Past research has documented that structural factors produce a skewed dating market in African American communities that advantages men over women. Using data collected from a sample of 495 African American young adults (55.8% women, Mage = 22), we tested the idea that African American men can be more selective when choosing dating partners than their female counterparts due to their power advantage. Consonant with this hypothesis, our results indicated that women who had characteristics consistent with men’s mate preferences were significantly more likely to be involved in dating relationships. However, there were no associations between the likelihood of men’s dating frequency or relationship status and whether they typified women’s mate preferences. These findings support the contention that, unlike their male counterparts, African American women may have to compromise their mate preferences and date less desirable partners due to the gendered power disadvantage in the dating market.

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非裔美国年轻人约会经历中的性别差异：在权力失衡的背景下形成浪漫关系的挑战

过去的研究表明，结构性因素在非裔美国人社区中产生了一个倾斜的约会市场，男性比女性更有优势。使用从 495 名非裔美国年轻人（55.8% 女性，法师 = 22）样本中收集的数据，我们测试了这样一种观点，即非裔美国男性在选择约会对象时比女性同行更具选择性，因为他们具有权力优势。与这一假设一致，我们的结果表明，具有与男性配偶偏好一致的特征的女性更有可能参与约会关系。然而，男性约会频率或关系状态的可能性与他们是否代表女性的择偶偏好之间没有关联。这些发现支持了这样的论点，即与男性同行不同，