TY - JOUR
T1 - Positive assortative pairing in social and romantic partners
T2 - A cross-cultural observational field study of naturally occurring pairs
AU - Figueredo, Aurelio José
AU - Wolf, Pedro Sofío Abril
AU - Olderbak, Sally Gayle
AU - Sefcek, Jon Adam
AU - Frías-Armenta, Martha
AU - Vargas-Porras, Carolina
AU - Egan, Vincent
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - This paper examines the degree of similarity in assortative pairing for life history strategy, mate value, delinquency, and sensational interests for same-sex friends compared to opposite-sex romantic partners in persons across a variety of nations that are culturally quite different, in spite of some sharing the same language. Specifically, we sampled participants from: (1) Tucson, Arizona, United States of America; (2) Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico; (3) San Jose, Costa Rica; and (4) Leicester, England. Due to the structure of the data and the nature of our research questions, we used a relatively new statistical tool called the Continuous Parameter Estimation Model (CPEM; Gorsuch, 2005), in order to estimate and compare assortative pairing coefficients between the four cultures. In all four cross-cultural western cultures replications, the inter-rater reliabilities, perceived assortative pairing coefficients, and actual assortative pairing coefficients of all four traits were generally substantial in magnitude, positive, and statistically significant among pairs of social partners as well as pairs of romantic partners.
AB - This paper examines the degree of similarity in assortative pairing for life history strategy, mate value, delinquency, and sensational interests for same-sex friends compared to opposite-sex romantic partners in persons across a variety of nations that are culturally quite different, in spite of some sharing the same language. Specifically, we sampled participants from: (1) Tucson, Arizona, United States of America; (2) Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico; (3) San Jose, Costa Rica; and (4) Leicester, England. Due to the structure of the data and the nature of our research questions, we used a relatively new statistical tool called the Continuous Parameter Estimation Model (CPEM; Gorsuch, 2005), in order to estimate and compare assortative pairing coefficients between the four cultures. In all four cross-cultural western cultures replications, the inter-rater reliabilities, perceived assortative pairing coefficients, and actual assortative pairing coefficients of all four traits were generally substantial in magnitude, positive, and statistically significant among pairs of social partners as well as pairs of romantic partners.
KW - Assortative mating
KW - Assortative pairing
KW - Assortative sociality
KW - Continuous Parameter Estimation Model
KW - Genetic Similarity Theory
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U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2014.12.060
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2014.12.060
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84941278703
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 84
SP - 30
EP - 35
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
ER -