Characteristic preferences in mate selection among college students : a comparison study spanning the late twentieth century into the early twenty-first century.

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dc.contributor.advisorBertram, Glee
dc.contributor.authorBlankinship, Tamra Townsley
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGreen, Malinda
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSears, Kaye
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-14T17:50:10Z
dc.date.available2020-02-14T17:50:10Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis study was designed to explore the preferred characteristics of mate selection. Additionally, this study sought to determine preferences by sex, age, and over time. As a matter of geographical convenience and also in recognition of a population ripe for mate selection, students enrolled in a semester-long, family-related, cross-listed undergraduate and graduate course at a Midwestern regional university comprised the subject base. After a verbal solicitation from their professor, with neither positive nor negative consequence for participation, amenable students completed a voluntary survey regarding their preferred characteristics when seeking a mate. Overall and without regard to sex, age, or time, the leading two characteristics were Warm and Affectionate and Good Sense of Humor. A series of independent samples one-way t-tests were performed, which showed several statistically significant differences between the sexes, among the age groups, and across time. This study is quite helpful in understanding which characteristics are most important for those choosing a mate.
dc.identifier(AlmaMMSId)9973314385202196
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC)ocn430352083
dc.identifier.other(AlmaMMSId)9973314385202196
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/323742
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author, who has granted UCO Chambers Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its online repositories. Contact UCO Chambers Library's Digital Initiatives Working Group at diwg@uco.edu for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material.
dc.subject.lcshMate selection
dc.subject.lcshCollege students
dc.thesis.degreeM.S., Family and Child Studies
dc.titleCharacteristic preferences in mate selection among college students : a comparison study spanning the late twentieth century into the early twenty-first century.
dc.typeAcademic theses
thesis.degree.grantorJackson College of Graduate Studies
uco.groupUniversity of Central Oklahoma::UCO - Jackson College of Graduate Studies::UCO - JCGS - Masters' Theses

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