The Effect of the Pursuer’s Emotional Involvement on the Bystander’s Evaluation
Abstract
Research Objective: This study utilizes an online experimental method to investigate the influence of the pursuer's level of emotional investment during a romantic pursuit on the evaluations made by bystanders. Expected Outcome: Compared to pursuit behaviors with low emotional investment, the pursuer's high emotional investment in pursuit behavior is predicted to elicit more positive evaluations from bystanders.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Publication details
- Journal / source
- OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
- Publication date
- 28 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint