Interestingly enough, for pregnant women, their own mate value was positively associated with relationship satisfaction and partner satisfaction,
whereas for
nonpregnant women, their own mate value was not associated with any other variable, including self - esteem.
However, many of these studies do not explicitly compare pregnant women with
nonpregnant women regarding their relationship satisfaction,
whereas in our opinion these comparisons can provide information on base levels of relationship satisfaction in both these groups.