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Journal Article
The Effects of Relaxation and Cognitive Expectancy on Attraction in a Social Interaction
1985
Overview
On the basis of the reinforcement--affect model of attraction (Byrne & Clore, 1970; Lott & Lott, 1972, 1974), it was hypothesized that the positive feelings obtained from undergoing relaxation exercises could serve to enhance interpersonal attraction in a social setting. A single-factor design, employed to test this prediction, enabled a state of relaxation to be manipulated among dyads of previously unacquainted females immediately prior to their engaging in a 5-minute interaction. Cognitive expectancies regarding the duration of the relaxing effects were also manipulated: Some of the subjects were told that their acquired relaxed feelings would last at least 30 minutes, while others were informed that their state of relaxation would dissipate within 60 seconds. Orthogonal contrasts were used to compare a control group with various relaxation groups, and the \"effects last\" group with the \"effects dissipate\" group. A multivariate analysis of variance performed on various measures of attraction indicated that a state of relaxation does promote interpersonal attraction, but that the relaxation-attraction relationship is mediated by the implanting of cognitive expectancies regarding the duration of the relaxing effects.
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Guilford,Guilford Press
