Possible selves in marital roles: The impact of the anticipated division of labor on the mate preferences of women and men

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 403-414

  Eagly, Alice H ^a   Eastwick, Paul W ^a   Johannesen Schmidt, Mary ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oakton Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Mate preferences; Sex differences; Social roles; The self

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62249185379     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167208329696     Document Type: Article

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