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Carlos Gil-Burmann1, Fernando Peláez2, Susana Sánchez2
1Dept. de Psicología Biológica y de la Salud, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain. cgil@uam.es.
Abstract:
We used 7,415 advertisements published in Spain to analyze traits sought/offered by men and women from different age groups. Findings regarding age, socioeconomic status, and physical attractiveness requirements support evolutionary predictions about mate preferences. However, changes in trait preferences among women under 40 appear to be contingent on Spain's socioeconomic transformation. Women under 40 seek mainly physical attractiveness in men, whereas those over 40 seek mainly socioeconomic status. The trait most sought by men in all age groups is physical attractiveness. Traits sought and offered by advertisers may be conditioned by the personal situation of the advertiser. Mean age of advertisers (around their forties) and Spain's social indicators suggest that the majority of advertisers have been unsuccessful in the mating arena at the conventional age.
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