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guardians_song) wrote2013-04-21 06:06 pm
guardians_song) wrote2013-04-21 06:06 pm
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In pop psych today...
Hm, interesting.
In summary:
More personal space -> more dominance, less personal space -> less dominance.
Similarly, more expansive/open posture -> more dominance, constricted posture -> less dominance.
Less revealing/less restricting clothing -> more dominance, more revealing/restricting clothing -> less dominance.
(I'm skeptical on this one. Suspect it has to do more with the KIND of revealing going on than the EXTENT. I'm pretty sure, for instance, that a man wearing nothing but shoulder pads and a loincloth could easily come off as more dominant than the same man wearing a nightgown...)
Initiating touch -> dominant. Unfortunately, also can -> sexual interest. Bugger.
Eye contact -> dominant, avoiding eye contact -> submissive. Unfortunately, this is another 'can be misinterpreted as sexual interest' one. Double bugger.
...Unfortunately, if you do too much of the dominance too obviously, you come off as a jerk. So, moderation, moderation...
In summary:
More personal space -> more dominance, less personal space -> less dominance.
Similarly, more expansive/open posture -> more dominance, constricted posture -> less dominance.
Less revealing/less restricting clothing -> more dominance, more revealing/restricting clothing -> less dominance.
(I'm skeptical on this one. Suspect it has to do more with the KIND of revealing going on than the EXTENT. I'm pretty sure, for instance, that a man wearing nothing but shoulder pads and a loincloth could easily come off as more dominant than the same man wearing a nightgown...)
Initiating touch -> dominant. Unfortunately, also can -> sexual interest. Bugger.
Eye contact -> dominant, avoiding eye contact -> submissive. Unfortunately, this is another 'can be misinterpreted as sexual interest' one. Double bugger.
...Unfortunately, if you do too much of the dominance too obviously, you come off as a jerk. So, moderation, moderation...