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The participants' physical attractiveness was evaluated by a team of eight researchers ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronbach%27s_alpha interrater agreement]=.86) | The participants' physical attractiveness was evaluated by a team of eight researchers ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronbach%27s_alpha interrater agreement]=.86) | ||
Ultimately, it was found that the only significant predictors of women's attraction to their dates, was their dates physical attractiveness, and their interest in sporting activities. Whereas men's attraction, while also extremely related to the physical attractiveness of their partner (r=.88) was also significantly related to a number of personality traits, their partners age (with men preferring women up to the limit of 26 yrs old used in the study) and their partners political beliefs (men preferring conservative women). | Ultimately, it was found that the only significant predictors of women's attraction to their dates, was their dates physical attractiveness, and their interest in sporting activities. Whereas men's attraction, while also extremely related to the physical attractiveness of their partner (r=.88), was also significantly related to a number of personality traits, their partners age (with men preferring women up to the limit of 26 yrs old used in the study) and their partners political beliefs (men preferring conservative women). | ||
There was also some evidence for the reciprocity principle (i.e that people like others more when their liking is reciprocated) but only after the participants had been informed of their partner's favorable responses towards them. There was no evidence that similarity in terms of convergent political beliefs, values, and personality traits measured mattered when it came to predicting attraction, at least in terms of the short-term dating paradigm used in this study. | There was also some evidence for the reciprocity principle (i.e that people like others more when their liking is reciprocated) but only after the participants had been informed of their partner's favorable responses towards them. There was no evidence that similarity in terms of convergent political beliefs, values, and personality traits measured mattered when it came to predicting attraction, at least in terms of the short-term dating paradigm used in this study. |
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