Unit 5 Themantic IB Love and Marriage

Mate preference

• The % of regulated couples in Gottman and Levenson (1992) that divorced.
• The point in a female's cycle when she is most likely to be attracted to facial characteristics that signify high levels of testosterone.
• Who we would prefer to procreate with.
• (a) day's events, (b) a source of conflict, (c) a pleasant topic

Testosterone

• A hormone associated with attraction because it's correlated with having a healthy immune system (in males).
• The % of regulated couples in Gottman and Levenson (1992) that divorced.
• When one person in a relationship shuts down and doesn't respond or communicate to the other
• When one partner (usually the wife) raises an issue for discussion but the other partner (usually the husband) withdraws and stonewalls, avoiding the topic.

Johnston et al. (2002)

• Studied correlations between communication and marital satisfaction across two cultures - Pakistan and the USA.
• A hormone associated with attraction because it's correlated with having a healthy immune system (in males).
• Studied 42 female participants using computer generated images to see which faces they preferred (masculine or feminine) at different points in their menstrual cycle.
• These are valued by people in collectivist cultures, which may be why love is less important in choosing whom to marry.

Ovulation

• The point in a female's cycle when she is most fertile.
• When one partner (usually the wife) raises an issue for discussion but the other partner (usually the husband) withdraws and stonewalls, avoiding the topic.
• A hormone associated with attraction because it's correlated with having a healthy immune system (in males).
• How happy you are in a marriage.

Ovulation

• Found a negative correlation between husband withdrawal and marital satisfaction.

• The point in a female's cycle when she is most likely to be attracted to facial characteristics that signify high levels of testosterone.

• The % of regulated couples in Gottman and Levenson (1992) that divorced.

• The point in a female's cycle when she is most fertile.

David Buss (1989)

• Found a negative correlation between husband withdrawal and marital satisfaction.
• These are the things that males across cultures found attractive.
• Studied attraction across cultures.
• The % of regulated couples in Gottman and Levenson (1992) that divorced.

Being younger and good looks

• These are the things that males across cultures found attractive.
• The point in a female's cycle when she is most likely to be attracted to facial characteristics that signify high levels of testosterone.
• When one person in a relationship shuts down and doesn't respond or communicate to the other
• These are valued by people in collectivist cultures, which may be why love is less important in choosing whom to marry.

Financial prospects, social status and ambition

• When one person in a relationship shuts down and doesn't respond or communicate to the other
• When one partner (usually the wife) raises an issue for discussion but the other partner (usually the husband) withdraws and stonewalls, avoiding the topic.
• Having the power and responsibility to make your own choices and decisions without considering others first.
• Females place a higher value than males on these traits (according to Buss, 1989)

Individual autonomy

• When one partner (usually the wife) raises an issue for discussion but the other partner (usually the husband) withdraws and stonewalls, avoiding the topic.
• A hormone associated with attraction because it's correlated with having a healthy immune system (in males).
• Having the power and responsibility to make your own choices and decisions without considering others first.
• The % of non-regulated couples in Gottman and Levenson (1992) that divorced.

Levine et al. (1995)

• Studied college students from 11 different countries to see what importance they placed on love in a marriage.
• Studied attraction across cultures.
• Found a negative correlation between husband withdrawal and marital satisfaction.
• (a) day's events, (b) a source of conflict, (c) a pleasant topic