This document summarizes a study that aims to understand whether personality or physical attractiveness is more important in mate selection among Filipino college women. It describes independent variables like physical attractiveness, personality ("niceness"), and dependent variables like facial symmetry, somatotype, charitable behavior, concern for others, and pleasant disposition. The evaluation section notes that while personality is often seen as more important, physical attractiveness still plays a role. The study aims to directly compare the influence of personality and physical traits on mate selection in the Filipino population.
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This document summarizes a study that aims to understand whether personality or physical attractiveness is more important in mate selection among Filipino college women. It describes independent variables like physical attractiveness, personality ("niceness"), and dependent variables like facial symmetry, somatotype, charitable behavior, concern for others, and pleasant disposition. The evaluation section notes that while personality is often seen as more important, physical attractiveness still plays a role. The study aims to directly compare the influence of personality and physical traits on mate selection in the Filipino population.
This document summarizes a study that aims to understand whether personality or physical attractiveness is more important in mate selection among Filipino college women. It describes independent variables like physical attractiveness, personality ("niceness"), and dependent variables like facial symmetry, somatotype, charitable behavior, concern for others, and pleasant disposition. The evaluation section notes that while personality is often seen as more important, physical attractiveness still plays a role. The study aims to directly compare the influence of personality and physical traits on mate selection in the Filipino population.
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This document summarizes a study that aims to understand whether personality or physical attractiveness is more important in mate selection among Filipino college women. It describes independent variables like physical attractiveness, personality ("niceness"), and dependent variables like facial symmetry, somatotype, charitable behavior, concern for others, and pleasant disposition. The evaluation section notes that while personality is often seen as more important, physical attractiveness still plays a role. The study aims to directly compare the influence of personality and physical traits on mate selection in the Filipino population.
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Mate preference among college Filipino women: personality versus physical attractiveness Independent Variable Physical Attractiveness the
degree to which a person's physical traits are regarded as aesthetically pleasing or beautiful. Personality (Niceness) the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others Dependent Variable Facial symmetry balance or harmonious arrangement of the face Somatotype the structure or build of a person Charitable behavior generosity in giving money or other help to the needy Pleasant disposition one's usual mood or temperament Concern/Love for others looking out for the welfare of others
Evaluation: A common perception, both to the general public and popular media is that emotional characteristics such as personality and supportiveness are the qualities that females seek in a mate, and that these qualities outweigh more notable characteristics such as physical attractiveness, with some going so far as to say that physical attractiveness is superficial and holds no bearing whatsoever. However, many people observe that, although women say they like these characteristics, when given a choice they will go for a male who is more physically attractive than those who holds likable personality qualities. Most studies focuses only on the personality aspect of the person in mate selection while others only focuses on the physical aspect of the person, thats why in this particular study, we would be directly studying males who have differing levels of attractiveness in terms of both personality and physical characteristics, to get a deeper understanding of this popular perception. Most of these studies are also based on the Western population and none for the Filipinos as far as we know. Therefore, the aim of this study is to know whether the personality of the person is more important for the Filipinos than their physical attractiveness, or the other way around. Potential mates are first visually screened to determine if they meet the minimum requirement and then screened on the basis of personality. If both physical as well as personality traits meet the required standards, the process of mate selection can begin. Both evaluations are imperative in evaluating a potential mate. Symmetry has been known to act as a marker of phenotypic and genetic quality and is preferred during mating selection in a number of different species, including humans. Findings suggest that facial symmetry may have a positive impact on mate selection in humans and that preferences for symmetrical individuals are potentially adaptive. The good genes explanation of attractiveness posits that mate preferences favor healthy individuals due to direct and indirect benefits associated with the Atok, Andrem Ereo, Irish Limbaa, Isabelle
selection of a healthy mate. In studies of facial symmetry, faces manipulated to be more symmetrical have been reported to be more attractive than those without the manipulation. Studies of somatotype lead to results which are consistent with effects of sexual selection upon visual signals that advertise health, physical prowess, age, and underlying endocrine condition in the human male. Although a variety of builds can be appealing depending on other characteristics present, ceterus paribus, a muscular (mesomorphic) somatotype is preferred by women. Looking beyond significant physical characteristics and onto personality, many studies have revealed that specific personality types are preferred in general to women and are very important in mate selection criteria. Niceness appeared to be the most important factor when it came to desirability for more serious relationships, whereas physical attractiveness appeared more important in terms of desirability for more casual, sexual relationships.
