Mate retention strategies, self-esteem, mate value and facial attractiveness disparity in Brazil and in the UK

Nascimento, Bruna S; Little, Anthony C

Abstract

This study compared mate retention strategies (MRS) in Brazil and in the UK, testing whether culture moderates the association between MRS and self-evaluated variables (e.g. mate value). Our findings demonstrated that women’s MRS varied cross-culturally, with Brazilian women reporting to perform MRS more often than British women. Men’s MRS did not vary between cultures. Additionally, culture moderated the association between MRS frequency and facial attractiveness disparity (the difference in attractiveness between partners) and mate value. This study presents initial evidence on the influence of culture on the frequency of MRS and its role in the association between self-evaluation and strategies designed to retain a partner.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 1, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Feb 11, 2019
• Publication Date: Aug 18, 2019
• Deposit Date: Aug 8, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 9, 2022
• Journal: Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
• Print ISSN: 0092-623X
• Electronic ISSN: 1521-0715
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 461-472
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2018.1557307
• Keywords: Clinical Psychology, Self-Esteem, Mate Value, Facial Attractiveness, Attraction
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9850439
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0092623X.2018.1557307?scroll=top&needAccess=true