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Direct linkCarmalt, Julie H.; Cawley, John; Joyner, Kara; Sobal, Jeffery – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2008
Matching and attribute trade are two perspectives used to explain mate selection. We investigated patterns of matching and trade, focusing on obesity, using Add Health Romantic Pair data (N = 1,405 couples). Obese individuals, relative to healthy weight individuals, were less likely to have physically attractive partners, with this disadvantage…
Descriptors: Obesity, Individual Characteristics, Females, Interpersonal Attraction
