Sex differences in Portuguese lonely hearts advertisements

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2005

Authors

Félix Neto (Author) FPCEUP

Journal

Title: Perceptual and Motor Skills

Vol. 101 No. 2

Pages: 393-400

ISSN: 0031-5125

Publisher: SAGE

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 1 Citation

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Scopus - 1 Citation

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Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Psychology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-000-17F

DOI: 10.2466/pms.101.2.393-400

Abstract (EN): Advertisements from "Lonely Hearts" columns in the major daily Portuguese newspaper (Jornal de Noticias) were used to test hypotheses about the mate preferences of men and women. A total of 484 advertisements were coded for demographic descriptors and offers of and appeals for attractiveness, financial security, sincerity, expressiveness, and instrumentality, e.g., intelligence and ambition. Some results supported social exchange and evolutionary predictions: men Sought Younger women and offered Security; women Sought older men with status and resources. However, other results Challenged such predictions: attractiveness and expressiveness did not differ by sex.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

Notes: <a href="http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=Alerting&SrcApp=Alerting&DestApp=WOS&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=000233733500009">Acesso à Web of Science</a> <br> <a href="http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?eid=2-s2.0-31344482580&origin=resultslist">Acesso à Scopus</a>

No. of pages: 8