Solving mate shortages: Lowering standards, searching farther, and abstaining

• Main Authors: JONASON, Peter K., BETES, Simone L., LI, Norman P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: Mating strategies; Evolutionary psychology; Sex differences; Personality; Gender and Sexuality; Personality and Social Contexts; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3169; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4426/viewcontent/JonasonBetesLi_EBS_av_2019.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Although much work on mating psychology has focused on mate preferences and responses to desirable sexual and romantic offers, less is known about what happens when individuals face a lack of mating options. We present 2 studies on (hypothetical) compensatory mating tactics. In Study 1 (N = 299), pa...