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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

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])

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