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Mate preferences in Argentinean transgender people
Inés ArísteguiAbraham P. BuunkAlejandro Castro SolanoAlejandro Castro Solanosubject
AttractivenessSocial PsychologyTransgender people050109 social psychology050105 experimental psychologyTransgenderDevelopmental and Educational Psychology0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesLife-span and Life-course StudiesSocioeconomic status05 social sciencesPerspective (graphical)SELECTION CRITERIAWOMENPERSONAL ADVERTISEMENTSMENHOMOSEXUAL MATING PREFERENCES37 CULTURESSEXUAL ORIENTATIONGENDER DIFFERENCESEvolutionary psychologyMating preferencesAGE PREFERENCESAnthropologySexual orientationPsychologySocial psychologyBEHAVIORdescription
Transgender people provide a unique opportunity to examine the effect of biological sex versus gender identity on mating preferences. This study aimed at identifying the mate characteristics that are most and least valued by transgender people and at examining to what extent their biological sex or their gender identity determined their mate preferences. A convenience sample of 134 male‐to‐female (MTF) and 94 female‐to‐male (FTM) individuals from Argentina rated Buss's list of 18 mate attributes. Compared to FTM, MTF individuals placed significantly more emphasis on attractiveness and socioeconomic status, whereas FTM, more than MTF individuals, valued partners with a dependable character. Although biological sex differences were present in both groups, providing support to the evolutionary theory, MTF individuals valued the same characteristics as both biological male and female individuals do.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-01 | Personal Relationships |