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Initial impressions of compatibility and mate value predict later dating and romantic interest.
Baxter, Alexander; Maxwell, Jessica A; Bales, Karen L; Finkel, Eli J; Impett, Emily A; Eastwick, Paul W.
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  • Baxter A; California National Primate Research Center, Neuroscience and Behavior Division, Davis, CA 95616.
  • Maxwell JA; Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.
  • Bales KL; School of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
  • Finkel EJ; California National Primate Research Center, Neuroscience and Behavior Division, Davis, CA 95616.
  • Impett EA; Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.
  • Eastwick PW; Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 119(45): e2206925119, 2022 Nov 08.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36322750
Romantic first impressions seem to linger, but why? Few studies have investigated how romantic desire during initial interactions predicts later relational outcomes (e.g., later romantic interest, contact attempts) using a design that can tease apart different possible mechanisms (e.g., mate value, selectivity, compatibility). Across three speed-dating studies (n = 559) with longitudinal follow-ups (including college and community samples, and a sample of men who date men), we investigated whether different components of initial romantic impressions predicted later romantic outcomes and relationship initiation. Using the social relations model, we partitioned initial desire at speed dating (determined from 6,600+ total dates) into partner effects (a date's consensual desirability, e.g., mate value), actor effects (a participant's general desirousness, e.g., selectivity), and relationship effects (a participant's unique liking for a date over and beyond partner and actor effects, e.g., compatibility) to predict later evaluations (romantic interest, physical attraction, and desire to know better) and behaviors (direct messaging and going on dates). Meta-analyses across the three studies showed that, across 6,100+ follow-up reports, partner and relationship effects were especially strong predictors of relationship initiation variables. Consistent with evolutionary models of human pair bonding, these findings suggest that both consensually desirable traits and unique impressions of compatibility have lingering effects on relationship development, even from the moment that two potential partners meet.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conducta Sexual / Relaciones Interpersonales Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conducta Sexual / Relaciones Interpersonales Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article