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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Psychology
Notes
- Abstract:
- Physical attractiveness is the main indictor of interpersonal attraction. Self-esteem affects how people view themselves and their partner’s attractiveness. Heterosexual dating couples rated: a) their own physical attractiveness, b) their partner’s physical attractiveness, and c) how they thought their partner rated them on physical attractiveness. A total of 40 male and 40 female college aged participants completed four questionnaires that assessed: self-esteem, dating satisfaction, and commitment to the relationship, lt was hypothesized that high levels of self-esteem, dating satisfaction, and commitment would predict high levels of perceived partner attractiveness. It was also hypothesized that low self-esteem individuals would choose less attractive dating partners than high self-esteem individuals. Lastly, it was hypothesized that low self-esteem individuals would be: a) less satisfied with and b) less committed to partners than high self-esteem individuals. A multiple regression revealed that a significant amount of overall variability in perceived partner attractiveness was explained by self-esteem, dating satisfaction, and commitment. However, none of the predictor variables independently accounted for a significant amount of variability in the perceived partner attractiveness. An independent /-test showed that low self-esteem individuals did rate partners as significantly less attractive than high self-esteem individuals, although the number of participants in each group was highly varied. Similarly, the perceived partner attractiveness ratings between lowly committed versus highly committed couples did significantly differ, however once again the groups also had uneven numbers of participants. Future research regarding the area of interpersonal attractiveness and relationship satisfaction was discussed.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (M.S.)--Barry University, 2008.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 37-44).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Marisa J. Merlini. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- HQ23 .M47 2008_MerliniMarisa ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- HQ23 .M47 2008 ( lcc )
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