Netflix and Chill? What Sex Differences Can Tell Us About Mate Preferences in (Hypothetical) Booty-Call Relationships

Evolutionary Psychology

EvitaMarch¹ 

关键词: mate preferences;    booty calls;    short-term relationship;    long-term relationship;    mating;    mate budget;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1474704918812138

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

The booty-call relationship is defined by both sexual characteristics and emotional involvement. In the current study, men’s and women’s preferences for a booty-call mate were explored. Men and women were predicted to exhibit different mate preferences depending on whether they considered a booty-call relationship a short- or long-term relationship. Participants (N = 559, 74% women) completed an anonymous online questionnaire, designing their ideal booty-call mate using the mate dollars paradigm. Both sexes considered the physical attractiveness and kindness of a booty-call mate a necessity, expressing both short- and long-term mate preferences. The current study highlights the need to explore mate preferences outside the dichotomy of short- and long-term relationships, providing evidence of a compromise relationship.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC