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Shows, in graph form, how men and women in five countries rate the desirability of chastity in marriage partners. From 'Sexual Strategies Theory: An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Mating,' by David M. Buss and David P. Schmitt in 'Psychological Review' (Vol. 100, No. 2).

By PT Staff, published on November 01, 1993

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Mating Behavior

How desirable is chastity in potential long-term mates or marriage partners? Men and women rate it on a scale from zero (irrelevant or unimportant) to three (indespensable).

GRAPH: (Source: "Sexual strategies Theory: An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Mating," by David M. Buss and David P. Schmitt in Psychological Review [Vol. 100, No. 2])