Parental monitoring, sensitivity toward parents, and a child's mate preferences

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ID12524751
AuthorsShelli L Dubbs (The University of Queensland, corresponding author), A P Buunk (0000-0002-2176-614X, University of Groningen), Jessica Li (0000-0003-4542-853X, Arizona State University)
Year2011
Volume19
Issue4
Pages712-722
Publication date2011-12-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePersonal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-4126 • E-ISSN: 1475-6811
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01388.x
OpenAlexW2130281725
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited28

This study investigated gender differences in parental monitoring and sensitivity toward parents and the extent to which these measures can influence children's mate preferences. In 2 samples (the United States and the Netherlands), females reported experiencing higher levels of parental monitoring and being more sensitive toward their parents' feelings regarding mate choice (e.g., being more upset if their parents did not approve of their partner) than males. Individuals displaying higher sensitivity toward parents rated parental investment and cooperation, and to a lesser extent genetic quality, as being more important in a potential mate than individuals lower in sensitivity toward parents. The level of parental monitoring did not significantly predict the importance of parental investment and cooperation or genetic quality in a potential mate

Biology · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Investment (military · Mate choice · Mating · Parental investment · Parental monitoring · Political science · Pregnancy · Quality (philosophy · Zoology · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology · Genetics

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