| dc.contributor.advisor | Rodgers, Joseph L., | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Johnson, Amber Blythe. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-16T12:19:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-08-16T12:19:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11244/850 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The current study examines the relationships between perceptions of others, decisions regarding dates and mates, and perceptions of self. Fifty-two female and fifty-one male participants viewed video clips of opposite-sex individuals, made similarity, attribute, date, and mate ratings of these individuals, and made personal attribute ratings. Results of multidimensional scaling and regression analyses suggested that female participants relied on perceptions of personality and resources for selecting dates and mates and male participants relied on perceptions of physical attractiveness and personality for selecting dates and mates. Results of correlational analyses provided evidence for positive assortative mating and allowed for the comparison of similarity, complementarity, contrast, and optimization theories of interpersonal attraction. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | ix, 102 leaves : | en_US |
| dc.subject | Interpersonal attraction. | en_US |
| dc.subject | College students Psychology. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Social perception. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Psychology, Social. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mate selection. | en_US |
| dc.title | Choosing dates and mates: College student ratings of self and potential opposite-sex partners. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.thesis.degree | Ph.D. | en_US |
| dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Department of Psychology | en_US |
| dc.note | Adviser: Joseph L. Rodgers. | en_US |
| dc.note | Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-02, Section: B, page: 1220. | en_US |
| ou.identifier | (UMI)AAI3163016 | en_US |
| ou.group | College of Arts and Sciences::Department of Psychology | |
