Human Mate Selection

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Sexual Strategies: A Journey Into Controversy (2003, unknown): “came out in American Scientist in 1985 (Buss, 1985), it was not until thel989 publication of the 37-culture study in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS; Buss, 1989b) that reactions grew intense.”
The Ideal Romantic Partner Personality (2006, background): “For example, in both national and international samples (Buss, 1985, 1989), found that the two most highly ranked characteristics in a romantic partner by both men and women were ‘‘kind and understanding’’ and ‘‘intelligent’’.”
Maxims or myths of beauty? A meta-analytic and theoretical review. (2000, background): “Rather, it predicts that initially unrelated traits coevolve because of assortative mating (Buss, 1985).”
Romantic ideals, romantic obtainment, and relationship experiences (2007, background): “Applying complementarity to romantic ideals, romantic obtainment, and relationship quality Past research examining the topic of assortative mating suggests that people tend to be romantically attracted to others who are similar to themselves (e.g., Buss, 1985; Vandenberg, 1972).”