under the second Berlusconi (2001–2006) and the second Prodi (2006–2008) governments, this article assesses the manner and extent to which the observed foreign policy shifts between the two governments can be explained in terms of the rebalancing between a ‘Europeanist’ and a transatlantic orientation. Arguing that Rome's policy towards the Middle East hinges less on Italy's specific interests and objectives in the region and more on whether the preference of the government in power is to foster closer ties to the United States or concentrate on the European Union, the analysis highlights how these swings of the pendulum along the EU–US axis are inextricably linked to a number of underlying structural weaknesses of Rome's foreign policy. In particular, the oscillations can be explained by the prevalence of short-term political (and domestic) considerations and the absence of long-term, substantive political strategies, or, in short, by the phenomenon of ‘politics without policy’ that often characterises Italy's foreign policy.

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Abstract P116: Trait Anger Increases Short-term and Long-term Risk for Recurrent CHD: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

Circulation ◽

10.1161/circ.127.suppl_12.ap116 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 127 (suppl_12) ◽

Author(s):

Janice E Williams ◽

Sharon B Wyatt ◽

Kathryn M Rose ◽

David J Couper ◽

Anna Kucharska-Newton

Keyword(s):

Cigarette Smoking ◽

Trait Anger ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Short Term ◽

Men And Women ◽

Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities ◽

Atherosclerosis Risk ◽

Aric Study

Though several large epidemiologic studies have demonstrated the positive association of anger with coronary heart disease (CHD) onset, a dearth of population-based evidence exists regarding the relationship of anger to the clinical course of CHD among people with established disease. Trait anger is conceptualized as a stable personality trait and defined as the tendency to experience frequent and intense anger. Therefore, it is plausible that the effects of trait anger on CHD are long standing. We assessed the hypothesis that trait anger predicts short-term and long-term risk for recurrent CHD among middle-aged men and women. Participants were 611 black or white men and women, ages 48 - 67, who had a history of CHD at the second clinical examination (1990-1992) of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. They were followed for the recurrence of CHD (myocardial infarction or fatal CHD) from 1990 through three different time intervals: 1995, 2003, and 2009 (maximum follow-up = 19.0 years). Trait anger (measured at Visit 2) was assessed using the Spielberger Trait Anger Scale, with scores categorized as high, moderate, and low. Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were adjusted for age, sex, race-center, educational level, waist-to-hip ratio, plasma LDL-and HDL-cholesterol levels, hypertension, diabetes, cigarette smoking status, and pack-years of cigarette smoking. After 3 - 5 years of follow-up, the risk for recurrent CHD among participants with high trait anger was more than twice that of their counterparts with low trait anger (2.24 [95% C.I: 1.14 to 4.40]). After 11 - 13 years, the risk was 80% greater (1.80 [95% C.I: 1.17 to 2.78]) and after 17 - 19 years, it was 70% greater (1.70 [95% C.I: 1.15 to 2.52]). The risk for recurrent CHD was strongest in the first time interval but remained strong and statistically significant through 19 years of follow-up. In conclusion, the experience of frequent and intense anger increases short-term and long-term risk for recurrent CHD in middle-aged men and women.

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Netflix and Chill? What Sex Differences Can Tell Us About Mate Preferences in (Hypothetical) Booty-Call Relationships

Evolutionary Psychology ◽

10.1177/1474704918812138 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 147470491881213 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Evita March ◽

George Van Doorn ◽

Rachel Grieve

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Physical Attractiveness ◽

Mate Preferences ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Emotional Involvement ◽

Men And Women ◽

Sexual Characteristics ◽

Short And Long Term ◽

Women’S Preferences

The booty-call relationship is defined by both sexual characteristics and emotional involvement. In the current study, men’s and women’s preferences for a booty-call mate were explored. Men and women were predicted to exhibit different mate preferences depending on whether they considered a booty-call relationship a short- or long-term relationship. Participants ( N = 559, 74% women) completed an anonymous online questionnaire, designing their ideal booty-call mate using the mate dollars paradigm. Both sexes considered the physical attractiveness and kindness of a booty-call mate a necessity, expressing both short- and long-term mate preferences. The current study highlights the need to explore mate preferences outside the dichotomy of short- and long-term relationships, providing evidence of a compromise relationship.

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