Borderline personality traits in attractive women and wealthy unattractive men are relatively favoured by the opposite sex

Blanchard, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6991-7210, Dunn, TJ and Sumich, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4333-8442, 2021. Borderline personality traits in attractive women and wealthy unattractive men are relatively favoured by the opposite sex. Personality and Individual Differences, 169: 109964. ISSN 0191-8869

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Abstract

Men and women reliably differ on the importance of certain criteria when considering romantic relationships. From an evolutionary perspective that explains sex differences in mating effort and parental investment, men should prioritise attractiveness and women, wealth. Personality traits also signal important information about relationship potential with those of the dark triad facilitating short-term relationships. However, the function of vulnerable dark triad traits of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and secondary psychopathy in relationships remains relatively unexplored. Even though interpersonally tempestuous, individuals high in these traits might be alluring in that they offer a thrilling relationship for the short-term, so long as they are also physically appealing. Across two studies, we examined sex differences in partner preference judged on attractiveness in relation to BPD and secondary psychopathy across short- and long-term relationship contexts. Men were willing to engage in relationships with attractive women high in BPD traits, while women compensated low attractiveness for wealth in long-term dating, and did not desire secondary psychopathy in any relationship. Results show that women are more astute in mate preference, avoiding troublesome or financially challenged men who are time and economically costly, and men more readily engage in potentially turbulent relationships

Item Type:	Journal article
Alternative Title:	Hot crazy matrix
Publication Title:	Personality and Individual Differences
Creators:	Blanchard, A., Dunn, T.J. and Sumich, A.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date:	1 February 2021
Volume:	169
ISSN:	0191-8869
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.paid.2020.109964 DOI S0191886920301537 Publisher Item Identifier 1307968 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	09 Apr 2020 11:56
Last Modified:	07 Jul 2022 13:46
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URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/39604

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