The Link Between Age and Partner Preferences in a Large, International Sample of Single Women

Human Nature • Vol/Iss. 34(4) • Springer • • Published In • Pages: 539-568 •
By Botzet, Laura J., Shea, Amanda, Vitzthum, Virginia J., Druet, Anna, Sheesley, Maddie, Gerlach, Tanja M.

Hypothesis

There will be an association between a woman's age and her preferences for the parenting intentions of an ideal partner.

Note

"The importance of parenting intention increased with age until age 30 (b = 0.04, t16,647 = 8.50, p < .001) and decreased afterwards (b = − 0.03, t16,647 = − 4.99, p < .001). The preferred level of parenting intention stayed consistent with increasing age until age 28 (b = − 0.01, t14,875 = − 1.61, p = .24) and decreased afterwards (b = − 0.06, t14,875 = − 11.14, p < .001)."

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Multilevel regression modelingSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
AgeIndependentAge Stratification
Parenting intentionsDependentConception