Seven deadly sins of potential romantic partners: The dealbreakers of mate choice

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11310/22:10435780

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886921007133?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886921007133?via%3Dihub</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111334" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.paid.2021.111334</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Seven deadly sins of potential romantic partners: The dealbreakers of mate choice

Original language description

Mate preference research predominantly focused on what people desire in a romantic partner, i.e., dealmakers. It was demonstrated that undesirable traits (dealbreakers) may weigh more in mate choice decisions than desirable traits. We conducted four studies to investigate the key dimensions on which these aversive traits are measured, how the dealbreaker factors complement the dealmaker factors in perceptions of a potential partner, and whether dealbreakers indeed weigh more in mate choice decisions than dealmakers. In Study 1, N = 155 participants reported 96 undesirable characteristics in a potential partner. In Study 2, N = 2445 participants rated these undesirable characteristics according to how much each would make them reject a potential partner. Seven dealbreaker factors were extracted: Hostile, Unattractive, Unambitious, Filthy, Arrogant, Clingy, and Abusive. Study 3 employed the budget-allocation method (N = 1175) and found some consistencies and inconsistencies in the most crucial necessities when measured by dealbreakers vs dealmakers. Lastly, Study 4 found (N = 442) participants were more interested in knowing first their potential partner&apos;s dealmaker vs dealbreaker characteristics under constraints. In contrast to previous research, we could not demonstrate the higher importance of relationship dealbreakers when compared to dealmakers, but the two concepts were shown to well complement each other in mate preference research.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30103 - Neurosciences (including psychophysiology)

Project

<a href="/en/project/LO1611" target="_blank" >LO1611: Sustainability for The National Institute of Mental Health</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Personality and Individual Differences

ISSN

0191-8869

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

186

Issue of the periodical within the volume

Part B

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

"Article Number: 111334"

UT code for WoS article

000717763500007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85117848432