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Goodboy, Alan K.; Brann, Maria – Qualitative Report, 2010
Single adults often seek successful flirtatious encounters; yet these encounters can sometimes be considered failures. However, little research has identified flirtation rejection strategies enacted by those not interested in reciprocal flirting. The purpose of this study was to examine behavioral and verbal flirtation rejection strategies among…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Attraction, Interpersonal Communication, Rejection (Psychology), College Students
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Henningsen, David Dryden; Henningsen, Mary Lynn Miller – Human Communication Research, 2010
Research on error management theory indicates that men tend to overestimate women's sexual interest and women underestimate men's interest in committed relationships (Haselton & Buss, 2000). We test the assumptions of the theory in face-to-face, stranger interactions with 111 man-woman dyads. Support for the theory emerges, but potential boundary…
Descriptors: Females, Males, Misconceptions, Gender Differences