Interpersonal attraction is a psychological concept that defines affection, sympathy, and relationship between people. Usually people not only perceive others, they also form their own attitude towards them. Attraction in interpersonal relationships is formed by certain factors, which we will now consider.
External factors of interpersonal attraction
Most often, we evaluate a person by the ability to present himself. There are external factors that play a significant role, although at first glance they are not particularly related to communication.
1. Sociability, the ability to maintain a conversation, the desire to please, the ability to attract attention. The more a person evokes sympathy with such unpretentious methods, the more attractive he is to others.
2. Spatial proximity. Closeness to each other always inspires special trust. Just don't cross the special 0.5-meter zone, because it is intimate, any intrusion is perceived as a violation of boundaries.
3. The emotional state of a person. A cheerful and happy person is attractive to others, but a person with depression is no longer so attractive.
This is how people get the impression of a person right away, even before starting a conversation with him.
Internal factors of interpersonal attraction
These factors of attraction are formed directly at the moment of communication.
1. The main factor is communication style. Conversation behavior is the most important thing that repels or attracts the interlocutor. Tactlessness, rudeness, rudeness - that's what can ruin your attitude to a person forever.
2. Similarity. The more a person resembles you in lifestyle, status or hobbies, the more sympathy he will be.
3. Physical attractiveness. Beautiful people always dispose to communication - this is a fact.
The above factors can be used intentionally. It does not matter to which person belongs to the culture, often all people sympathize with the same thing, so these factors are appropriate for attraction in intercultural communication.
