Do Dyads Recognize the Other's Attachment Style in a New Acquaintanceship?

Nakao, Tatsuma

doi:10.2132/personality.19.146

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“…Some research suggests that attachment style is somewhat observable from just a brief interaction with a stranger (Banai, Weller, & Mikulincer, 1998;Nakao, 2011;Tucker & Anders, 1998). Such brief interactions usually begin with perceiving individuals' facial appearance (Zebrowitz & Montepare, 2006).…”

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Accuracy and bias in first impressions of attachment style from faces

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MacDonald

et al. 2020

Journal of Personality

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Objective People gather important social information from subtle nonverbal cues. Given that one's attachment style can meaningfully affect the quality of one's relationships, we investigated whether people could perceive men's and women's attachment styles from photos of their neutral faces. Method In two studies, we measured targets' attachment styles then asked participants (total N = 893) to judge the male and female targets' attachment anxiety and avoidance from photos of their neutral faces (total N = 331) and to report their own attachment anxiety and avoidance. Results Participants detected men's attachment style from face photos significantly better than chance in an initial exploratory study and in a preregistered replication but did not consistently detect women's attachment style from their face photos. Moreover, participants' own attachment style biased these first impressions: Individuals with greater attachment anxiety viewed others as more anxiously attached. Conclusions People can detect some hints of unacquainted others' attachment styles from their faces but their own anxious attachment can bias these judgments.

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Accuracy and bias in first impressions of attachment style from faces

Alaei

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MacDonald

et al. 2020

Journal of Personality

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Do Physical Attractiveness and Personality Traits Predict Romantic Partner Evaluations? A Speed‐Dating Study in Japan¹^,²

Kito,

Souma,

Nishimura

et al. 2023

Jpn Psychol Res

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The speed‐dating procedure allows researchers to closely investigate relationship‐initiation situations. Although previous speed‐dating studies identified physical attractiveness, earning prospects, and reciprocity as predictors of romantic attraction, few such studies have been conducted outside Europe or North America. The current speed‐dating study examined what factors would predict attraction ratings by potential partners among the Japanese—an understudied sample. Participants included 27 men and 28 women who first completed a questionnaire to measure individual attributes. During each speed‐dating session, 12–15 men and women talked for 3 minutes and evaluated each opposite‐gender participant on attraction and dating intentions. Results of the social relations model showed that men evaluated women who were more physically attractive and achieved higher education as more attractive. These results imply that men tend to generalize their first impressions of women's physical attractiveness to other aspects of the partner, and that Japanese men may consider dual income as a necessity for marriage.

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Do Dyads Recognize the Other's Attachment Style in a New Acquaintanceship?

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Accuracy and bias in first impressions of attachment style from faces

Accuracy and bias in first impressions of attachment style from faces

Do Physical Attractiveness and Personality Traits Predict Romantic Partner Evaluations? A Speed‐Dating Study in Japan¹^,²

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Do Dyads Recognize the Other's Attachment Style in a New Acquaintanceship?

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Accuracy and bias in first impressions of attachment style from faces

Accuracy and bias in first impressions of attachment style from faces

Do Physical Attractiveness and Personality Traits Predict Romantic Partner Evaluations? A Speed‐Dating Study in Japan1,2

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Do Physical Attractiveness and Personality Traits Predict Romantic Partner Evaluations? A Speed‐Dating Study in Japan¹^,²