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What women look for financially |
In 36 of the 37 samples, females valued good financial prospects in a mate more highly than did males. The sole exception was Spain, where there was a difference in the predicted direction, but it was not significant. |
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What women look for work ethically |
In 34 of the 37 samples, females expressed a higher valuation for ambition and industriousness in a mate than did males. In three samples those from Colombia, Spain and South African Zulus the opposite sex difference was found |
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Age men prefer |
All 37 samples males preferred younger mates The mean age difference preferred by males was 2.66 years, and the mean age at which males prefer to marry is 27.49 years. |
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Age women prefer |
All samples, females preferred older mates. The mean desirable age difference was 3.42 years, and the mean age that females prefer to marry is 25.39, therefore ideal mate age is 28.81 years. |
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Looks? |
All of the 37 samples showed that males rated good looks in their mate more than females did. This difference was significant in 34 of the samples. |
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Chastity? |
In 23 of the samples, males preferred chastity in their mates, whereas there was no significant difference in the remaining 14 samples. |
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Bonus conclusion 1 |
The main conclusion is that Busss findings support evolutionary explanations of human mate choice; specifically that mating behaviour should differ according to gender, reflecting the differences in the reproductive capacities of males and females. |
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Bonus conclusion 2 |
Females valued the financial capacity of potential mates more than males did, supporting the hypothesis that women seek cues related to resources. Females valued ambition and industriousness more than males did, again supporting the hypothesis that women seek cues related to resources. Males valued physical attractiveness and relative youth more than females did, however they sought partners around the age of 25 supporting the hypothesis that males seek cues related to fertility rather than reproductive capacity. |