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Peer reviewedHansen, Sally L.; Hicks, Mary W. – Adolescence, 1980
Investigates the effects of gender, race, demographic, and sex role variables on date and mate preferences of 168 college students 18 to 22 years of age. Personality characteristics were found to be most important in choosing a date or mate. The study provides no support for the rating-dating complex described by Waller. (RMH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Attitudes, Check Lists
