Table 6.
Descriptive statistics for differences in the domains of mate selection preferences of lesbian women, gay men, bisexual and heterosexual women and men
| Domains of mate selection preference | Heterosexual men | Heterosexual women | Gay men | Lesbian women | Bisexual men | Bisexual women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| I. Caring | 4.32 | 0.47 | 4.50 | 0.43 | 4.27 | 0.62 | 4.53 | 0.45 | 4.27 | 0.58 | 4.43 | 0.51 |
| II. Adventurous | 3.54 | 0.53 | 3.78 | 0.49 | 3.71 | 0.62 | 3.87 | 0.53 | 3.62 | 0.59 | 3.82 | 0.61 |
| III. Enlightened | 3.44 | 0.61 | 3.74 | 0.61 | 3.38 | 0.77 | 3.66 | 0.62 | 3.48 | 0.74 | 3.69 | 0.69 |
| IV. Cultivated | 3.76 | 0.62 | 4.00 | 0.57 | 3.83 | 0.72 | 4.05 | 0.61 | 3.88 | 0.80 | 3.92 | 0.70 |
| V. Physically attractive | 3.87 | 0.70 | 3.61 | 0.72 | 3.98 | 0.76 | 3.67 | 0.73 | 3.98 | 0.71 | 3.70 | 0.79 |
| VI. Wealthy and generous | 2.42 | 0.70 | 3.00 | 0.77 | 2.74 | 0.83 | 3.05 | 0.83 | 2.60 | 0.83 | 2.97 | 0.85 |
| VII. Approachable | 4.02 | 0.60 | 4.07 | 0.63 | 4.14 | 0.65 | 4.17 | 0.64 | 4.10 | 0.64 | 4.02 | 0.72 |
| VIII. Comedic | 3.91 | 0.68 | 4.09 | 0.68 | 4.01 | 0.72 | 4.16 | 0.62 | 3.95 | 0.75 | 4.12 | 0.75 |
| IX. Domestic | 2.86 | 0.72 | 2.75 | 0.73 | 3.07 | 0.88 | 2.91 | 0.82 | 3.04 | 0.87 | 2.86 | 0.86 |
| X. Like-minded | 3.77 | 0.67 | 3.99 | 0.61 | 3.73 | 0.86 | 4.11 | 0.61 | 3.90 | 0.78 | 3.91 | 0.75 |
| XI. Child-friendly | 3.22 | 1.08 | 3.13 | 1.16 | 3.12 | 1.35 | 3.38 | 1.17 | 3.15 | 1.14 | 3.21 | 1.25 |
We used items which were represented in both the LGB (n = 710) and heterosexual (n = 21,245) sample (after conducting an EFA with Promax rotation in both LGB and heterosexual sample) to compute the new unit-weighted scales