The Link Between Age and Partner Preferences in a Large, International Sample of Single Women
Human Nature • Vol/Iss. 34(4) • Springer • • Published In • Pages: 539-568 •
By Botzet, Laura J., Shea, Amanda, Vitzthum, Virginia J., Druet, Anna, Sheesley, Maddie, Gerlach, Tanja M.
Hypothesis
There will not be an association between a woman’s age and her preferences for kindness-supportiveness, attractiveness, financially secure-successful, education-intelligence, or confidence-assertiveness in an ideal partner.
Note
In support of the hypothesis, the first five traits were not correlated; however, the last, confidence-assertiveness, was positively correlated, which was inconsistent with the hypothesis.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multilevel regression modeling | Partially Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | Independent | Age Stratification |
| Kindness-supportiveness | Dependent | Personality Traits |
| Attractiveness | Dependent | Personality Traits, Sexual Stimulation |
| Financially secure-successful | Dependent | Personality Traits |
| Education-intelligence | Dependent | Personality Traits |
| Confidence-assertiveness | Dependent | Personality Traits |