Relationship dealbreakers: Traits people avoid in potential mates

• Main Authors: JONASON, Peter K., GARCIA, Justin R., WEBSTER, Gregory D., LI, Norman P., FISHER, Helen E.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: error management theory; individual differences; mate preferences; prospect theory; sex differences; Psychology; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2125; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3382/viewcontent/JonasonGarciaWebsterLiFisher_2015_afv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Mate preference research has focused on traits people desire in partners (i.e., dealmakers) rather than what traits they avoid (i.e., dealbreakers), but mate preferences calibrate to both maximize benefits and minimize costs. Across six studies (N > 6,500), we identified and examined relationship...