Intimate Relationships and Physical Health

Ge, Fiona; Lembke, Jana; Pietromonaco, Paula R.

doi:10.1002/9781119057840.ch83

The Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology 2020

DOI: 10.1002/9781119057840.ch83

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Intimate Relationships and Physical Health

Fiona Ge

Jana Lembke

Paula R. Pietromonaco

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“…Romantic bonding is a central feature of human life. It is associated with well-being [1][2][3] , physical health [4][5][6][7][8][9][10] , mental health [11][12][13] , happiness 14 , life satisfaction 15 , development 16 , and sexual desire 17 . Yet, the neural and behavioral mechanisms that determine why we are attracted to selected individuals, and not others, are still unknown.…”

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Social and nonsocial synchrony are interrelated and romantically attractive

Cohen,

Abargil,

Ahissar

et al. 2024

Commun Psychol

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The mechanisms of romantic bonding in humans are largely unknown. Recent research suggests that physiological synchrony between partners is associated with bonding. This study combines an experimental approach with a naturalistic dating setup to test whether the individual differences in social and nonsocial synchrony are interdependent, and linked to romantic attractiveness. In a preregistered online experiment with 144 participants, we discover that inducing physiological synchrony between an actor and an actress determines their attractiveness ratings by participants, indicating that synchrony can increase perceived attraction. In a lab-based naturalistic speed-dating experiment, we quantify in 48 participants the individual tendency for social physiological synchrony, nonsocial sensorimotor synchrony, and romantic attractiveness. We discover that the individual propensity to synchronize in social and nonsocial tasks is correlated. Some individuals synchronize better regardless of partners or tasks, and such Super Synchronizers are rated as more attractive. Altogether, this demonstrates that humans prefer romantic partners who can synchronize.

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Social and nonsocial synchrony are interrelated and romantically attractive

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Ahissar

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Commun Psychol

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Selling visibility-boosts on dating apps: a problematic practice?

Vries

2023

Ethics Inf Technol

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Love, sex, and physical intimacy are some of the most desired goods in life and they are increasingly being sought on dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, and Badoo. For those who want a leg up in the chase for other people’s attention, almost all of these apps now offer the option of paying a fee to boost one’s visibility for a certain amount of time, which may range from 30 min to a few hours. In this article, I argue that there are strong moral grounds and, in countries with laws against unconscionable contracts, legal ones for thinking that the sale of such visibility boosts should be regulated, if not banned altogether. To do so, I raise two objections against their unfettered sale, namely that it exploits the impaired autonomy of certain users and that it creates socio-economic injustices.

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State-Run Dating Apps: Are They Morally Desirable?

de Vries

2024

Philos. Technol.

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In a bid to boost fertility levels, Iran and Japan have recently launched their own dating apps, with more countries likely to follow. The aim of this article is to consider whether state-run dating apps are morally desirable, which is a question that has not received any scholarly attention. It finds that such apps have at least two benefits that collectively, if not individually, render their introduction to be welcomed provided certain conditions are met. These benefits are that they are better placed than commercial dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, and Badoo to (i) help people find lasting love and to (ii) protect individuals from spending too much money and/or time on online dating. Several objections are discussed and shown to be unconvincing as arguments against state-run dating apps tout court, including the objection that for states to offer their own dating apps is unduly expensive; the objection that it gives them too much power; and the objection that they should invest in creating offline opportunities for meeting potential partners instead.

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Intimate Relationships and Physical Health

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

Social and nonsocial synchrony are interrelated and romantically attractive

Social and nonsocial synchrony are interrelated and romantically attractive

Selling visibility-boosts on dating apps: a problematic practice?

State-Run Dating Apps: Are They Morally Desirable?

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