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A Study of Mate Preference among Young Adults

Author(s) Ila Sharma, Dr. Monika
Country India
Abstract Mate preference is a foundational topic in relationship research because it helps explain how young adults identify, compare, and prioritize the qualities they seek in a romantic or marital partner. The present paper offers an original, literature-based analysis of mate preference among young adults with special attention to developmental stage, gendered patterns, and sociocultural influences. The review integrates classic cross-cultural work, contemporary replications, the Ideal Standards framework, and studies focused on emerging adulthood and the Indian context. The literature shows that mate preference is multidimensional rather than reducible to a single trait. Warmth, trustworthiness, loyalty, mutual attraction, and emotional stability repeatedly emerge as high-value characteristics, while attractiveness, vitality, education, financial prospects, and family compatibility remain important in context-specific ways. The reviewed studies also suggest that some broad sex differences persist across cultures, yet these differences exist alongside strong similarities in the value attached to affection, dependability, and relationship stability. In addition, current scholarship indicates that young adults now negotiate mate choice within a rapidly changing social world shaped by individual aspiration, family expectations, and shifting norms around education, work, and marriage. The paper concludes that mate preference among young adults is best understood as a dynamic interaction between psychological needs, perceived partner qualities, and cultural meaning systems. A brief empirical framework is also proposed for future field-based study.
Keywords mate preference, young adults, partner selection, romantic relationships, emerging adulthood, relationship ideals
Field Sociology > Home Science
Published In Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On 2026-06-02
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