DO WOMEN TRULY WANT A MAN THEY CAN?T HAVE?: THE WEDDING RING EFFECT REVISITED - Softcover

Luo, Shanhong

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3838311949 ISBN 13: 9783838311944

Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2009

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The wedding ring effect-or mate-choice copying in humans-is the notion that individuals, particularly women, have a greater preference for those who are currently involved in romantic relationships as their partners over uninvolved individuals. This book provides a thorough, critical review of previous research on the wedding ring effect and presents a study that examined two manipulated independent variables of romantic targets (i.e., relationship availability and openness to commitment), as well as one independent individual difference variable of participants (i.e., sociosexuality), in order to better understand the underlying mechanism of the wedding ring effect. The results revealed that a target's high level of commitment, regardless of his availability, increased both his likability and romantic attractiveness for restricted maters. For unrestricted maters, neither target availability nor commitment had a significant effect on their liking or attraction. These findings appear to discredit the notion of the wedding ring effect and highlight the importance of target commitment and the moderating role of individual difference in women's mate preference.

Biografía del autor:

Shanhong Luo grew up in a small town in Southern China. She received her B.S and M.A at Beijing University and her Ph.D at University of Iowa. Her research focuses on romantic relationships. She has published work in top psychological journals. She is currently an assistant professor at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

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• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 3838311949
• ISBN 13: 9783838311944
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 72