Why Do Men Prefer Nice Women? Gender Typicality Mediates the Effect of Responsiveness on Perceived Attractiveness in Initial Acquaintanceships

被引:17
作者
Birnbaum, Gurit E. [1 ]
Ein-Dor, Tsachi [1 ]
Reis, Harry T. [2 ]
Segal, Noam [3 ]
机构
[1] Interdisciplinary Ctr IDC Herzliya, IL-46150 Herzliyya, Israel
[2] Univ Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[3] Univ Illinois, Urbana, IL USA
基金
以色列科学基金会;
关键词
attraction; dating; gender; responsiveness; sex; MATE PREFERENCES; SEX-DIFFERENCES; DESIRE; STEREOTYPES; ATTACHMENT; INTIMACY; PERCEPTIONS; PERSPECTIVE; MODEL; FACES;
D O I
10.1177/0146167214543879
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Responsiveness may signal to a potential partner that one is concerned with her or his welfare, and may therefore increase sexual interest in this person. Research shows, however, that this proposition holds true for men, but not for women. In three studies, one observational and two experimental, we explored a potential mechanism that explains why men and women diverge in their sexual reactions to a responsive opposite-sex stranger. Studies 1 and 2 showed that men, but not women, perceived a responsive stranger as more gender typical (masculine/feminine) and, in turn, as more attractive. Study 3 revealed that responsiveness increased men's perception of partner's femininity. This, in turn, was associated with higher sexual arousal, which was, in turn, linked to greater partner attractiveness and greater desire for a long-term relationship. These findings suggest that whether responsiveness affects perceptions of partner attractiveness varies in individuals, depending on the contextually based meaning of responsiveness.
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页码:1341 / 1353
页数:13
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