Decoy Effects on Romantic Partner Selection

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan C. Pettibone
Keyword(s):  
Partner Selection ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Decoy Effects

scholarly journals Confirming preferences or collecting data? Information search strategies and romantic partner selection

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Hennessy ◽  
Marty Fishbein ◽  
Brenda Curtis ◽  
Daniel Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Partner Selection ◽  
Search Strategies ◽  
Romantic Partner

The predictive effects of fear of being single on physical attractiveness and less selective partner selection strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie S. Spielmann ◽  
Jessica A. Maxwell ◽  
Geoff MacDonald ◽  
Diana Peragine ◽  
Emily A. Impett
Keyword(s):  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Partner Selection ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Speed Dating ◽  
Selection Strategies ◽  
Bivariate Association

Fear of being single (FOBS) tends to predict settling for less when seeking a romantic partner. The present research sought to examine whether this is due, at least in part, to lower physical attractiveness among those who fear being single. In a photo-rating study (Study 1, N = 122) and a speed-dating study (Study 2, N = 171), participants completed the FOBS Scale, rated perceptions of their own physical attractiveness, and were then rated on physical attractiveness by a team of raters. In Studies 1 and 2, FOBS was not significantly associated with judge-rated physical attractiveness as a bivariate association or in hierarchical regressions accounting for anxious and avoidant attachments, gender, and smiling. There were mixed findings in both studies regarding the association between FOBS and self-rated physical attractiveness in bivariate versus multivariate analyses. However, the tendency of those with stronger FOBS to be less selective during speed dating was not explained by either their judge-rated or their self-rated physical attractiveness.

scholarly journals Romantic Partner Selection and Socialization During Early Adolescence

2008 ◽  
Vol 79 (6) ◽  
pp. 1676-1692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie A. Simon ◽  
Julie Wargo Aikins ◽  
Mitchell J. Prinstein
Keyword(s):  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Partner Selection ◽  
Romantic Partner

When risky is attractive: sensation seeking and romantic partner selection

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vani R. Henderson ◽  
Michael Hennessy ◽  
Daniel W. Barrett ◽  
Brenda Curtis ◽  
Marci McCoy-Roth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Partner Selection ◽  
Romantic Partner
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