Internet research: self-monitoring and judgments of attractiveness.
Two studies examined the relationship between self-monitoring and factors influencing romantic attraction to others. In Study 1, participants completed an Internet-mediated version of the Self-Monitoring Scale (Gangestad & Snyder, 1985) and indicated which of two people (one physically attractive, one with a more desirable personality) they found most attractive. Results matched previous findings (Snyder, Berscheid, & Glick, 1985), but the effect was smaller. Study 2, a paper-and-pencil replication of Study 1, examined whether the weaker effect was due to Internet mediation and found no differences in the choices made by high and low self-monitors. Results suggested that while determinants of attraction may vary for different populations, Internet research methods can tap the same phenomena as traditional laboratory studies.
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University of Sunderland, Sunderland, England. tb99@iname.com
D000328:Adult; D001504:Beauty; D003380:Courtship; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D012106:Research; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012919:Social Behavior; D012928:Social Desirability