Financially Independent Women Are Less Interested in a Potential Mate's Social Status

Previous studies investigating mate preferences have found that women prioritize social status, while men prioritize physical attractiveness in long-term mates. This study found that when women expect to provide at least 50% of their household income, they no longer see social status as a necessity...

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Main Authors: VALENTINE, Katherine A., LI, Norman P.
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-28552015-04-14T08:06:06Z Financially Independent Women Are Less Interested in a Potential Mate's Social Status VALENTINE, Katherine A. LI, Norman P. Previous studies investigating mate preferences have found that women prioritize social status, while men prioritize physical attractiveness in long-term mates. This study found that when women expect to provide at least 50% of their household income, they no longer see social status as a necessity in a mate. 2014-05-22T07:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1598 Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Social Psychology
institution Singapore Management University
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VALENTINE, Katherine A.
LI, Norman P.
Financially Independent Women Are Less Interested in a Potential Mate's Social Status
description Previous studies investigating mate preferences have found that women prioritize social status, while men prioritize physical attractiveness in long-term mates. This study found that when women expect to provide at least 50% of their household income, they no longer see social status as a necessity in a mate.
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author VALENTINE, Katherine A.
LI, Norman P.
author_facet VALENTINE, Katherine A.
LI, Norman P.
author_sort VALENTINE, Katherine A.
title Financially Independent Women Are Less Interested in a Potential Mate's Social Status
title_short Financially Independent Women Are Less Interested in a Potential Mate's Social Status
title_full Financially Independent Women Are Less Interested in a Potential Mate's Social Status
title_fullStr Financially Independent Women Are Less Interested in a Potential Mate's Social Status
title_full_unstemmed Financially Independent Women Are Less Interested in a Potential Mate's Social Status
title_sort financially independent women are less interested in a potential mate's social status
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2014
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1598
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