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Physical and Sexual Interpersonal Attraction in Love
The chapter explains how the concepts of physical and sexual attraction differ from each other. The materials of the chapter describe the ideas and...
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Interpersonal Attraction Scale
Interpersonal attraction plays an important role in developing and maintaining a relationship. Interpersonal attraction includes physical attributes,...
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The Varieties of Love as Interpersonal Attraction
Joining other publications on love by this author, the current volume examines the great varieties of love as interpersonal attraction. Drawing on...
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Love as Psychological Interpersonal Attraction
The chapter discusses a variety of psychological factors that influence attraction. The chapter describes love as a psychological attraction,...
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Conceptualizing Love as an Interpersonal Attraction
This chapter presents the complex concept of love as interpersonal attraction, including componential and phenomenological dimensions. It defines...
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Symbiosexual Attraction: An Integrated Mixed-Methods Study
A recent review of cultural and academic discourse presented evidence that some people experience attraction to two (or more) people in a preexisting...
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Within-Cultural and Inter-Cultural Interpersonal Attraction
The chapter introduces the social-psychological phenomena of in-group versus out-group identification. The author shows how in-group positive biases...
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The Biology and Psychophysiology of Love as Interpersonal Attraction
This chapter describes various biological and psychophysiological foundations of attraction. Among those are the neurophysiological mechanisms...
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Social and Cultural Factors of Love as Interpersonal Attraction
This chapter describes several social and cultural parameters that influence love as an interpersonal attraction. Among those are homogamy, endogamy,...
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The Impact of Anti-COVID Face Masks on Romantic Attraction: An Expectancy Violation Perspective
Drawing upon expectancy violation theory (EVT), we conducted an experiment to investigate the effects of anti-COVID masks on attraction in romantic...
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Understanding Attraction, Behavior, and Identity in the Asexual Community
Models of sexuality have evolved substantially in the past several decades through the inclusion of new aspects which were previously overlooked....
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Sexual Attraction and Non-Suicidal Self-Harm: The Role of Stressors and Psychological Mediators
Non-suicidal self-harm (NSSH) is a serious concern for the well-being of youth. Stressors relate to greater NSSH risk, such as being non-heterosexual...
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Bidirectional Causal Associations Between Same-Sex Attraction and Psychological Distress: Testing Moderation and Mediation Effects
Only one study has examined bidirectional causality between sexual minority status (having same-sex attraction) and psychological distress. We...
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The Desirable Dad Hypothesis: Male Same-Sex Attraction as the Product of Selection for Paternal Care via Antagonistic Pleiotropy
Same-sex attraction, a heritable trait with a reproductive cost, lacks a comprehensive evolutionary explanation. Here we build on a hypothesis...
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Causal Influences of Same-Sex Attraction on Psychological Distress and Risky Sexual Behaviors: Evidence for Bidirectional Effects
Although health disparities among same-sex attracted compared to heterosexual individuals are typically explained by minority stress, there is...
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Paraphilic Sexual Attraction to Males Without Genitals Is Associated with Traumatic Childhood Experience, Body Image, and Thoughts/Behaviors Related to Genital Ablation
In rare cases, some male individuals are sexually attracted to men who have their genitals removed. We investigate here if paraphilic attraction to...
