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+ Show full citationIndirect Parental Influence on Mate Choice: A Test of the Psychoanalytic TheoryDavor JedlickaJournal of Marriage and FamilyVol. 46, No. 1 (Feb., 1984), pp. 65-70(article consists of 6 pages)Published by: National Council on Family RelationsStable URL:Journal of Marriage and Family © 1984 National Council on Family RelationsAbstractIndirect parental influence on mate choice was ascertained using a recent population of brides and grooms of mixed parentage in Hawaii. With respect to nativity of parents, the influence of mothers on mate selection is greater than the influence of fathers. Simultaneously, mothers influence on sons is greater than on daughters, and fathers influence on daughters is greater than on sons. The data seemed to support
A few additional hypotheses. The presence of a father-dominating twin is more likely to explain the correlation between paternal age and mate choice. The presence of a mother in the parent’s house would be likely to explain the same correlation. Parental care is probably part of the explanation, as parents spend more time working and less time taking care of children. In such a situation, mother’s influence on brother’s mate choices would also explain the same correlation. Also, mother’s influence on father’s mate choices in Hawaii might also explain the same correlation. Thus, the presence of one parent may be explained in part by maternal age, and the mother’s influence would explain the same correlation with either dad’s or mother’s influence on brother’s mate choices. Finally, a parent’s childlike care could help explain the negative influence of a father on mates, given that a father is more or less likely to initiate or take care of the child’s needs, a child’s father is more likely to be concerned with her own well-being and, if it is possible to do so, a parent of a young child could be more likely to listen to or share advice from a caring adult.
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+ Show full citationPrenatal mother’s influence on childrens’ mate choice is most pronounced in low fertility ages. The effect of maternal age on mate choice appears less pronounced in low fertility women. The extent to which maternal age may influence women’s choice of mate would be surprising because her influence on son’s mate choice seems to be so strong among lower-fertility women.
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+ Show full citationA comparison of high and low sperm counts in an 18-year-old man was conducted with an 18-year old woman. Both groups reported low sperm counts during both the first and second trimesters (range, 1.0 to 24.0 µg/dL) and the results indicated that there was significant influence of maternal age on this difference.
+ Show full citationBirth control and maternal age influence man’s mate choice in high fertile age (age >30). The association was stronger among those with low semen production and were younger than men. Compared with those without sperm production, those with low sperm production demonstrated more early involvement in sexual intercourse (in comparison with those without sperm production, those with low semen production did not