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Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries.
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Daniel Conroy-BeamDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, 93106, United States of America. dconroybeam@ucsb.edu.
David M BussDepartment of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, 78712, United States of America.
Kelly AsaoDepartment of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, 78712, United States of America.
Agnieszka SorokowskaInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 50-137, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3999-8851
Piotr SorokowskiInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 50-137, Poland.
Toivo AavikInstitute of Psychology, University of Tartu, Tartu, 50090, Estonia.
Grace AkelloDepartment of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda.
Mohammad Madallh AlhabahbaEnglish Language Department, Middle East University, Amman, 11181, Jordan.
Charlotte AlmDepartment of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden.
Naumana AmjadInstitute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan.
Afifa AnjumInstitute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan.
Chiemezie S AtamaDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410002, Nigeria.
Derya Atamtürk DuyarDeparment of Anthropology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, 34452, Turkey.
Richard AyebareNorth Star Alliance, Kampala, Uganda.
Carlota BatresDepartment of Psychology, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, 17603, United States of America.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3833-7667
Mons BendixenDepartment of Psychology, Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU), Trondheim, 7491, Norway.
Aicha BensafiaEFORT, Department of Sociology, University of Algiers 2, Algiers, 16000, Algeria.
Boris BizumicResearch School of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, 2601, Australia.
Mahmoud BoussenaEFORT, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Algiers 2, Algiers, 16000, Algeria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0150-7631
Marina ButovskayaInstitute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
Seda CanDepartment of Psychology, Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, 35300, Turkey.
Katarzyna CantareroSocial Behavior Research Center, Faculty in Wroclaw, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw, 53-238, Poland.
Antonin CarrierPsychology Faculty (CECOS), Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, 1348, Belgium.
Hakan CetinkayaDepartment of Psychology, Ankara University, Ankara, 6560, Turkey.
Ilona CroyDepartment of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, 1069, Germany.
Rosa María CuetoGrupo de Psicología Política y Social (GPPS), Departamento de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, 15088, Perú.
Marcin CzubInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 50-137, Poland.
Daria DronovaInstitute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
Seda DuralDepartment of Psychology, Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, 35300, Turkey.
Izzet DuyarDeparment of Anthropology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, 34452, Turkey.
Berna ErtugrulDeparment of Anthropology, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, 58140, Turkey.
Agustín EspinosaGrupo de Psicología Política y Social (GPPS), Departamento de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, 15088, Perú.
Ignacio EstevanFacultad de Psicología, Universidad de la República, Motevideo, 11200, Uruguay.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-1310
Carla Sofia EstevesInstituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, Lisboa, 1649-026, Portugal.
Luxi FangDepartment of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Tomasz FrackowiakInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 50-137, Poland.
Jorge Contreras GarduñoEscuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad Morelia UNAM, Morelia, 58190, Mexico.
Karina Ugalde GonzálezPsychology Department, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, San José, 11501, Costa Rica.
Farida GuemazEFORT, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Setif 2, Setif, 16000, Algeria.
Petra GyurisInstitute of Psychology, University of Pécs, Pécs, 7624, Hungary.
Mária HalamováFaculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Department of Psychological Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, 94974, Slovakia.
Iskra HerakLouvain Research Institute in Management and Organisations (LOURiM), Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, 1348, Belgium.
Marina HorvatFaculty of Arts, Department of Psychology, University of Maribor, Maribor, 2000, Slovenia.
Ivana HromatkoDepartment of Psychology, Faculty for Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia.
Chin-Ming HuiDepartment of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8265-8353
Jas Laile JaafarDepartment of Educational Psychology and Counseling, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Feng JiangOrganization and Human Resource Management, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, 100081, China.
Konstantinos KafetsiosPsychology Department, University of Crete, Rethymno, 70013, Greece.
Tina KavčičFaculty of Education, University of Primorska, Koper, 6000, Slovenia.
Leif Edward Ottesen KennairDepartment of Psychology, Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU), Trondheim, 7491, Norway.
Nicolas KervynLouvain Research Institute in Management and Organisations (LOURiM), Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, 1348, Belgium.
Truong Thi Khanh HaVNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam.
Imran Ahmed KhiljiDepartment of Psychology, IMCB, F-10/4, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
Nils C KöbisCenter for Research in Experimental Economics and Political Decision Mating, Department of Economics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1081, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0608-7333
Hoang Moc LanVNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam.
András LángInstitute of Psychology, University of Pécs, Pécs, 7624, Hungary.
Georgina R LennardResearch School of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, 2601, Australia.
Ernesto LeónGrupo de Psicología Política y Social (GPPS), Departamento de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, 15088, Perú.
Torun LindholmDepartment of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden.
Trinh Thi LinhVNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam.
