Sex Similarities and Differences in Preferences for Short-Term Mates: What, Whether, and Why

• Main Authors: LI, Norman P., KENRICK, Douglas T.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: mate selection; short-term mating; economics; sex differences; sexual relationships; Gender and Sexuality; Personality and Social Contexts; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/722; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/1721/viewcontent/LiKenrick2006.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Are there sex differences in criteria for sexual relationships? The answer depends on what question a researcher asks. Data suggest that, whereas the sexes differ in whether they will enter short-term sexual relationships, they are more similar in what they prioritize in partners for such relationsh...