How Self-Assessments Can Guide Human Mating Decisions

Lars Penke, Peter Martin Todd, Alison P. Lenton, Barbara Fasolo

2007-07-20chapterPsychology Press eBooks110 citationsclosed

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Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Personality Traits and Psychology

Abstract

From puberty onward, mating becomes a major focus of thought: Whom shall I date? Shall I stay with my current partner, or look for someone else? Can I find someone better? Will she like me? Will he leave me for someone else? How popular with the opposite sex am I, compared to my peers? These types of questions, which sometimes persist throughout adulthood, point to the complexity of mating decisions.

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