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The recent development in the United States hospitality industry and the overall economy following the recent pandemic demonstrates a call for a new examination of how employees who are on the job market perceive hospitality jobs. The purpose of this study is to examine how the U.S. hospitality industry is positioned to attract new talent from other sectors of the economy. Specifically, we examine the effects job openings and wages in the hospitality industry on voluntary turnover in the overall U.S. economy and major sectors across the economy. The findings from this study are expected to show the extent to which hospitality firms are successful in recruiting from other industries. The results show that job openings and wages in the U.S. hospitality industry have positive and statistically-significant effects on voluntary turnover in various sectors of the economy, such as construction, manufacturing, education, and healthcare. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Western culture, both pop theory and recent behavioral research support the "nice guy stereotype," suggesting that communal qualities that emphasize caring for others may be unattractive in men. Few studies, however, have examined the initial attractiveness of personality in other cultures through methods other than self-report. We tested associations between personal attributes (i.e., communal attributes, social desirability, self-esteem, narcissism) and speed-dating success (i.e., ratings of mate desirability) among young Asian Americans. Single Asian Americans (N = 262) went on speed-dates (N observations = 2,181) with members of the other gender and completed questionnaires about each date. Using the social relations model, we found that communal attributes (both self-rated and perceived) and self-esteem, but not social desirability or narcissism, contributed to greater speed-dating success for men and women. On the whole, contrary to the popular saying and previous findings among Europeans/European Americans, findings indicate that nice guys and gals can finish first. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Infidelity is defined as the violation of a couple's assumed or stated agreement concerning emotional and/ or sexual exclusivity. The current study examined the utility of personality traits (i.e., the Big Five and SIS/ SES - an individual's sexual response to sexual desires, arousal, and behaviours are based on the balance between sexual excitation and sexual inhibition; Bancroft & Janssen, 2000) relative to relationship quality and attraction to others in predicting reports of infidelity among a sample of young adults (ages 18-26 years). A total of 131 men and 164 women from the US who reported being in a romantic relationship were recruited using MTurk®, an online crowdsourcing survey tool. Participants completed a series of measures assessing demographics, relationship quality and investment, sexual experience, sexual attitudes, attraction to others, and personality traits, including the Big Five and SIS/SES. A notable minority (16.6%) of participants reported at least one occasion of past infidelity during their current romantic relationship (yes/no reports); however, reports of infidelity increased significantly when individuals reported actual sexual, romantic, and online infidelity activities (78.6%). Personality traits within the Big Five and SIS/SES models were not significant predictors of infidelity. With each occurrence of emotional attraction to a person other than their current partner, the odds of reporting infidelity increased by 51.6%. The findings are discussed in terms of implications for counselling and education regarding infidelity, as well as continued research on risk factors for infidelity among young adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research investigated 12 precursors to falling love – reciprocal liking, appearance, personality, similarity, familiarity, social influence, filling needs, arousal, readiness, specific cues, isolation, and mysteriousness – with respect to culture, ethnicity, gender, and speed. In Study 1, White–American and Asian–American participants wrote narratives of their falling in love experiences. In Study 2, participants from the United States and China wrote narratives and completed self–ratings of the precursors. Few ethnic, gender, and speed differences were obtained in either study, but those found were in the predicted direction. Many cultural differences were found in Study 2, the majority of which were consistent with individualismcollectivism models. Implications for understanding falling in love and directions for future research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We examine the process of romantic attraction in same-gender relationships using open and closed-ended questionnaire data from a sample of 120 men and women in Northern California. Agreeableness (e.g., kind, supportive) and Extraversion (e.g., fun, sense of humor) are the two most prominent bases of attraction, followed by Physical Attractiveness (e.g., appearance, sexy). The least important attractors represent traits associated with material success (e.g., financially secure, nice house). We also find evidence of seemingly contradictory attraction processes documented previously in heterosexual romantic relationships, in which individuals become disillusioned with the qualities in a partner that were initially appealing. Our findings challenge common stereotypes of same-gender relationships. The results document broad similarities between same-gender and cross-gender couples in attraction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]