Attraction to Men and Women Varying in Self-Esteem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13661998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Abloff (University of Missouri–Kansas City, corresponding author), Jay Hewitt (University of Missouri–Kansas City) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 615-618 |
| Publication date | 1985-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1985.56.2.615 |
| OpenAlex | W2030105262 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Among 23 male and 29 female undergraduates, the men and women who were high and low in self-esteem rank-ordered their liking for men varying in self-esteem and for women varying in self-esteem. Although a person of equal self-esteem was liked more than a person of higher self-esteem, this preference was much stronger when the targets were women than when they were men. It was suggested that superiority may be a more powerful determinant of liking for men than liking for women
Attraction · Developmental psychology · Interpersonal attraction · Preference · Self-esteem · Clinical Psychology · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |