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Are ‘Super Synchronizers’ sexier? People who mirror date’s rhythm considered more attractive: study
NY Post
Are you in step with your significant other?
So-called “Super Synchronizers” are perceived as more attractive to others, according to a new study published in Communications Psychology — meaning those who naturally mirror their partners are probably more likely to get asked on a second date.
Physiological synchrony — the alignment of heart rates, breathing patterns, hormone levels and other biological processes between partners — has been previously studied and identified as a key aspect of romantic compatibility. Indeed, partners whose autonomic functions align while together tend to report higher levels of satisfaction and closeness. A similar process occurs in parents and infants.
However, a less understood aspect of partner synchronicity is how it occurs and why. The new study aimed to investigate whether synched bodies cause attraction, or if it’s a byproduct of an already forming romantic connection.
“In my lab, we study the biological mechanisms that glue two individuals together in close bonds. In this study, we aimed to discover a biological mechanism that impacts mate selection in humans and how the ability to synchronize can signify fitness,” said study author and assistant professor at Hebrew University, Shir Atzil, who directs the school’s Bonding Neuroscience Lab.
Researchers recruited 144 participants to show them a 92-second video featuring a man and a woman on a date, with examples of highly in-sync and out-of-sync interactions. After watching the videos, participants rated the man and woman in the video based on their attractiveness as well as how strongly they seemed to be attracted to each other.