Sexual Partner Preferences

Evolutionary Imperative, Emotional Attachment or Hedonism

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11220656
AutoresJ M Najman (0000-0001-7079-2080, The University of Queensland, autor correspondente), Michael P Dunne (0000-0001-9041-4802, Queensland University of Technology), David M Purdie (QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute), Frances M Boyle (0000-0003-3798-1570, The University of Queensland), Peter D Coxeter, Peter Coxeter (0000-0001-6065-0353, Western Sydney University)
Ano2006
Volume40
Fascículo1
Páginas5-23
Data de publicação2006-10-11
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoMarriage & Family Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0149-4929 • E-ISSN: 1540-9635
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j002v40n01_02
OpenAlexW1480125885
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas16

Data are taken from a representative sample of the Australian population to determine the qualities that are desired in a sexual partner. These qualities are considered in three categories: those reflecting the perceived reproductive value of the partner (evolutionary imperative), the emotional attachment to a partner and the pure pleasure associated with having sex. Subjects completed a telephone-based survey (876 males; 908 females; aged 18-59). The qualities respondents report they most desire in a sexual partner are that the person is someone who cares about them, and whom they love. They also rank highly the criterion that their partner should enjoy sex, and much less highly that they themselves should enjoy the sex. Evolutionary imperatives are ranked fairly low as criteria sought in a sexual partner. Males and females generally expressed similar preferences in a sexual partner, as do persons in different age groups, and persons in different marital status categories. Heterosexual males appear to place a higher emphasis on the physical appearance of a partner when compared with non-heterosexuals

Condom · Developmental psychology · Evolutionary psychology · Mate choice · Pleasure · Population · Sex partners · Sexual partner · Sociology · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual function and dysfunction studies · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology