Date of Award
Spring 1997
Project Type
Dissertation
Program or Major
Psychology
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
First Advisor
Victor Benassi
Abstract
The present investigation was intended to identify factors that affect the degree to which interpersonal attraction changes over the course of face-to-face interaction. Participants completed a modified version of Byrne's (1971) attitude questionnaire, the Crowne-Marlowe Social Desirability Scale (1964), and Snyder's Self-Monitoring Scale and were then paired into attitudinally similar, dissimilar, or neutral dyads. Both before and after interacting for 40-minutes, dyads were asked to rate their interpersonal attraction toward their partner. Attitude similarity better predicted post-conversation interpersonal attraction when controlling for pre-conversation attraction than when not controlling for pre-conversation attraction. Social desirability, self-monitoring, and the coordination of vocal activity rhythms were not related to interpersonal attraction.
Recommended Citation
McGarva, Andrew Robert, "Perceived versus actual attitude similarity as predictors of change in interpersonal attraction" (1997). Doctoral Dissertations. 1951.
https://scholars.unh.edu/dissertation/1951