Who Fancies Whom? Investigating Adolescent Romantic Interests

Melissa González-Loyola, Diego Francisco Palacios Farias, René Veenstra, Department of Sociology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, Society and Health Research Center , Universidad Mayor, Escuela de Educación, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Artes, Universidad Mayor

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Published online on June 11, 2026

Abstract

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Having or being a crush is a little-studied aspect of adolescent romantic experiences. Guided by sexual selection theory, this study addresses the question of “who fancies whom?” by examining which adolescents are most fancied, who fancies others the most,...