TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of relationship status on perceived attractiveness
AU - O'Hagen, Sean
AU - Johnson, Amanda
AU - Lardi, Gina
AU - Keenan, Julian Paul
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.2224/sbp.2003.31.3.291
DO - 10.2224/sbp.2003.31.3.291
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0038793651
SN - 0301-2212
VL - 31
SP - 291
EP - 300
JO - Social Behavior and Personality
JF - Social Behavior and Personality
IS - 3
ER -