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- Title
Who's got the Upper Hand? Hand Holding Behaviors Among Romantic Couples and Families.
- Authors
Pettijohn, Terry; Ahmed, Shujaat; Dunlap, Audrey; Dickey, Lauren
- Abstract
The hand holding behavior of romantic couples and family dyads ( n = 886) in public locations around Myrtle Beach, South Carolina was observed. Over 90 % of males in heterosexual romantic couples, parents in parent child pairs, and older siblings in child sibling pairs tended to place their hand on top when holding hands, displaying what we consider social dominance. Women holding hands with men in romantic relationships placed their hand under their partner's hand, and women switched to have their hand on top when holding hands with a child. Results are discussed in relation to social dominance theory and social role theory, along with implications for equality among the sexes.
- Subjects
MYRTLE Beach (S.C.); SOUTH Carolina; HOLDING (Psychoanalysis); MARRIED people &; psychology; DYADS; SCIENTIFIC observation; HETEROSEXUALS
- Publication
Current Psychology, 2013, Vol 32, Issue 3, p217
- ISSN
1046-1310
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12144-013-9175-4