The Role of Overconfidence in Romantic Desirability and Competition.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull
; 41(8): 1036-52, 2015 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-26055389
ABSTRACT
Four studies and a computer simulation tested the hypothesis that people who are overconfident in their self-assessments may be more successful in attracting mates. In Study 1, overconfident people were perceived as more confident in their dating profiles, and this perceived confidence predicted increased romantic desirability. Study 2 revealed that overconfident people also tend to be perceived as arrogant, which counteracts the positive effects of perceived confidence. However, Study 3 revealed that overconfidence might confer an advantage in intrasexual competition, as people were less likely to compete with overconfident individuals by virtue of their perceived confidence and arrogance. Study 4 showed that overconfident raters were also more likely to choose to compete for romantic partners. In Study 5, agent-based modeling incorporating the coefficients from these studies suggested that overconfidence facilitates mate acquisition in the presence of intrasexual competition.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Autoimagem
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Desejabilidade Social
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Comportamento Competitivo
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Corte
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Relações Interpessoais
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pers Soc Psychol Bull
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
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Austrália