The Importance Of Interpersonal Attraction

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Every one possesses a certain trait that just gives off certain “flavors”. These flavors are what make each and every person stand out in an open crowd and be remembered. These flavors are what make an individual attractive.
Attraction is, if not the only, reason why we interact with someone. In a world where communication is vital for all bases of human interaction, it is essential to determine what makes every individual attracted to each other, not simply for the sake of procreation, but for the great purpose of a smoother and easier connection to one another.
Interpersonal attraction plays an important part in developing relationships because when a person is attracted to someone, he or she will want to get to know that person more by
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Attraction is the first phase on the most voluntary relationships. But in this study, we will focus on the interpersonal attraction between opposite sexes. It is more likely for us to interact voluntarily to someone from opposite sex once we get attracted by him/her. The attraction may be caused by different factors depending in the preferences of their human attraction. According to Houston & Levinger, interpersonal attraction which is anything that draw two people together characterized by affection, respect, liking or love. For two opposite sexes, the interpersonal attraction could be a start of something romantic-emotional relationship.
The “Interpersonal Attraction Judgement Scale” developed by Donn Bryne is the most frequently in using the measurement for the attraction between individuals. In this scale, the subject will rate a target person based on current events, intelligence, like-ability, adjustments and mortality. There are two extracted factors in measuring the interpersonal attraction: the primarily socioemotional and the respect or
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It is an evident situation for the students that they have an active interpersonal attraction to opposite sexes. The intense but relatively shallow attraction of the teenagers is a manifestation that most of the teenagers aren't really understand the in depth meaning of attraction. They are more likely to be more fragile about the feelings cause by the intimate attraction to their opposite sex. Alarmingly, the early pregnancy rate increases to 65% this year. It only shows that parents should guide their children righteously. In addition, teenagers especially the students, it is the responsibility to understand their interpersonal attraction, its bases and factors affecting their communication

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