CUP Faculty Research
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
4-1-2010
Abstract
Examining cohort effects of mate selection has occurred for several decades. Much of the research is based on Hill’s classic 1945 study Campus Values in Mate Selection. Hill formulated 18 factors important in mate selection. These factors have been utilized in several studies, including a recent cross-cultural investigation (Stone, Shackelford, & Buss, 2006). Marital expectations can be framed in an epigenetic model that includes the importance of an ideal partner (Juvva & Bhatti, 2006). The goals of this descriptive study were twofold: (1) to identify the factors important in mate selection to a modern cohort of college students and (2) to examine ideals and expectations as related to marriage. In part, this study replicated previous studies. It expanded upon such studies by examining participants' expectations and ideals as related to marriage.
Recommended Citation
Mueller, Erin and Pearson, Brittnie, "Mate Selection and Marital Expectations: Examination of a Modern College Cohort" (2010). CUP Faculty Research. 221.
https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/cup_commons_faculty/221
Source
CU Commons -- Social and Behavioral Sciences Department Faculty Research
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Poster Information.
Mueller, E., & Pearson, B. Mate Selection and Marital Expectations: Examination of Modern College Cohort. Presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Cancun, Mexico, April, 2010.