Experimental examination and extension of the cheerleader effect
Experimental examination and extension of the cheerleader effect
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DOI：
10.1016/j.paid.2019.05.004
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发表时间：
2019-09-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Starratt, Valerie G.
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作者：
McDowell, Jackie;Starratt, Valerie G.
配偶价值--对一个人作为性伴侣或浪漫伴侣的潜在价值的评估--受到被评估者内在和外在的各种因素的影响。这些外在因素之一，潜在伴侣出现在群体环境中而不是独自一人，已经被证明可以增加一个人的配偶价值，这是通过身体吸引力来评估的，这种情况被称为啦啦队效应。目前的研究提供了额外的支持，这种效果与一个概念性的复制展示了增加评级的目标时，这些目标是在一组相比，单独提出。然而，这种影响受到几个因素的调节，包括目标性别，目标基线吸引力水平，群体成员的吸引力水平，以及目标是否被评为身体吸引力或作为短期或长期伴侣的整体价值。简而言之，拉拉队队长效应在女性吸引力和男女作为浪漫伴侣的价值上都很明显，但只有当（a）小组中至少有一些非常有吸引力的人，（B）被评估的人达到最低吸引力水平时。
Mate value - the assessment of one's potential worth as a sexual or romantic partner - is influenced by a variety of factors both intrinsic and extrinsic to the individual being evaluated. One of these extrinsic factors, the appearance of the potential partner in a group setting rather than alone, has been shown to increase a person's mate value as assessed via physical attractiveness, a circumstance dubbed the cheerleader effect. The current study provides additional support for this effect with a conceptual replication demonstrating an increase in ratings of targets when those targets are presented in a group compared to when presented singly. However, this effect is moderated by several factors, including target sex, target baseline level of attractiveness, the level of attractiveness of the members of the group, and whether the target is being rated on physical attractiveness or overall value as a short-term or long-term partner. In short, the cheerleader effect was evident for ratings of female attractiveness and ratings of male and female value as romantic partners, but then only when (a) the group contained at least some highly attractive individuals and (b) the individuals being evaluated met a minimum level of attractiveness.