The effect of relationship status on perceived
Sean O'Hagen1, Amanda Johnson1, Gina Lardi1, Julian Paul Keenan1
1Montclair State University, United States
Cite this article: O'Hagen, S., Johnson, A., Lardi, G., & Keenan, J. (2003). The effect of relationship status on perceived. Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal, 31, 291-300.
Volume 31 Issue 3 | e1248 | Published: May 2003 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2003.31.3.291
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The effect of relationship availability on perceived attractiveness is a key component to social relations. Experiment 1 tested 90 female college students, having them read a vignette description of a hypothetical male who was either single, involved, or married. Participants rated the male on 5 questions pertaining to attractiveness. The results indicated that females were more attracted to single males compared to both involved and married males. No significant difference was found between the ratings of involved and married males. In Experiment 2, 127 males and females were tested employing the same instrument. The results indicated that females were less attracted to married individuals, while the male participants had no significant difference in their ratings. Although these findings show no clear support for either evolutionary or sociocultural attraction theories, they point towards striking gender differences in perceived attraction.
Sean O'Hagen1, Amanda Johnson1, Gina Lardi1, Julian Paul Keenan1
1Montclair State University, United States
Cite this article: O'Hagen, S., Johnson, A., Lardi, G., & Keenan, J. (2003). The effect of relationship status on perceived. Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal, 31, 291-300.
Volume 31 Issue 3 | e1248 | Published: May 2003 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2003.31.3.291
Abstract Full TextReferences Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Author Contact
The effect of relationship availability on perceived attractiveness is a key component to social relations. Experiment 1 tested 90 female college students, having them read a vignette description of a hypothetical male who was either single, involved, or married. Participants rated the male on 5 questions pertaining to attractiveness. The results indicated that females were more attracted to single males compared to both involved and married males. No significant difference was found between the ratings of involved and married males. In Experiment 2, 127 males and females were tested employing the same instrument. The results indicated that females were less attracted to married individuals, while the male participants had no significant difference in their ratings. Although these findings show no clear support for either evolutionary or sociocultural attraction theories, they point towards striking gender differences in perceived attraction.
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