The Interplay Between Economic Status and Attractiveness, and the Importance of Attire in Mate Choice Judgments.

ABSTRACT: Desirable characteristics of "opposite sex others," such as physical attractiveness and economic status, can influence how individuals are judged, and this is different for men and women. However, under various social contexts where cues of higher or lower economic status is suggested, sex differences in judgments related to mate choice have not been fully explored. In two studies, ratings of economic status and attractiveness were quantified for male and female targets that were presented under various social contexts. Study 1 assessed judgments (n = 1,359) of images of nine male and nine female targets in different sized groups containing only opposite-sex others (i.e., group size). While we found no significant effects of group size on male and female attractiveness, target femal

SUBMITTER: Gouda-Vossos A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6437035 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature