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  • Evolutionary Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

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  • The Mating Effort Questionnaire (MEQ) previously assessed partner upgrading, investment, and mate seeking.
  • A need existed for a more nuanced measurement of mating effort, particularly in mate seeking behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To revise the MEQ to differentiate between mate locating and mate attracting.
  • To enhance the measurement of partner investment.
  • To provide a more detailed understanding of individual mating effort.

Main Methods:

  • Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to validate the revised MEQ structure.
  • Structural equation modeling (SEM) examined relationships between psychopathy, mating effort facets, and behavioral outcomes.

Main Results:

  • A revised four-factor structure emerged: partner upgrading, mate locating, mate attracting, and partner investment.
  • Trait psychopathy positively predicted mate locating, mate attracting, and partner upgrading, while negatively predicting partner investment.
  • Partner upgrading predicted risky sexual behaviors; upgrading and mate locating predicted cosmetic surgery acceptance.

Conclusions:

  • The revised MEQ offers a more nuanced assessment of mating effort.
  • Psychopathy is associated with specific mating strategies and associated risks.
  • Mating effort is linked to sexual risk-taking and cosmetic surgery acceptance.