A Dual Process Motivational Model of Ambivalent Sexism and Gender Differences in Romantic Partner Preferences

Autor/inn/en	Sibley, Chris G.; Overall, Nickola C.
Titel	A Dual Process Motivational Model of Ambivalent Sexism and Gender Differences in Romantic Partner Preferences
Quelle	In: Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35 (2011) 2, S.303-317 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-6843
DOI	10.1177/0361684311401838
Schlagwörter	Females; Gender Discrimination; Gender Differences; Gender Bias; Intimacy; Models; Meta Analysis; Correlation; Interpersonal Attraction; Political Attitudes; Authoritarianism; Sex Fairness; Goal Orientation; Interpersonal Relationship; Income + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Geschlechterkonflikt; Geschlechterstereotyp; Intimität; Analogiemodell; Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Korrelation; Interpersonale Anziehung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Autoritarismus; Sexualaufklärung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Einkommen
Abstract	We tested a dual process motivational model of ambivalent sexism and gender differences in intimate partner preferences. Meta-analysis of 32 samples (16 with men, 16 with women; N = 5,459) indicated that Benevolent Sexism (BS) in women was associated with greater preferences for high-resource partners (r = 0.24), whereas Hostile Sexism (HS) in men was associated with stronger preferences for physically attractive partners (r = 0.20). Study 2 examined the ideological correlates of this gender difference (N = 249 men, 243 women). For women, Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) was associated with greater preferences for high-resource partners, mediated by BS. For men, Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) was associated with greater preferences for attractive partners, mediated by HS. These findings indicate that women's desire for high-resource partners is related to a protection and security-provision motive, whereas men's desire for attractive partners is related to a dominance-based status-marker motive. Gender differences in these dual motives have implications for understanding the reciprocal reinforcement of gender inequality. We argue that they exacerbate gender inequality by decreasing women's immediate motivation for direct access to resources (because they may be provided for by men) and promoting instead goals in women relating to the maintenance of an attractive appearance valued by men. (Contains 1 note and 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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