Implicit Partner Attitudes and Attention to Attractive Alternatives Borovik, K. (Macquarie University), Boag, S. (Macquarie University), Fitness, J., (Macquarie University) The aim of this presentation is to consider whether implicit attitudes towards romantic partners are associated with automatic attentional biases regarding attractive relationship alternatives. One online study will be reported that assessed (1) participants’ implicit […]

Does Sexism Moderate the Relationship between Target’s Gender and Moral Judgements? Dasci, E. (University of Exeter), Barreto, M. (University of Exeter), Sweetman, J. (University of Exeter) The present research examines the effect of benevolent sexism on moral judgements of female targets. We hypothesised that the idealization of females as morally pure (benevolent sexism) resulted in […]

Compassionate and Self-Image Goals as Predictors of Behaviour and Experiences on Facebook Tobin, S. J. (Queensland University of Technology), Chant, G. (Australian Catholic University), Clay, R. (Australian Catholic University), Hutton, L. (Australian Catholic University) Past research indicates that compassionate and self-image goals are important predictors of people’s behaviour and experiences in their close relationships. We […]

A Socio-Evolutionary Approach Towards Understanding the Relationship Between Interpersonal Concerns and the Fear of Death Zuccala, M. (University of Sydney) An abundance of evidence highlights the important role that the fear of death plays in psychopathology (see Iverach, Menzies, & Menzies, 2014). From the perspective of terror management theory (TMT), psychological dysfunction results from an […]