Interpersonal
Attraction as a Function of Physical Attractiveness, Personality
Similarity Dissimilarity, and Reciprocity
H.C. Suman & A. Kureshi |
The
present research was designed to investigate the summative and interactive
effects of the determinants of interpersonal attraction on attraction
behaviour. Sixty male and sixty female students within the age group
of 18-25 years participated in two experiments separately, wherein
they responded to each of 16 experimental conditions on interpersonal
judgement scale. The attraction data were analysed using a 2(4 x
2 x 2) factorial design with repeated measure on three independent
variables: physical attractiveness (attractive vs unattractive male
and female targets), personality similarity-dissimilarity and reciprocity
(liking vs disliking). The main effects of these determinants of
interpersonal attraction were found highly significant (p < .01)
in both experiments. ANOVA also yielded significant inter-action
between physical attractiveness and similarity; physical attractiveness
and reciprocity. The findings supported the stereotype "What
is beautiful is good", and highlighted the fact that the determinants
of interpersonal attraction summate as well as interact in producing
attraction within the framework of reinforcement model.
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