The predictive validity of ideal partner preferences: A review and meta-analysis

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 623-665

  Eastwick, Paul W ^a   Luchies, Laura B ^b   Finkel, Eli J ^c   Hunt, Lucy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b REDEEMER UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attraction; Close relationships; Ideal partner preferences; Sex differences; Traits

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUALITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84925613323     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032432     Document Type: Article

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