Are Women’s Mate Preferences for Altruism Also Influenced by Physical Attractiveness?

摘要: Altruism plays a role in mate choice, particularly women’s preferences, and for long-term relationships. The current study analyzed how these preferences interacted with another important choice variable, physical attractiveness. Here, female participants were presented photographs of men varying levels attractiveness, alongside descriptions them behaving either altruistically or not different scenarios. results showed women preferred altruistic men, relationships, that this attractiveness such being both attractive made man more desirable than just the sum two parts. Also, low desirable, but only Finally, who rated attractive, especially Overall findings are discussed terms altruism relationships directions future research.