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Adolescents' Attitudes Toward Mate Selection

This study investigated the attitudes of sixty-four adolescents who completed an instrument designed to measure attitudes toward factors which influence mate selection. The hypotheses examined attitudes toward mate selection and gender, socioeconomic status, educational goals, family structure, and preferred age at marriage. The data were analyzed by calculating percentages and mean scores. The analysis of data revealed that adolescents valued personality-oriented characteristics as the most important characteristics desired in a mate; males and females held different values for certain factors; adolescents from various socioeconomic levels held different values for certain factors; adolescents with different educational goals, and adolescents residing in various family structures held similar values for each factor; and adolescents with various preferences for age at marriage held different values for certain factors.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504204
Date12 1900
CreatorsCurtner, Mary Elizabeth
ContributorsLaBrecque, Suzanne V. (Suzanne Volin) 1946-, Thomas, L. Fred (Lawrence Fred), Nies, Joyce I.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 120 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas - Denton County - Denton
RightsPublic, Curtner, Mary Elizabeth, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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