Racial Differences in Mate Selection Criteriaamong Malaysian Undergraduates
Journal Title: International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences (IJPSS) - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine whether racial differences existed in the mate selection criteria of undergraduate students in a public university. The participants recruited in this study were 132 undergraduate students between the ages of 20 to 28 years comprising different races, religions and cultures from the various faculties. The participants were given identification numbers which were purposively, randomly sampled. The test instrument used was a mate selection inventory made up of Sternberg’s love components, Mc Crae’s personality traits, David Buss’s physical traits and mate selection traits from the work of Sprecher. The Cronbach’s alpha value for this 62-items inventory was .79. The results showed significant racial differences in mate selection preferences. Chinese and Malays were found to value symmetrical bone structure, small waist size, physical looks and were more willing to accept divorcees and unemployed people as mates. For the Indians, looks were not important, preferred a more agreeable mate, youthfulness, same religion, disliked marrying other races, divorcees and unemployed people.
Authors and Affiliations
Haslee Sharil Abdullah, Lau Poh Li, Anand Paul Vijayan David
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP41598
- DOI -
- Views 370
- Downloads 0
IMPLEMENTATION OF IMAGE STEGANOGRAPHY USING LEAST SIGNIFICANT BIT INSERTION TECHNIQUE.
Transferring information on internet or on any public network is very common now-a-days. However I is not a secure mean of transformation for transmitting any important information. Anyone can hack, peek or copy the in...
CONTRIBUTION OF DAIRY FARMING TO HOUSEHOLD WELFARE IN EDU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
The study was conducted in Edu local Government Area of Kwara State to analyze the contribution of dairy farming to household welfare. It highlighted the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, managements p...
Investigation on teaching and learning mechanics in the terminal scientist classes of Burkina Faso secondary schools
Teachers, learners and Physics inspectors are concerned by the poor performance of learners in mechanics in class context and in their year-end results. The year-end results show 35.9% in 2010 and 46.6% in 2011 as perc...
A STUDY ON EFFECTS OF SELECTED YOGIC PRACTICES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES OF HEARING AND SPEECH IMPAIRED CHILDREN
The aim of the study was to study the effects of selected yogic practices on psychological variables of hearing and speech impaired children. Man is a physical, mental and spiritual being; yoga helps promote a balanced...
FICTIONAL TECHNIQUES IN THE NOVELS OF ANITA DESAI
The word “technique” is derived from Greek word “techniko techno” meaning an art. Technique in fiction includes almost everything that goes into making the novel. Simplistically speaking, technique includes everything...