Department of Psychology, McGill University.
Department of Psychology, Adelphi University.
Psychol Sci. 2020 Jun;31(6):715-728. doi: 10.1177/0956797620919674. Epub 2020 May 27.
Viewing other people with distinctive accuracy-the degree to which personality impressions correspond with targets' unique characteristics-often predicts positive interpersonal experiences, including liking and relationship satisfaction. Does this hold in the context of first dates, or might distinctive accuracy have negative links with romantic interest in such evaluative settings? We examined this question using two speed-dating samples (Sample 1: = 172, = 2,407 dyads; Sample 2: = 397, = 1,849 dyads). Not surprisingly, positive impressions of potential dating partners were strongly associated with greater romantic interest. In contrast, distinctively accurate impressions were associated with significantly less romantic interest. This association was even stronger for potential partners whose personalities were less romantically appealing, specifically, those lower in extraversion. In sum, on a first date, distinctive accuracy tends to be paired with lower romantic interest. The potential implications of distinctive accuracy for romantic interest and of romantic interest for distinctive accuracy are discussed.
准确地观察他人——即人格印象与目标独特特征的吻合程度——通常可以预测积极的人际关系体验，包括喜欢和关系满意度。在初次约会的背景下，这种情况是否成立，或者在这种评价性环境中，独特准确性是否与浪漫兴趣呈负相关？我们使用两个速配样本（样本 1： = 172， = 2,407 对；样本 2： = 397， = 1,849 对）来检验这个问题。毫不奇怪，对潜在约会对象的积极印象与更大的浪漫兴趣密切相关。相比之下，准确的印象与明显较少的浪漫兴趣有关。对于那些个性不太有吸引力的潜在伴侣来说，这种关联更为强烈，尤其是那些性格外向程度较低的伴侣。总之，在初次约会时，独特的准确性往往与较低的浪漫兴趣相关。讨论了独特准确性对浪漫兴趣的潜在影响，以及浪漫兴趣对独特准确性的潜在影响。
