Above and beyond short-term mating, long-term mating is uniquely tied to human personality

Evol Psychol. 2013 Dec 16;11(5):1101-29. doi: 10.1177/147470491301100514.

Abstract

To what extent are personality traits and sexual strategies linked? The literature does not provide a clear answer, as it is based on the Sociosexuality model, a one-dimensional model that fails to measure long-term mating (LTM). An improved two-dimensional model separately assesses long-term and short-term mating (STM; Jackson and Kirkpatrick, 2007). In this paper, we link this two-dimensional model to an array of personality traits (Big 5, Dark Triad, and Schizoid Personality). We collected data from different sources (targets and peers; Study 1), and from different nations (United States, Study 1; India, Study 2). We demonstrate for the first time that, above and beyond STM, LTM captures variation in personality.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biological Evolution
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • India
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Male
  • Models, Psychological*
  • Peer Group
  • Personality Assessment / statistics & numerical data*
  • Personality*
  • Regression Analysis
  • Schizoid Personality Disorder / diagnosis
  • Self Report
  • Sexual Behavior / ethnology
  • Sexual Behavior / psychology*
  • Sexual Behavior / statistics & numerical data
  • Social Behavior
  • Time Factors
  • United States