title: Willingness to date across race: differences among gay and heterosexual men and women.
abstract: Willingness to date members of other races was examined among 200 men with same-sex dating preference (n = 100) and opposite-sex dating preference (n = 100), and 200 women with same-sex dating preference (n = 100) and opposite-sex dating preference (n = 100) who were randomly selected from an Internet dating web site. Overall, results indicated a greater willingness among gay participants than heterosexual participants to date people of other races. A 2 (Sex) x 2 (Sexual Orientation) analysis of variance showed an interaction, with lesbian women more willing to date other races than gay men, while among heterosexual participants men were more willing than women to date other races. The role of mate selection theory, and the importance of the status afforded various races in U.S. society, were applied to interpret people's willingness to date other races.
authors: Department of Psychology, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8041, Statesboro, GA 30460, USA. wmcintosh@georgiasouthemrn.edu
authors: William D
authors: WD
authors: McIntosh
authors: Alison J
authors: AJ
authors: Scott
authors: Bryan L
authors: BL
authors: Dawson
authors: Lawrence
authors: L
authors: Locker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003380:Courtship / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D006608:Hierarchy, Social; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011822:Race Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult