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How to flirt best: The perceived effectiveness of flirtation techniques

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Wade, T. Joel
Slemp, Jennifer

Abstract / Description

Four studies were implemented in order to ascertain how men and women flirt with potential partners and which flirtatious actions are considered most effective. Study 1 (n = 40) and Study 2 (n = 60) sought to discover the actions that men and women, respectively, engage in to indicate romantic interest to a partner. Study 3 (n = 110) sought to determine which flirtatious acts from women are perceived as most effective by men. Women’s flirtations that suggest sexual access were expected to be rated as most effective. Study 4 (n = 222) sought to determine which flirtatious acts from men are perceived as most effective by women. Men’s flirtations that suggest emotional commitment and exclusivity were expected to be rated as most effective by women. The results were consistent with the hypotheses and are discussed in terms of prior research.

Keyword(s)

flirting sexual access commitment exclusivity

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Date of first publication

2015-06-30

Journal title

Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships

Volume

9

Issue

1

Page numbers

32–43

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

Publication status

publishedVersion

Review status

peerReviewed

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Citation

Wade, T. J., & Slemp, J. (2015). How to flirt best: The perceived effectiveness of flirtation techniques. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 9(1), 32–43. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v9i1.178
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Wade, T. Joel
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Slemp, Jennifer
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-12-05T08:44:42Z
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    2018-12-05T08:44:42Z
  • Date of first publication
    2015-06-30
  • Abstract / Description
    Four studies were implemented in order to ascertain how men and women flirt with potential partners and which flirtatious actions are considered most effective. Study 1 (n = 40) and Study 2 (n = 60) sought to discover the actions that men and women, respectively, engage in to indicate romantic interest to a partner. Study 3 (n = 110) sought to determine which flirtatious acts from women are perceived as most effective by men. Women’s flirtations that suggest sexual access were expected to be rated as most effective. Study 4 (n = 222) sought to determine which flirtatious acts from men are perceived as most effective by women. Men’s flirtations that suggest emotional commitment and exclusivity were expected to be rated as most effective by women. The results were consistent with the hypotheses and are discussed in terms of prior research.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Wade, T. J., & Slemp, J. (2015). How to flirt best: The perceived effectiveness of flirtation techniques. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 9(1), 32–43. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v9i1.178
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  • ISSN
    1981-6472
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1839
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2205
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v9i1.178
  • Keyword(s)
    flirting
    en_US
  • Keyword(s)
    sexual access
    en_US
  • Keyword(s)
    commitment
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  • Keyword(s)
    exclusivity
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    How to flirt best: The perceived effectiveness of flirtation techniques
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    1
  • Journal title
    Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
  • Page numbers
    32–43
  • Volume
    9
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