Table 2.
Mean Scores (and Standard Deviations) for initial attraction to individual traits.
| Variable | All | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fun | 6.17 | 6.26 | 6.05 |
| (.99) | (.95) | (1.04) | |
| Sense of humor | 6.17 | 6.25 | 6.07 |
| (1.12) | (1.06) | (1.21) | |
| Intelligent | 6.14 | 6.16 | 6.12 |
| (1.13) | (1.21) | (1.03) | |
| Kind | 6.09 | 6.15 | 6.02 |
| (1.19) | (1.36) | (.93) | |
| Supportive | 5.90 | 6.03 | 5.73 |
| (1.34) | (1.32) | (1.34) | |
| Considerate | 5.88 | 6.00 | 5.73 |
| (1.32) | (1.23) | (1.42) | |
| Sexy | 5.76 | 5.93 | 5.53 |
| (1.30) | (1.29) | (1.30) | |
| Independent | 5.74 | 5.94 | 5.47 |
| (1.28) | (1.14) | (1.42) | |
| Understanding | 5.73 | 5.81 | 5.63 |
| (1.25) | (1.25) | (1.25) | |
| Good listener | 5.66 | 5.70 | 5.62 |
| (1.40) | (1.48) | (1.33) | |
| Appearance | 5.59 | 5.63 | 5.55 |
| (1.34) | (1.32) | (1.38) | |
| Nice body | 5.35 | 5.31 | 5.39 |
| (1.34) | (1.38) | (1.30) | |
| Confident | 5.24 | 5.42 | 5.02 |
| (1.46) | (1.47) | (1.44) | |
| Outgoing | 5.19 | 5.25 | 5.12 |
| (1.47) | (1.35) | (1.66) | |
| Dresses well (or potential to) | 5.01 | 4.95 | 5.10 |
| (1.49) | (1.60) | (1.33) | |
| Has a good job (or potential for) | 5.00 | 4.83 | 5.22 |
| (1.65) | (1.75) | (1.50) | |
| Adventerous | 4.97 | 5.05 | 4.88 |
| (1.53) | (1.64) | (1.38) | |
| Ambitious | 4.92 | 5.00 | 4.82 |
| (1.58) | (1.59) | (1.59) | |
| Successful (or potential for success) | 4.67 | 4.59 | 4.76 |
| (1.73) | (1.75) | (1.73) | |
| Financially secure (or potential for) | 4.38 | 4.12 | 4.73 |
| (1.73) | (1.84) | (1.51) | |
| Owns a nice house (or potential to) | 3.50 | 3.19 | 3.90 |
| (1.93) | (1.96) | (1.83) |
MANOVA indicates no overall significant mean differences between men and women (F = 1.13, df1 = 21, df2 = 88, p = .33). All traits (1 = low, 7 = high)