Forsøget viser, at seksuel eksklusivitet er en indikator for engagement. Samboende par ligner mere dating end ægteskab i forhold til seksuel forpligtelse og tiltrækker mindre forpligtede personer. Desuden varierer de egenskaber, kvinder værdsætter i partnere, afhængigt af om de har boet sammen før ægteskabet.
Titel på undersøgelse:
Sexual exclusivity among dating, cohabiting, and married women.
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Hele abstrakt på originalsprog:
Using sexual exclusivity as an indication of commitment to a partner, this study examined commitment within dating, cohabitation, and marriage. Employing data from the National Survey of Women (1991), findings suggest that cohabitation, in terms of sexual commitment, is more similar to dating than marriage, and that cohabitation, relative to marriage, is selective of less committed individuals. In addition, limiting the analyses to currently married women, it was found that the characteristics emphasized in partner selection by those who cohabit before marriage differ from the characteristics emphasized by those who do not cohabit before marriage, and that these characteristics influence sexual exclusivity among prior cohabitors.