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gain-loss theory of attraction: a standalone construct

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gain-loss theoryof attraction1 CONSTRUCTGain-loss theory ofARONSON · SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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the prediction that people like someone whose regard for them grows over time more than someone always positive, and dislike growing disregard most.

In social psychology, gain-loss theory of attraction refers to the prediction that people like someone whose regard for them grows over time more than someone always positive, and dislike growing disregard most. This meaning comes from Aronson (1965) in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.[1]

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  1. Aronson, E., & Linder, D. (1965). Gain and loss of esteem as determinants of interpersonal attractiveness. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 1(2), 156-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1031(65)90043-0

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