@article{SchroederAbeRentzschAsendorpfetal.2016,
  author    = {Schr{\"o}der-Ab{\´e}, Michela and Rentzsch, Katrin and Asendorpf, Jens B. and Penke, Lars},
  title     = {Good Enough for an Affair. Self-Enhancement of Attractiveness, Interest in Potential Mates and Popularity as a Mate},
  series = {European journal of personality},
  volume    = {30},
  journal   = {European journal of personality},
  publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
  address   = {Hoboken},
  issn      = {0890-2070},
  doi       = {10.1002/per.2029},
  pages     = {12 -- 18},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Using data from the Berlin Speed Dating Study, we tested rival hypotheses concerning the effects of self-enhancement of attractiveness on dating outcomes. Three hundred eighty-two participants took part in one of the 17 speed-dating sessions. After each speed-dating interaction, participants indicated how interesting they found the respective person as a long-term and short-term partner. Using social relations analyses, we computed perceiver effects (being more or less choosy) and target effects (being rated as more or less interesting) of long-term and short-term partner ratings. Self-enhancement was operationalized as the discrepancy between self-rated attractiveness and four components of actual attractiveness (observer-rated facial and vocal attractiveness, height and body mass index). Results indicated that self-enhancers were less choosy with respect to their interest for short-term partners, which was especially true for men, but more choosy with respect to long-term partners. With regard to popularity as a mate, potential partners indicated that they found self-enhancers more interesting as short-term partners but not as long-term partners. As self-enhancement is a key component of narcissism, these results are consistent with findings that narcissists perceive many sexual affairs as an achievement, while preferring selected 'trophy' long-term partners, and narcissists have a charming appeal for short-term, but not lasting, social relationships.},
  language  = {en}
}