The demographics of mate value and self-esteem

被引：64

作者：

Brase, GL ^{[1
]}

Guy, EC ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sunderland, Sunderland Business Sch, Div Psychol, Sunderland SR6 0DD, Durham, England

来源：

PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 2004年 / 36卷 / 02期

关键词：

physical attractiveness; self-esteem; theory of evolution; human sex differences; social comparison; age; marital status;

D O I：

10.1016/S0191-8869(03)00117-X

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

A revised version of the sociometer hypothesis account of self-esteem holds that self-esteem is a function of multiple indexes of how a person stands in relation to those around him or her. One of the areas in which people are proposed to be sensitive to their relative standing is their mate value-how attractive they are as a potential mate. Elements of one's mate value are tied to age and sex of a person, and marital status may also be a demographic variable that reflects mate value. A study with 161 participants, representing a range of ages and marital standings, found that age, sex, and marital status were related to self-estimates of mate value and efforts to enhance mate value. In turn, mate value and mate value enhancement effort in addition to marital satisfaction-were significant predictor variables for self-esteem. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：471 / 484

页数：14

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