Are Sex Differences in Mating Strategies Overrated? Sociosexual Orientation as a Dominant Predictor in Online Dating Strategies

Hallam, Lara; Backer, Charlotte De; Fisher, Maryanne L.; Walrave, Michel

doi:10.1007/s40806-018-0150-z

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“…However, men are less willing to invest in sexy mates who lack commitment traits. This is at odds with the males-compete/females-choose hypothesis, and converges with several recent findings suggesting that sex differences are exaggerated (Thomas & Stewart-Williams, 2018;Hallam et al, 2018;Stewart-Williams & Thomas, 2013;Zentner & Mitura, 2012).…”

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“…Contrary to previous findings, we found that men and women were matched for their preferred relationship length. Traditional accounts maintain that men are more short-term oriented (Schmitt et al, 2012;Schmitt, 2012), although this perspective has faced recent criticisms (Thomas & Stewart-Williams, 2018;Hallam et al, 2018;Stewart-Williams & Thomas, 2013;Zentner & Mitura, 2012). Although we do not find sex differences in preferred relationship length, we did observe an interaction with archetype, such that women's preferences were more distinctive than those reported by men.…”

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confidence: 99%

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You're not my type: Do conservatives have a bias for seeing long-term mates?

Muggleton

Fincher

2018

Evolution and Human Behavior

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Section: Theoretical Implicationssupporting

confidence: 83%

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confidence: 99%

You're not my type: Do conservatives have a bias for seeing long-term mates?

Muggleton

Fincher

2018

Evolution and Human Behavior

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“…We aimed to illuminate the relation between Light Triad and motivations to use Tinder for mating by testing the association between the Light Triad and Tinder use motivation. Sociosexuality is a dominant predictor of online dating and is related to age, therefore we controlled for these variables in our analyses (Hallam et al, 2018). Our findings showed that reporting higher levels of the Light Triad predicted the motivation to use Tinder for finding a long-term mate, whereas the Light Triad did not predict the motivation to use Tinder for short-term mating.…”

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Looking from the bright side: The Light Triad predicts Tinder use for love

Sevi

Doğruyol

2020

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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The Dark Triad of personality has gained much attention in the literature, while the lighter side of personality has not received comparable attention. This study aimed to examine how the Light Triad of personality traits (Faith in Humanity, Humanism, and Kantianism) differs between Tinder users, and how these personality traits are related to motivations to use Tinder for short- and long-term mating. Cross-sectional data from current Tinder users ( n = 130), past Tinder users ( n = 56), and people who have never used Tinder ( n = 121) were examined. The results revealed that compared to Tinder users, nonusers have higher scores on Kantianism, which might be related to Kantians not emphasizing attractiveness, a factor that has a role in online dating success. Further, Tinder users with higher total scores on the Light Triad were found to show higher motivation to use Tinder for long-term mating, whereas a significant relation was not found motivation to use Tinder for short-term mating. Long-term mating requires establishing a cooperative relationship with someone, and the motivation to use Tinder to find long-term mates may be due to the cooperation-promoting nature of the Light Triad.

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“…In addition, unrestricted socio-sexuality is positively associated with mating effort maximization, while restricted sociosexuality is more closely related to parental efforts (Valentova et al, 2020). Finally, unrestricted sociosexuality positively correlates with openness to casual sex among online dating site users (Hallam et al, 2018). However, a related study found that unrestricted sociosexuality was associated with participants' willingness to engage in casual sex only when it was accompanied by a low level of commitment in a long-term relationship (Rodrigues and Lopes, 2017).…”

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Providing Sexual Companionship for Resources: Development, Validation, and Personality Correlates of the Acceptance of Sugar Relationships in Young Women and Men Scale (ASR-YWMS)

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A sugar relationship is a transactional sexual relationship in which a younger partner (sugar baby/boy) offers companionship and sexual services to a much older partner (sugar daddy/mommy) in return for material compensation. One aim of the present study was to develop an attitude scale assessing young women's and men's acceptance of sugar relationships. Another aim was to explore the possible associations of the acceptance of sugar relationships with psychological functioning in an intimate partner relationship and in a sexual relationship and with certain socially undesirable personality traits. Two online studies were conducted with a total number of 2052 participants (1879 women; age = 18-28 years). The results show that the Acceptance of Sugar Relationships in Young Women and Men Scale (ASR-YWMS) is a reliable and valid measure of young people's attitude toward sugar relationships. The studies revealed that young women's and men's accepting attitude toward sugar relationships was positively associated with unrestricted sociosexuality, a game-playing love style (Ludus), selffocused sexual motivation (Study 1; N = 319; 272 women and 47 men), and with socially undesirable traits such as Machiavellianism, subclinical psychopathy, and a borderline personality organization (Study 2; N = 1733; 1607 women and 126 men). These findings suggest that a relatively high level of acceptance of sugar relationships is part of a mating strategy focused on opportunities of maximizing resources. This utilitarian, risktaking and exploitative attitude is characteristic to a fast life history strategy, and it is a fundamental organizing principle of psychological and sexual functioning in intimate partner relationships.

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Are Sex Differences in Mating Strategies Overrated? Sociosexual Orientation as a Dominant Predictor in Online Dating Strategies

Cited by 22 publications

References 36 publications

You're not my type: Do conservatives have a bias for seeing long-term mates?

You're not my type: Do conservatives have a bias for seeing long-term mates?

Looking from the bright side: The Light Triad predicts Tinder use for love

Providing Sexual Companionship for Resources: Development, Validation, and Personality Correlates of the Acceptance of Sugar Relationships in Young Women and Men Scale (ASR-YWMS)

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