The Criteria of Love: Trait Desirability of Filipino Youth on Mate Selection

Autor: Racidon P. Bernarte, April Kristine L. Jalandra, Jesica Ruby F. Jarquio, Micah E. Sanggo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 10-17 (2016)
ISSN: 2350-8442
2350-7756
Popis: In choosing a life partner, making a ‘good match’ is what everyone hopes for. Usually we have the habit of thinking on how many potential mates are sitting around? And with that, how many would you be attracted and attached to, and how many person you’d probably never date? To find out the relevance of the claim, this quantitative study was designed to know the desirable traits being considered by the Filipino youth in selecting their potential mate, and how male and female differ in their preferences. A total of 400 Filipino university students with the age of 15 to 23 years old participated in the study through self-administered survey. General findings revealed that over the 6 trait dimensions: Physical Traits; Social Traits; Personality Traits; Skills; Achievements; and Spiritual Traits—male and female have significant difference in their trait preference in choosing their mate. Though there are traits that fall under the same degree of importance, women still have higher preference in mate selection criteria as compared to men in all traits. Overall, the trait preferences of the respondents were critically influenced by their sex. Nevertheless, this study clearly suggests the similarity that men and women put importance to traits which can help them develop and maintain an intimate and strong interpersonal relationship with their mate.
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