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Psychology of Mate seeking: A Situational Analysis of the use of Socio-cultural and physical attributes among Nigerian University Undergraduates.

Authors: AYODELE Kolawole , Bello Alice , Iro-idoro Chaellotte B.

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Journal Of Business Education,

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This study sets out to investigate the use of socio-cultural and physical attribute among University undergraduate. Five Universities were sampled in O gun State (3 public and 2 private Universities). The sample population consisted of 1,500 undergraduate students with a sample of 300 each from the five Universities. Four research questions were raised and tested at 0. 05 alpha level. The instrument used was an author-constructed questionnaire. Analysis of data was, done using sample percentage and analysis of variance statistic. The major finding of the study were : (i) physical attractiveness positively influence the choice of mate, :(ii) mate socio-economic -status have significant, effect on the choice- of mate, (Hi) parental value/cultural value, contributed significantly to, the prediction of mate seeking, and, (iv) physical attractiveness, mate, socio-economic status and parental value interactively predict successful dating of undergraduate students. The conclusion reached were that there is interplay between socio-cultural influence and the use? of physical' attractiveness in mate seeking arid-dating of an average individual.

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AYODELE,K. Bello,A. Iro-idoro,C.B . (2008). Psychology of Mate seeking: A Situational Analysis of the use of Socio-cultural and physical attributes among Nigerian University Undergraduates., 4 (), 73-73.

AYODELE,K. Bello,A. Iro-idoro,C.B . "Psychology of Mate seeking: A Situational Analysis of the use of Socio-cultural and physical attributes among Nigerian University Undergraduates." 4, no (), (2008): 73-73.

AYODELE,K. and Bello,A. and Iro-idoro,C.B and . (2008). Psychology of Mate seeking: A Situational Analysis of the use of Socio-cultural and physical attributes among Nigerian University Undergraduates., 4 (), pp73-73.

AYODELEK, BelloA, Iro-idoroCB, . Psychology of Mate seeking: A Situational Analysis of the use of Socio-cultural and physical attributes among Nigerian University Undergraduates.. 2008, 4 ():73-73.

AYODELE,Kolawole , Bello,Alice , and Iro-idoro,Chaellotte B. . "Psychology of Mate seeking: A Situational Analysis of the use of Socio-cultural and physical attributes among Nigerian University Undergraduates.", 4 . (2008) : 73-73.

A.Kolawole B.Alice & I.Chaellotte B. , "Psychology of Mate seeking: A Situational Analysis of the use of Socio-cultural and physical attributes among Nigerian University Undergraduates." vol.4, no., pp. 73-73, 2008.

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