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Vad önskar kvinnor och män hos en idealpartner? - En studie om betydelsen av personliga värderingar och intressen

Düring, Jenny LU and Perup, Miriam LU (2022) PSYK11 20221
Department of Psychology
Abstract (Swedish)
Uppsatsen avsåg att undersöka 1) vilka egenskaper respondenterna rapporterade
som viktiga hos en idealpartner, 2) om det fanns skillnader i till vilken grad
kvinnor och män matchade en idealpartners egenskaper med sina egna egenskaper och 3) hur viktigt det var för kvinnor respektive män att deras idealpartner delade liknande egenskaper. 211 deltagare (154 kvinnor, 56 män, 1 genderqueer) deltog i en enkätstudie om hur egenskaper (2: personliga värderingar, intressen) spelar in i valet av en idealpartner. Resultatet visade att de tre intressen som flest respondenter valde som viktiga hos en idealpartner var hemmakväll/myskväll, vara med vänner och gå på restaurang. De tre personliga värderingar som flest respondenter valde som viktiga hos... (More)
Uppsatsen avsåg att undersöka 1) vilka egenskaper respondenterna rapporterade
som viktiga hos en idealpartner, 2) om det fanns skillnader i till vilken grad
kvinnor och män matchade en idealpartners egenskaper med sina egna egenskaper och 3) hur viktigt det var för kvinnor respektive män att deras idealpartner delade liknande egenskaper. 211 deltagare (154 kvinnor, 56 män, 1 genderqueer) deltog i en enkätstudie om hur egenskaper (2: personliga värderingar, intressen) spelar in i valet av en idealpartner. Resultatet visade att de tre intressen som flest respondenter valde som viktiga hos en idealpartner var hemmakväll/myskväll, vara med vänner och gå på restaurang. De tre personliga värderingar som flest respondenter valde som viktiga hos en idealpartner var humor/glädje, pålitlighet och ärlighet. Personliga värderingar matchade, oberoende av kön, i högre grad mellan respondent och idealpartner än intressen. Att dela liknande värderingar med en idealpartner skattades som viktigare än att dela liknande intressen. Resultatet visade däremot att kvinnor skattade personliga värderingar som viktigare än män medan män skattade intressen som viktigare än kvinnor. Resultatet diskuteras i relation till socialpsykologiska teorier om likhet och komplementaritet. (Less)
Abstract
The thesis intended to investigate 1) which characteristics the respondents
reported as important in an ideal partner, 2) whether there were differences in
the extent to which women and men matched an ideal partner's characteristics
with their own characteristics and 3) how important it was for women and men
that their ideal partner shared similar characteristics. 211 participants (154
women, 56 men, 1 genderqueer) participated in a questionnaire study on how
characteristics (2: personal values, interests) play a role in the choice of an ideal
partner. The results showed that the three interests that most respondents chose
as important for an ideal partner were a stay-at-home evening/cosy evening,
being with friends and going to a... (More)
The thesis intended to investigate 1) which characteristics the respondents
reported as important in an ideal partner, 2) whether there were differences in
the extent to which women and men matched an ideal partner's characteristics
with their own characteristics and 3) how important it was for women and men
that their ideal partner shared similar characteristics. 211 participants (154
women, 56 men, 1 genderqueer) participated in a questionnaire study on how
characteristics (2: personal values, interests) play a role in the choice of an ideal
partner. The results showed that the three interests that most respondents chose
as important for an ideal partner were a stay-at-home evening/cosy evening,
being with friends and going to a restaurant. The three personal values that most
respondents chose as important in an ideal partner were humour/joy, reliability
and honesty. Personal values matched, regardless of gender, to a greater extent
between respondent and ideal partner compared to interests. Sharing similar
values with an ideal partner was considered more important than sharing similar
interests. The results showed, however, that women rated personal values as
more important than men, while men rated interests as more important than
women. The results are discussed in relation to social psychological theories of
similarity and complementarity. (Less)
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author
Düring, Jenny LU and Perup, Miriam LU
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organization
course
PSYK11 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
attraction, interests, personal values, similarity, gender, attraktion, personliga värderingar, intressen, likhet, genus
language
Swedish
id
9086218
date added to LUP
2022-09-01 08:27:53
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2022-09-01 08:27:53
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  abstract     = {{The thesis intended to investigate 1) which characteristics the respondents
reported as important in an ideal partner, 2) whether there were differences in
the extent to which women and men matched an ideal partner's characteristics
with their own characteristics and 3) how important it was for women and men
that their ideal partner shared similar characteristics. 211 participants (154
women, 56 men, 1 genderqueer) participated in a questionnaire study on how
characteristics (2: personal values, interests) play a role in the choice of an ideal
partner. The results showed that the three interests that most respondents chose
as important for an ideal partner were a stay-at-home evening/cosy evening,
being with friends and going to a restaurant. The three personal values that most
respondents chose as important in an ideal partner were humour/joy, reliability
and honesty. Personal values matched, regardless of gender, to a greater extent
between respondent and ideal partner compared to interests. Sharing similar
values with an ideal partner was considered more important than sharing similar
interests. The results showed, however, that women rated personal values as
more important than men, while men rated interests as more important than
women. The results are discussed in relation to social psychological theories of
similarity and complementarity.}},
  author       = {{Düring, Jenny and Perup, Miriam}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Vad önskar kvinnor och män hos en idealpartner? - En studie om betydelsen av personliga värderingar och intressen}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}