Relational Motives Reduce Attentional Adhesion to Attractive Alternatives in Heterosexual University Students in China.
Arch Sex Behav
; 46(2): 503-511, 2017 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-27173104
ABSTRACT
In heterosexual individuals, attention is automatically captured by physically attractive members of the opposite sex. Although helpful for selecting new mates, attention to attractive relationship alternatives can threaten satisfaction with and commitment to an existing romantic relationship. The current study tested the hypothesis that although a mating prime would increase selective attention to attractive opposite-sex targets (relative to less attractive targets) among single participants, this effect would be reduced among people already committed to a long-term romantic partner. Consistent with hypotheses, whereas single participants responded to a mating prime with greater attentional adhesion to physically attractive opposite-sex targets (relative to less attractive targets), participants in a committed romantic relationship showed no such effect. These findings extend previous research suggesting the presence of relationship maintenance mechanisms that operate at early stages of social cognition.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atenção
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Estudantes
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Parceiros Sexuais
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Casamento
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Heterossexualidade
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Motivação
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Sex Behav
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China