Beauty and the beast : promotion concerns and the pursuit of physically attractive mates

Volume: 88, Issue: 5, Pages: 892 - 907
Published: Oct 1, 2020
Abstract
OBJECTIVE In the mating market, individuals differ in their aspirations to pursue opposite-sex mates who have a relatively higher (vs. similar) level of physical attractiveness. Few studies have explored how motivational concerns outside the mating domain can account for these individual differences in romantic aspiration. Based on regulatory focus theory, this research tested how broad concerns for promotion and prevention influence the...
Paper Details
Title
Beauty and the beast : promotion concerns and the pursuit of physically attractive mates
Published Date
Oct 1, 2020
Volume
88
Issue
5
Pages
892 - 907
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