ASSORTATIVE MATING IN A SPANISH POPULATION - EFFECTS OF SOCIAL-FACTORS AND COHABITATION TIME

Authors
SANCHEZANDRES A MESA MS
Citation
A. Sanchezandres et Ms. Mesa, ASSORTATIVE MATING IN A SPANISH POPULATION - EFFECTS OF SOCIAL-FACTORS AND COHABITATION TIME, Journal of Biosocial Science, 26(4), 1994, pp. 441-450
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Social Sciences, Biomedical",Demografy,"Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Journal of Biosocial Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219320
Volume
26
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
441 - 450
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9320(1994)26:4<441:AMIASP>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Assortative mating for 22 anthropometric and body composition characte ristics and social indicators was studied in a Spanish sample of 114 m arried couples. Significant spousal similarity was found for occupatio n, educational level and number of siblings. Sex-age adjusted spouse c orrelations were significant for stature, ileospinal height, total arm length, and biacromial breadth. Spouse correlations were not altered after allowance for socioeconomic effects. When couples were grouped a ccording to marriage duration, differences in mate correlations for fa tness were detected, suggesting a cohabitational effect on spouse rese mblance.