Does hard work pay off? The influence of perceived effort on romantic attraction
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Dwiggins, Jennifer R.
Lewandowski, Gary W.
Abstract / Description
This study examines how a person’s willingness to exert effort affects how others perceive their romantic desirability. The study also examines whether the participants’ implicit theory of personality (incremental or entity) influences ratings of the target’s romantic desirability based on the target’s level of effort. Seventy-eight (17 males, 61 females) single college students participated in the study. Participants read one of four descriptions of a target. The descriptions manipulated both the target’s ability (hard work or natural ability) and success (successful or unsuccessful). Participants also completed a measure to assess their implicit theory of personality. Participants then rated the target’s desirability. There was a significant difference in desirability ratings of the target for the main effect of ability. There were no other significant differences found between the variables. The findings suggest that when a person expends effort, they are more romantically desirable regardless of how successful they are. Findings also suggest that a person’s implicit theory of personality does not interact with the target’s effort to affect romantic desirability.
Keyword(s)
attraction hard work effort dating desirability successPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2015-12-18
Journal title
Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
Volume
9
Issue
2
Page numbers
184–199
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Dwiggins, J. R., & Lewandowski, G. W. (2015). Does hard work pay off? The influence of perceived effort on romantic attraction. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 9(2), 184–199. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v9i2.174
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Dwiggins, Jennifer R.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Lewandowski, Gary W.
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Date of first publication2015-12-18
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Abstract / DescriptionThis study examines how a person’s willingness to exert effort affects how others perceive their romantic desirability. The study also examines whether the participants’ implicit theory of personality (incremental or entity) influences ratings of the target’s romantic desirability based on the target’s level of effort. Seventy-eight (17 males, 61 females) single college students participated in the study. Participants read one of four descriptions of a target. The descriptions manipulated both the target’s ability (hard work or natural ability) and success (successful or unsuccessful). Participants also completed a measure to assess their implicit theory of personality. Participants then rated the target’s desirability. There was a significant difference in desirability ratings of the target for the main effect of ability. There were no other significant differences found between the variables. The findings suggest that when a person expends effort, they are more romantically desirable regardless of how successful they are. Findings also suggest that a person’s implicit theory of personality does not interact with the target’s effort to affect romantic desirability.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationDwiggins, J. R., & Lewandowski, G. W. (2015). Does hard work pay off? The influence of perceived effort on romantic attraction. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 9(2), 184–199. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v9i2.174en_US
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ISSN1981-6472
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1843
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2209
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v9i2.174
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Keyword(s)attractionen_US
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Keyword(s)hard worken_US
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Keyword(s)efforten_US
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Keyword(s)dating desirabilityen_US
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Keyword(s)successen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleDoes hard work pay off? The influence of perceived effort on romantic attractionen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
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Page numbers184–199
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Volume9
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