971 research outputs found
Stern_Supplemental_Material_rev – Supplemental material for Probing Ovulatory-Cycle Shifts in Women’s Preferences for Men’s Behaviors
No full textSupplemental material, Stern_Supplemental_Material_rev for Probing Ovulatory-Cycle Shifts in Women’s Preferences for Men’s Behaviors by Julia Stern, Tanja M. Gerlach and Lars Penke in Psychological Science</p
Stern_OpenPracticesDisclosure_new – Supplemental material for Probing Ovulatory-Cycle Shifts in Women’s Preferences for Men’s Behaviors
No full textSupplemental material, Stern_OpenPracticesDisclosure_new for Probing Ovulatory-Cycle Shifts in Women’s Preferences for Men’s Behaviors by Julia Stern, Tanja M. Gerlach and Lars Penke in Psychological Science</p
sj-docx-1-psp-10.1177_01461672231164757 – Supplemental material for Stability and Change of Individual Differences in Ideal Partner Preferences Over 13 Years
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-psp-10.1177_01461672231164757 for Stability and Change of Individual Differences in Ideal Partner Preferences Over 13 Years by Julie C. Driebe, Julia Stern, Lars Penke and Tanja M. Gerlach in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin</p
Probing Ovulatory-Cycle Shifts in Women’s Preferences for Men’s Behaviors
No full textThe existence of ovulatory-cycle shifts in women’s mate preferences has been a point of controversy. There is evidence that naturally cycling women in their fertile phase, compared with their luteal phase, evaluate specific behavioral cues in men as more attractive for sexual relationships. However, recent research has cast doubt on these findings. We addressed this debate in a large, preregistered, within-participants study using salivary-hormone measures and luteinizing-hormone tests. One hundred fifty-seven female participants rated the sexual and long-term attractiveness of 70 men in dyadic intersexual interactions in natural videos. Multilevel comparisons across two ovulatory cycles indicated that women’s mate preferences for men’s behaviors did not shift across the cycle for either competitive or courtship behavior. Within-women hormone levels and relationship status did not affect these results. Hormonal mechanisms and implications for estrus theories are discussed.Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft https://doi.org/10.13039/50110000165
Supplemental Material - Probing the predictive validity of ideal partner preferences for future partner traits and relationship outcomes across 13 years
No full textSupplemental Material for Probing the predictive validity of ideal partner preferences for future partner traits and relationship outcomes across 13 years by Julie C. Driebe, Julia Stern, Lars Penke, and Tanja M. Gerlach in European Journal of Personality</p
Probing the predictive validity of ideal partner preferences for future partner traits and relationship outcomes across 13 years
No full textThe current study addresses the open question whether ideal partner preferences are linked to relationship decisions and relationship outcomes. Using a longitudinal design across 13 years, we investigated whether partner preferences are associated with perceived characteristics of actual partners (i.e. ideal-trait correlation) and whether a closer match between ideals and perceptions of a partner’s traits is associated with better relationship outcomes (i.e. ideal partner preference-matching effects). A community sample of 178 participants (90 women) reported their ideal partner preferences in 2006 (mean age at T2 M = 45.7 years, SD = 7.2). In 2019, they reported their relationship histories since then, providing ratings of 322 relationships. We found a positive association between participants’ initial ideals and partner trait perceptions. This ideal-trait correlation was stronger with current ideals, consistent with the possibility of preference adjustment towards the partner. The match between ideals and perceived partner traits was operationalised using different metrics. A closer match was associated with higher relationship commitment across all metrics, while for relationship quality, the link was not apparent for the corrected pattern metric. Evidence of matching effects for relationship length was mixed and largely absent for break-up initiation. Implications for the ideal partner preference literature are discussed.<br/
Left or right? The link between political orientation and partner preferences in a multinational sample of single women
Full text linkPolitical orientation is related to many aspects of our lives. Here, we investigate how political orientation relates to how women from different parts of the world picture their ideal partner. Using data from the Ideal Partner Survey , we analyzed relationships between political orientation and long-term partner preferences in a sample of 13,257 heterosexual, single women from 144 countries. Replicating previous work, political orientation was related to a preference for political similarity, such that women holding more extreme political views showed the strongest preferences for political similarity. In addition, women leaning more to the right side of the political spectrum held higher preferences for ethnic and religious similarity. Partly consistent with the possibility that political orientation relates to women’s attraction towards men conforming to a masculine, male breadwinner stereotype, more right-leaning views were not only linked to preferring a financially secure and successful partner, but also to ascribing more importance to a partner´s height. No or only negligible relationships with political orientation were found for partner´s kindness-supportiveness and level of height. For all other preferences, results were less conclusive. In sum, results indicate that who women want as a romantic partner is partly related to their political orientation
Stability and change of individual differences in ideal partner preferences over 13 years
No full textIdeal partner preferences for traits in a partner are said to be stable cognitive constructs. However, longitudinal studies investigating the same participants’ ideals repeatedly have so far been limited to relatively short retest intervals of maximum three years. Here, we investigate stability and change of ideals across 13 years and participants’ insight into how ideals have changed. 204 participants (M = 46.2 years, SD = 7.4, 104 women) reported their ideals at two time points. We found a mean rank-order stability of r = .42 and an overall profile stability of r = .73 (distinctive r = .53). Some ideals changed over time, e.g. increased for status-resources, in relation to age and parenthood. We found some, but varying insight into how ideals had changed (mean r = .20). Results support the idea of ideals being stable cognitive constructs, but suggest some variability related to demands of different life stages.<br/
Some People Heed Advice Less than Others: Agency (but Not Communion) Predicts Advice Taking
No full textAbstract Across three studies (total N = 793), we investigated the link between two fundamental dimensions of personality, agency and communion, and advice taking in quantity estimation tasks. We complemented the analyses of the individual studies with meta‐analyses across all three studies in order to gain insight into the robustness of our core results. In line with our expectations, agency was associated with less advice taking, and this effect was mediated by individuals' perceptions of their own competence. Contrary to what we expected, we did not find consistent evidence that communion systematically relates to advice taking. Analyses of judges' initial accuracy further suggested that agentic judges' lower willingness to heed advice was justified by greater initial accuracy as compared with their less agentic peers. Our data, thus, provide evidence of individual differences in advice taking and shed some light on the question which individuals are more inclined to heed advice than others. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Fertile women evaluate male bodies as more attractive, regardless of masculinity
No full textOvulatory cycle shifts in women’s mate preferences have been documented for several physical and behavioral traits. Research suggests that, at peak fertility, women tend to prefer men with characteristics that reflect good genes for short-term sexual relationships. However, existing findings have been criticized for methodological flexibility and failing attempts to replicate core results. In a large (N=157), pre-registered, within-subject study spanning two ovulatory cycles, we investigated cycle shifts in women’s mate preferences for masculine bodies. Using a large set of natural stimuli, we found that when fertile, women’s ratings of male bodies increased for sexual as well as for long-term attractiveness. Both effects were partially mediated by the estradiol-to-progesterone-ratio. Furthermore, moderation analyses revealed that both shifts were only evident in women in relationships, but not in singles. Contrary to previous findings, male masculine traits did not interact with cycle phase to predict attraction, indicating that women’s preferential priorities do not shift. Taken together, our results do not support women’s mate preference shifts, as assumed by the good genes ovulatory shift hypothesis, but are consistent with shifting motivational priorities throughout the cycle. Implications of these results for female estrus theories and methodological recommendations for future research are discussed
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