Ideal Partner Preferences Among Adolescents

Regan, Pamela C.; Joshi, Anupama

doi:10.2224/sbp.2003.31.1.13

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“…Humor was a highly preferred character strength in this study (see also, e.g., Bressler, Martin, & Balshine, 2006;Regan & Joshi, 2003), for both males and females.…”

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The role of character strengths in adolescent romantic relationships: An initial study on partner selection and mates' life satisfaction

Weber

Ruch

2012

Journal of Adolescence

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The present study investigated the role of 24 character strengths in 87 adolescent romantic relationships focusing on their role in partner selection and their role in mates' life satisfaction. Measures included the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth, the Students' Life Satisfaction Scale, and an Ideal Partner Profiler for the composition of an ideal partner. Honesty, humor, and love were the most preferred character strengths in an ideal partner. Hope, religiousness, honesty, and fairness showed the most substantial assortment coefficients. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed targets' character strengths as explaining variance in targets' life satisfaction. Furthermore, to a lesser degree, specific character strengths of partners and couples' similarity in certain character strengths explained variance in targets' life satisfaction beyond targets' character strengths. This first research on this topic showed that character strengths play a significant role in adolescent romantic relationships. Furthermore, to a lesser degree, specific character strengths of partners and couples' similarity in certain character strengths explained variance in targets' life satisfaction beyond targets' character strengths. This first research on this topic showed that character strengths play a significant role in adolescent romantic relationships.

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“…Humor was a highly preferred character strength in this study (see also, e.g., Bressler, Martin, & Balshine, 2006;Regan & Joshi, 2003), for both males and females.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 57%

The role of character strengths in adolescent romantic relationships: An initial study on partner selection and mates' life satisfaction

Weber

Ruch

2012

Journal of Adolescence

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“…Romantic relationships have been shown to make unique contributions to adolescent development (Roisman et al 2009). Like adults, adolescents view positive characteristics such as dependability, honesty, humor, and kindness as important in romantic partners (Regan and Joshi 2003;Weber and Ruch 2012). However, a growing body of research indicates that antisocial behaviors might also facilitate success in dating relationships.…”

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Peer Status and Aggression as Predictors of Dating Popularity in Adolescence

Houser

Mayeux

Cross

2014

J Youth Adolescence

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Research has identified links between dating and aversive behavior such as aggression and bullying in adolescence, highlighting the need for studies that further our understanding of romantic relationships and their dynamics during this period. This study tested the associations between dating popularity and overt and relational aggression, social preference, and peer popularity. Of particular interest were the moderating roles of social preference and peer popularity in the association of aggression with dating popularity. Further moderation by gender was also explored. Participants were 478 ninth-graders (48% girls) with peer nomination scores for peer status, aggression, and dating popularity. Dating popularity was positively correlated with popularity, social preference, and overt and relational aggression. Regression models indicated that popular, overtly aggressive girls were seen as desirable dating partners by their male peers. Relational aggression was associated with dating popularity for both boys and girls, especially for youths who were well-liked by peers. These findings are interpreted in light of developmental-contextual perspectives on adolescent romantic relationships and Resource Control Theory.

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“…In addition, mate preferences for intelligence are also well established (Buss, 1989(Buss, , 1994Regan and Joshi, 2003). If humor is an honest signal of intelligence and Miller's model of humor is correct, then intelligence and humor should be positively correlated.…”

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Humor as a Mental Fitness Indicator

Howrigan

MacDonald

2008

Evol Psychol

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Abstract:To explain the pervasive role of humor in human social interaction and among mating partner preferences, Miller (2000a) proposed that intentional humor evolved as an indicator of intelligence. To test this, we looked at the relationships among rater-judged humor, general intelligence, and the Big Five personality traits in a sample of 185 collegeage students (115 women, 70 men). General intelligence positively predicted rater-judged humor, independent of the Big Five personality traits. Extraversion also predicted raterjudged humor, although to a lesser extent than general intelligence. General intelligence did not interact with the sex of the participant in predicting rating scores on the humor production tasks. The current study lends support to the prediction that effective humor production acts as an honest indicator of intelligence in humans. In addition, extraversion, and to a lesser extent, openness, may reflect motivational traits that encourage humor production.

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Ideal Partner Preferences Among Adolescents

Cited by 73 publications

References 24 publications

The role of character strengths in adolescent romantic relationships: An initial study on partner selection and mates' life satisfaction

The role of character strengths in adolescent romantic relationships: An initial study on partner selection and mates' life satisfaction

Peer Status and Aggression as Predictors of Dating Popularity in Adolescence

Humor as a Mental Fitness Indicator

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