Are you into me? Uncertainty and sexual desire in online encounters and established relationships
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Highlights：
• We examined whether uncertainty about partners' intentions affects their appeal.
• Uncertainty decreased partners' sexual appeal.
• Partners' expression of interest fostered certainty, thereby enhancing their appeal.
• The desire-dampening effect of uncertainty holds for potential and current partners.
• Inhibiting desire protects from investing in relationships without future promise.
摘要
•We examined whether uncertainty about partners' intentions affects their appeal.•Uncertainty decreased partners' sexual appeal.•Partners' expression of interest fostered certainty, thereby enhancing their appeal.•The desire-dampening effect of uncertainty holds for potential and current partners.•Inhibiting desire protects from investing in relationships without future promise.
论文关键词：Positive regard,Romantic interest,Romantic relationships,Sexual desire,Uncertainty
论文评审过程：Available online 12 April 2018, Version of Record 24 April 2018.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.04.023
