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Does Sociosexuality Affect Use and Desirability of Different Types of Opening Lines Among Young Japanese?

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The present study examined the relations between sociosexuality and the desirability and the use of innocuous, direct, and cute–flippant opening lines. A total of 216 women rated the desirability of each type of opening line and answered the revised Sociosexual Orientation Inventory (SOI-R). A total of 198 men reported the use of types of opening lines and answered the SOI-R. The desirability of cute–flippant lines, which were the least preferred lines, was positively related to sociosexuality, while the use of cute lines was not associated with sociosexuality. In addition, the use of innocuous and direct lines was positively related to sociosexuality. It may be that unrestricted men use innocuous and direct lines as a strategy to start conversation before flirting.

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  1. Correlations between sociosexual behavior, attitude, and desire were moderate, r = .23–.51 for women (ps < .01) and r = .25–.47 for men (ps < .01).

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank Yutaka Matsui for his helpful direction on the research and Miyuki Aiba, Yuta Chishima, Ikuo Daibo, Kei Fuji, Yuu Kasagi, Shun Kohama, Xinhua Mao, Tatsuya Murakami, and Takuma Nishimura for their assistance with data collection. I would also like to thank Editage (www.editage.jp) for English language editing.

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Nakamine, S. Does Sociosexuality Affect Use and Desirability of Different Types of Opening Lines Among Young Japanese?. Arch Sex Behav 46, 1777–1783 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-017-0940-6

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