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Journal of Relationships Research
Physical attraction is an important dimension of both romantic and companionate relationship of p... more Physical attraction is an important dimension of both romantic and companionate relationship of partners. This article presents a comprehensive cross-cultural validation of the short version of the Physical Attraction Scale (PAS-S) scale — the first and only multidimensional measure of physical attraction available for research and practice. The initial development of the scale was completed in a multisite study conducted with a large sample of university students, largely from the midwest and southeast of the United States. Results demonstrated a two-dimensional factor structure, excellent reliability, and evidence of content, convergent and discriminant validity. The following cross-cultural studies, which used the PAS-S, confirmed its robust factor structure, validity and reliability in the samples from 10 cultural regions in six countries. Therefore, this short version of the PAS-S can be recommended for cross-cultural practice and research. The versions of the scale in English,...
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Human Arenas, 2019
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Cross-Cultural Research, 2016
The series of studies explored the role of visual, auditory, tactile-kinesthetic, and olfactory m... more The series of studies explored the role of visual, auditory, tactile-kinesthetic, and olfactory modalities in physical attraction toward a romantic partner in four cultures. Participants ( N = 1,330) from four European countries, Russia ( n = 433), Portugal ( n = 248), Georgia ( n = 436), and France ( n = 213) completed the surveys rating the degree of their physical attraction and how important the various sensory modalities are in their romantic attraction to a partner. Factor analysis revealed 13 sensory factors, among those are expressive behavior, dancing, singing, facial structure, body characteristics, hair and eye features, voice, expressive manner of speaking, skin, dressing, and lips. ANOVA showed cross-culturally common and most prevalent sensory factors of romantic attraction as well as differences among cultures. These differences are explained by climate variations, cultural values, and traditions.
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The article focuses on the results of the investigation of Georgian people socio-cultural identit... more The article focuses on the results of the investigation of Georgian people socio-cultural identity based on the analysis of personality cultural evaluation criteria in Georgian folklore. The approach involved enables the author to make inferences about historical stereotypes of Georgian culture.
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The paper discusses cultural specifics of the Georgians’ mental perception in the context of fo... more The paper discusses cultural specifics of the Georgians’ mental perception in the context of formation of the modern nation-state. The research has been conducted using the experimental psychosemantic method, based on which semantic spaces, reflecting the categorical system of meanings in the contemporary Georgians' mentality, have been built. The material for the research consisted of universal (etic) categories interpreted within the cultural system specific to the Georgians (emic means of interpretation). For this purpose, we have referred to the historical facts, linguistic and folk material, and religious aspects of the Georgian Orthodox Christianity. The so called "Nation-State" cluster is the largest one out of several clusters revealed by the research. Its content has been interpreted based on semiotic analysis that highlights the semantic logic representing essential aspects of the Georgians' collective representations, namely, their ethnic picture of th...
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GEORGIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL JOURNAL
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GEORGIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL JOURNAL
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