The impact of a growing single population on mate selection patterns

The relationship between social pressure and the single adult population

Negative correlation between economic development and marriage rate

The impact of rising individualism on marriage rates

Tradition: Parents’ orders, matchmaker’s words

Modern: acquaintance by oneself, introduction by relatives, introduction by friends

Feudal period: family responsibilities, arranged marriages

After the founding of New China: Freedom of marriage, but arrangements still exist

After the reform and opening up: Arranged marriages decreased and self-awareness increased

Same-sex marriage becomes mainstream

The impact of third-party involvement on marital matching

The traditional role of kin introduction in mate selection

Socio-economic motivations for women to get married

The social network effect of referrals from friends

The formation mechanism of self-induced homogamy

Comparison between introduction by relatives and introduction by friends in marriage matching

Differences in social resources between relatives and friends

The breadth and reliability of CFPS data

The geographical and population scope covered by the survey

Age limits and era characteristics of research subjects

Marriage matching characteristics of married young people

The impact of education level on marital matching

Correlation between occupation, household registration type and socioeconomic status

Application of multinomial logit model in marriage matching research

The impact of model selection on research results

Increase the number of women who match education level, occupation, and household registration type to get married

Increase homogeneous marriages that match household registration type and father’s education level

There is no significant difference in marriage matching with one's own acquaintance

Introductions from relatives have greater influence than introductions from friends

The continuing role of social networks in mate selection

The coexistence of traditional and modern methods of mate selection

The decisive role of kin introduction in marriage matching

The impact of family background on marriage choices

The influence of parents in their children’s marriage

The impact of intergenerational power structure on mate selection patterns

Limitations and representative issues of research samples

Possible directions for future research in expanding the sample scope and in-depth analysis