Couples age discrepancies in a large-scale European sample : Evolutionary and sociocultural perspectives
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F24%3A00138066" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/24:00138066 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pere.12579" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pere.12579</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pere.12579" target="_blank" >10.1111/pere.12579</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Couples age discrepancies in a large-scale European sample : Evolutionary and sociocultural perspectives
Original language description
This study examines age discrepancies in couples formed at various stages of life. Both evolutionary and sociocultural perspectives suggest that people's preferences for their partner's age gradually change throughout their lifespan. This study includes European couples (N = 35,996; 51% women and 49% men) surveyed in two waves of the panel study Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). A linear regression model was employed to analyze age differences in couples concerning when the relationship began. For men, the projected age of their partner decreased by nearly 1 year for every 5 years of their age. A similar but smaller effect was observed for women. These findings were consistent across 29 countries and indicated that men tended to be more inclined to start relationships with younger partners as they grew older. Conversely, women's initial tendency to partner with slightly older individuals shifted toward same-aged partners as they aged. These results indirectly suggest that preferences in age-related mate selection may systematically change as individuals grow older. An evolutionary and sociocultural rationale for age disparities seems plausible for men, regardless of their age, whereas sociocultural influences come into play for women as they age.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA17-11384S" target="_blank" >GA17-11384S: Sexuality and the internet in the second half of life</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Personal Relationships
ISSN
1350-4126
e-ISSN
1475-6811
Volume of the periodical
31
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
987-1000
UT code for WoS article
001379528200014
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85212206985