Abstract
Studies comparing preferred partner selection between homosexual and heterosexual women have shown that homosexual women exhibit patterns of choice that resemble both the heterosexual men and heterosexual women. This intersection between groups indicates that some characteristics valued by women may be intermediate between homosexual men and heterosexual women. This selection appears to be influenced by the type of relationship of the individual. Heterosexual women emphasize preference for characteristics related to physical health in short-term relationships. In long-term relationships, the emphasis is on the characteristics of good provision of resources and emotional investment. This study aimed to compare the preferences of the two groups of women in partner choice in the types of relationships mentioned. The participants were 100 homosexual and 55 heterosexual women in reproductive period. A questionnaire was used to collect information. The participants were contacted by indication, in LGBT bars or associations. There were similarities between groups with regard to the choices they made. The Macro-category attachment formation was requested more in the long-term and good genes was more appreciated in the short term. However, in both short and long term relationships homosexuals appreciated good genes more than heterosexuals. Heterosexual women valued good provision of resources more in long-term relationships. The reasons for these differences could be several, starting from social aspects all the way up to biological ones.
Highlights
Researchers in the field of Evolutionary Psychology have been conjecturing for a long time about the existence of psychological mechanisms at work in the selection of partners (Buss, 1989, 1995, 2006; Buss & Schmitt, 1993; Buss & Shakelford, 2008)
Evolutionary Psychology explains this penchant on the premises of the low probability that the offspring of this casual sexual intercourse will be able to count on care from the father, what would imply in a high cost of female investment in that child (Schmitt, 2005)
The major part of the attributes corresponded to the macro-category Attachment Formation, followed by Good Provider, Good Genes and Transient
Summary
Researchers in the field of Evolutionary Psychology have been conjecturing for a long time about the existence of psychological mechanisms at work in the selection of partners (Buss, 1989, 1995, 2006; Buss & Schmitt, 1993; Buss & Shakelford, 2008). It is generally agreed upon that the psychological mechanisms at work in the choice of partners are constantly influenced by conditions of various kinds, such as, ecological (incidence of pathogens), social (socio-economic characteristics of a region) and individual (physical properties, age, childhood experiences, menstrual cycle) that, as a result, end up determining the kind of sexual strategy an individual will adopt more often (Buss, 2006; Buss & Shakelford, 2008; Fisher, 1995; Gangestad & Simpson, 2000; Pawlowski, 2000; Schmitt, 2006; Stone, Shackelford, & Buss, 2008). The present study will give emphasis to the sexual strategies in the short and long-term These influence the preference of attributes among women (Campos, 2005; Castro, 2009; DeWaal & Maner; 2008; Lucas, Koff, Grossmith, & Migliorini, 2011). Evolutionary Psychology explains this penchant on the premises of the low probability that the offspring of this casual sexual intercourse will be able to count on care from the father, what would imply in a high cost of female investment in that child (Schmitt, 2005)
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