Does a taller husband make his wife happier?
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.Although it has been known that women prefer tall men in mating for evolutionary reasons, no study has investigated whether a taller husband makes his wife happier. We analyzed two datasets (N. =. 7850) that are, together, representative of the Indonesian population to determine...
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| description | © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.Although it has been known that women prefer tall men in mating for evolutionary reasons, no study has investigated whether a taller husband makes his wife happier. We analyzed two datasets (N. =. 7850) that are, together, representative of the Indonesian population to determine whether this is true. A greater height difference in a couple was positively related to the wife's happiness. This relationship gradually weakened over time and entirely dissipated by 18. years of marital duration. The husband's resourcefulness was a minor mediator in the relationship. We thus argue that the husband's height and its correlates made his wife initially happy, but their influence waned over time. Nevertheless, the long period of the dissipation indicates a powerful impact of male height on women's psychology, probably prepared by evolution. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-518002017-09-13T15:37:02Z Does a taller husband make his wife happier? Sohn, Kitae © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.Although it has been known that women prefer tall men in mating for evolutionary reasons, no study has investigated whether a taller husband makes his wife happier. We analyzed two datasets (N. =. 7850) that are, together, representative of the Indonesian population to determine whether this is true. A greater height difference in a couple was positively related to the wife's happiness. This relationship gradually weakened over time and entirely dissipated by 18. years of marital duration. The husband's resourcefulness was a minor mediator in the relationship. We thus argue that the husband's height and its correlates made his wife initially happy, but their influence waned over time. Nevertheless, the long period of the dissipation indicates a powerful impact of male height on women's psychology, probably prepared by evolution. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51800 10.1016/j.paid.2015.11.039 Pergamon Press restricted |
| spellingShingle | Sohn, Kitae Does a taller husband make his wife happier? |
| title | Does a taller husband make his wife happier? |
| title_full | Does a taller husband make his wife happier? |
| title_fullStr | Does a taller husband make his wife happier? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does a taller husband make his wife happier? |
| title_short | Does a taller husband make his wife happier? |
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| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51800 |