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When What Is Beautiful Is Not Good: The Role of Trait Self-Control in Resisting Eye Candy.
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Personality & social psychology bulletin [Pers Soc Psychol Bull] 2024 Mar 11, pp. 1461672241235386. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 11. - Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Ahead of Print
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Abstract
- People are drawn to and like others who are physically attractive. In the present research, we investigated the influence of trait self-control on individuals' interest in relationships with physically attractive others. We hypothesized that high (vs. low) self-control individuals would approach relationships by considering information beyond appearance about potential partners, including partners' self-control. We additionally explored the influence of other traits (e.g., Big 5, self-esteem, and attachment styles) on relationship interest. Across studies, we consistently found that individuals with higher self-control avoided pursuing relationships with attractive individuals who display low self-control. In Study 3, we observed a similar pattern for three other traits: conscientiousness, extraversion, and positivity embracement. These results suggest perceivers' self-control shapes relationship interest, particularly when attractive individuals possess less desirable qualities. The findings extend past research that attractiveness increases interest in others and highlights the potential for trait self-control to direct relationship interest during initial interactions.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1552-7433
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Personality & social psychology bulletin
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38468380
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672241235386