TY - JOUR
T1 - Fairy tales
T2 - Attraction and stereotypes in same-gender relationships
AU - Felmlee, Diane
AU - Orzechowicz, David
AU - Fortes, Carmen
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements The authors express appreciation to Greg Herek, Orit Avishai, and Scott Gartner for their helpful comments on an earlier version of this work. Partial funding for this research was provided by Grant BCS-05-27766 from the National Science Foundation. The conclusions remain those of the authors.
PY - 2010/2
Y1 - 2010/2
N2 - We examine the process of romantic attraction in same-gender relationships using open and closed-ended questionnaire data from a sample of 120 men and women in Northern California. Agreeableness (e. g., kind, supportive) and Extraversion (e. g., fun, sense of humor) are the two most prominent bases of attraction, followed by Physical Attractiveness (e. g., appearance, sexy). The least important attractors represent traits associated with material success (e. g., financially secure, nice house). We also find evidence of seemingly contradictory attraction processes documented previously in heterosexual romantic relationships, in which individuals become disillusioned with the qualities in a partner that were initially appealing. Our findings challenge common stereotypes of same-gender relationships. The results document broad similarities between same-gender and cross-gender couples in attraction.
AB - We examine the process of romantic attraction in same-gender relationships using open and closed-ended questionnaire data from a sample of 120 men and women in Northern California. Agreeableness (e. g., kind, supportive) and Extraversion (e. g., fun, sense of humor) are the two most prominent bases of attraction, followed by Physical Attractiveness (e. g., appearance, sexy). The least important attractors represent traits associated with material success (e. g., financially secure, nice house). We also find evidence of seemingly contradictory attraction processes documented previously in heterosexual romantic relationships, in which individuals become disillusioned with the qualities in a partner that were initially appealing. Our findings challenge common stereotypes of same-gender relationships. The results document broad similarities between same-gender and cross-gender couples in attraction.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11199-009-9701-x
DO - 10.1007/s11199-009-9701-x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77950461639
SN - 0360-0025
VL - 62
SP - 226
EP - 240
JO - Sex Roles
JF - Sex Roles
IS - 3-4
ER -