Giulia LopezDepartment of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, 20123, Italy.
Nguyen Van LuotVNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam.
Alvaro MailhosFacultad de Psicología, Universidad de la República, Motevideo, 11200, Uruguay.
Zoi ManesiDepartment of Experimental & Applied Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1081, Netherlands.
Rocio MartinezDepartment of Social Psychology, University of Granada, Granada, 18010, Spain.
Sarah L McKercharResearch School of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, 2601, Australia.
Norbert MeskóInstitute of Psychology, University of Pécs, Pécs, 7624, Hungary.
Girishwar MisraDepartment of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110021, India.
Conal MonaghanResearch School of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, 2601, Australia.
Emanuel C MoraDepartment of Animal and Human Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, Havana, Cuba.
Alba Moya-GarófanoDepartment of Social Psychology, University of Granada, Granada, 18010, Spain.
Bojan MusilDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, Maribor, 2000, Slovenia.
Jean Carlos NatividadeDepartment of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 22451-000, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3264-9352
Agnieszka NiemczykInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 50-137, Poland.
George NizharadzeDepartment of Social Sciences, Free Unviersity of Tbilisi, Tbilisi, 2, Georgia.
Elisabeth OberzaucherFaculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria.
Anna OleszkiewiczInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 50-137, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2217-1858
Mohd Sofian Omar-FauzeeSchool of Education, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, 6010, Malaysia.
Ike E OnyishiDepartment of Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410002, Nigeria.
Baris ÖzenerDeparment of Anthropology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, 34452, Turkey.
Ariela Francesca PaganiDepartment of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, 20123, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7149-9350
Vilmante PakalniskieneInstitute of Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, 1513, Lithuania.
Miriam PariseDepartment of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, 20123, Italy.
Farid PazhoohiDepartment of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Annette PisanskiDepartment of Animal and Human Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, Havana, Cuba.
Katarzyna PisanskiInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 50-137, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0992-2477
Edna PoncianoInstitute of Psychology, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-901, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8606-1095
Camelia PopaDepartment of Psychology, Faculty for Humanities and Social Sciences, UNATC-CINETIc, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, 30167, Romania.
Pavol ProkopDepartment of Environmental Ecology, Comenius University, Bratislava, 842 15, Slovakia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2016-7468
Muhammad RizwanThe Delve Pvt Ltd, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
Mario SainzSchool of Psychology, University of Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, 66238, Mexico.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2048-5872
Svjetlana SalkičevićDepartment of Psychology, Faculty for Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia.
Ruta SargautyteInstitute of Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, 1513, Lithuania.
Ivan Sarmány-SchullerCenter for Social and Psychological Sciences, Institute of Experimental Psychology SAS, Bratislava, 841 04, Slovakia.
Susanne SchmehlFaculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria.
Shivantika SharadDepartment of Applied Psychology, Vivekananda College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110021, India.
Razi Sultan SiddiquiDepartment of Management Sciences, DHA Suffa University, Karachi, 75500, Pakistan.
Franco SimonettiSchool of Psychology, P. Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, 8331150, Chile.
Stanislava Yordanova StoyanovaDepartment of Psychology, South-West University "Neofit Rilski", Blagoevgrad, 2700, Bulgaria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8873-9285
Meri TadinacDepartment of Psychology, Faculty for Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia.
Marco Antonio Correa VarellaDepartment of Experimental Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-030, Brazil.
Christin-Melanie VauclairInstituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, Lisboa, 1649-026, Portugal.
Luis Diego VegaPsychology Department, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, San José, 11501, Costa Rica.
Dwi Ajeng WidariniDepartment of Communication, University Prof. Dr. Moestopo (Beragama), Jakarta, 10270, Indonesia.
Gyesook YooDepartment of Child & Family Studies, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 024-47, Republic of Korea.
Marta ZaťkováFaculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Department of Psychological Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, 94974, Slovakia.
Maja ZupančičDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia.
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Abstract
Humans express a wide array of ideal mate preferences. Around the world, people desire romantic partners who are intelligent, healthy, kind, physically attractive, wealthy, and more. In order for these ideal preferences to guide the choice of actual romantic partners, human mating psychology must possess a means to integrate information across these many preference dimensions into summaries of the overall mate value of their potential mates. Here we explore the computational design of this mate preference integration process using a large sample of n = 14,487 people from 45 countries around the world. We combine this large cross-cultural sample with agent-based models to compare eight hypothesized models of human mating markets. Across cultures, people higher in mate value appear to experience greater power of choice on the mating market in that they set higher ideal standards, better fulfill their preferences in choice, and pair with higher mate value partners. Furthermore, we find that this cross-culturally universal pattern of mate choice is most consistent with a Euclidean model of mate preference integration.
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