The Difference Between the Implicit and Explicit Preferences for Ideal Partner

Abstract

Abstract: The present study discussed the differences between implicit and explicit preferences for ideal partner by completing the questionnaires about partner preferences and using the Implicit Association Test(IAT)in 144 undergraduates. The results revealed that: 1)Individuals showed an implicit partner preference for a positive personal characteristic in a partner. 2)A significant difference between the implicit and explicit preferences for ideal partner emerged in the research, given that men reached the differences in nine items and women in eighteen items. Women exhibited a higher demand in ideal partners' attributes than men.

Key words: ideal partner, partner attributes, IAT, partner preference

摘要： 为了探讨个体对于理想伴侣品质的内隐与外显偏好之间是否存在差异性,本研究以144名大学生为被试,采用伴侣品质偏好问卷以及内隐联想测验作为测量工具,结果发现：（1）个体对于伴侣品质具有内隐偏好,更倾向于将伴侣与积极的个人品质相联系;（2）个体对于理想伴侣品质的外显偏好与内隐偏好之间具有差异性,其中男性在9个伴侣品质的内隐-外显偏好上达到显著差异,女性在18个伴侣品质上达到显著差异。从对理想伴侣品质期待程度来说,女性对于理想伴侣品质追求更高于男性。

关键词: 理想伴侣, 伴侣品质, 内隐联想测验, 择偶偏好

CLC Number:

B849

Hou Juan, Huang Jiani, Fang Xiaoyi. The Difference Between the Implicit and Explicit Preferences for Ideal Partner[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2017, 15(4): 551-561.

侯娟, 黄佳妮, 方晓义. 个体理想伴侣偏好的内隐—外显性差异研究^*[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2017, 15(4): 551-561.

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