Although the similarity-attraction hypothesis (SAH) is one of the main theoretical foundations
of management and industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology research, systematic reviews …

This research investigated two competing explanations of the similarity effect: Byrne's (1971)
reinforcement model and the information processing perspective. A meta-analysis of 240 …

We describe a model for understanding interpersonal attraction in which attraction can be
understood as a product of the initial evaluations we make about others. The model posits …

Interethnic and intergroup social ties are critical to knitting together increasingly diverse
societies into cohesive wholes. Yet their formation faces the homophily hurdle: important …

The most popular method for investigating the mediation of the similarity-attraction link by
trust involved first the manipulation of attitude similarity between the partner and the …

A growing body of research explores that relationships are the significant part of our lives.
The study examines important factors of attitude similarity and proximity working behind …

The positive link between attitude similarity and attraction is one of the fundamental
outcomes in social psychology. However, attitude dissimilarity seems to be a stronger driver …

We tested the hypothesis that the attitude similarity effect spreads sequentially through
positive affect, respect, and inferred attraction to attraction. In Experiment 1, participants …

Mediators of the effects of other‐profitable (eg, sincere vs. irresponsible) or self‐profitable
(eg, intelligent vs. unintelligent) traits on attraction were investigated. In Experiment 1 (N …

When a national leader is accused of impropriety, people often desire his/her ouster. To
explain such desire for punishment, the authors tested two predictions of the model of …