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mate value

Description: Mate value is the perceived desirability of a person as a potential romantic or reproductive partner, studied in evolutionary psychology and relationship research.
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Sexual Strategies Theory: An evolutionary perspective on human mating.
1993 · David M. Buss, David P. Schmitt · Psychological Review · 4,251
Sexual selection and the descent of man. 1871–1971
1975 · Journal of Human Evolution · 2,300
Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries
2019 · Daniel Conroy-Beam, David M. Buss, et al. · Scientific Reports · 1,770
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The Origins of Sex Differences in Human Behavior: Evolved Dispositions versus Social Roles
2003 · The MIT Press eBooks · 1,081
Peacocks, Porsches, and Thorstein Veblen: Conspicuous consumption as a sexual signaling system.
2010 · Jill M. Sundie, Douglas T. Kenrick, et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 514
Prototypes Are Attractive Because They Are Easy on the Mind
2006 · Piotr Winkielman, Jamin Halberstadt, et al. · Psychological Science · 512
Mate Preferences and Their Behavioral Manifestations
2018 · David M. Buss, David P. Schmitt · Annual Review of Psychology · 503
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Self-perceived attractiveness influences human female preferences for sexual dimorphism and symmetry in male faces
2001 · A. C. Little, D. M. Burt, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 416
The evolutionary psychology of physical attractiveness: Sexual selection and human morphology
1995 · Nigel Barber · Ethology and Sociobiology · 397
Susceptibility to Infidelity in the First Year of Marriage
1997 · David M. Buss, Todd K. Shackelford · Journal of Research in Personality · 385
HurryDate: Mate preferences in action
2005 · Robert Kurzban, Jason Weeden · Evolution and Human Behavior · 342
The Body and Face of Woman
1999 · Randy Thornhill, Karl Grammer · Evolution and Human Behavior · 300
Female facial attractiveness increases during the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle
2004 · S. C. Roberts, J. Havlicek, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 297
Color homogeneity and visual perception of age, health, and attractiveness of female facial skin
2007 · Paul J. Matts, Bernhard Fink, et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 249
The Evolution of Sexual Attraction: Evaluative Mechanisms in Women
1992 · Bruce J Ellis · 249
Marriage Systems and Pathogen Stress in Human Societies
1990 · BOBBI S. LOW · American Zoologist · 245
Age and Gender Differences in Mate Selection Criteria for Various Involvement Levels
2002 · Bram P. Buunk, Pieternel Dijkstra, et al. · Personal Relationships · 237
The mate switching hypothesis
2016 · David M. Buss, Cari Goetz, et al. · Personality and Individual Differences · 227
Sexual Selection on Human Faces and Voices
2012 · David A. Puts, Benedict C. Jones, et al. · The Journal of Sex Research · 209
Human preferences for sexually dimorphic faces may be evolutionarily novel
2014 · Isabel M. Scott, Andrew P. Clark, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 203
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What if You Can't Get What You Want? Willingness to Compromise Ideal Mate Selection Standards as a Function of Sex, Mate Value, and Relationship Context
1998 · Pamela C. Regan · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 195
Distress about mating rivals
2000 · DAVID M. BUSS, TODD K. SHACKELFORD, et al. · Personal Relationships · 193
The ideal romantic partner personality
2006 · Aurelio José Figueredo, Jon Adam Sefcek, et al. · Personality and Individual Differences · 189
The sexual overperception bias: Evidence of a systematic bias in men from a survey of naturally occurring events
2003 · Martie G. Haselton · Journal of Research in Personality · 185
Does Masculinity Matter? The Contribution of Masculine Face Shape to Male Attractiveness in Humans
2010 · Isabel M. L. Scott, Nicholas Pound, et al. · PLoS ONE · 179
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