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The Influence of Insecure Romantic Attachment on Generativity
Journal of Adult Development, 2023Existing research concerning the development of generativity, the capacity to provide care and guidance to future generations, has primarily focused on the role of sociodemographic variables. However, one important feature that might be of importance for the study of generativity is insecure romantic attachment, given its influence on how people ...
Camera, Giulia +4 more
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Arbitrary Social Norms Influence Sex Differences in Romantic Selectivity
Psychological Science, 2009Men tend to be less selective than women when evaluating and pursuing potential romantic partners. The present experiment employed speed-dating procedures to test a novel explanation for this sex difference: The mere act of physically approaching a potential romantic partner (vs. being approached), a behavior that is more characteristic of men than of
Eli J, Finkel, Paul W, Eastwick
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Romantic Memes and Beliefs: Influence on Relationship Satisfaction
Psychological Studies, 2020The study aims to understand the influence of romantic memes and beliefs on relationship satisfaction. Beliefs which lead to undesirable outcomes in the relationship are defined as “toxic beliefs”. As media plays an important role in socializing young people, the popular love memes produced by media nurtures the beliefs of young people.
Jigisha Gala, Nishrin N. Ghadiyali
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Consideration of Future Consequences Influences Involvement in Romantic Partners’ Health
Health Communication, 2020This study examined the influence of people's short-term (e.g., convenience) and long-term (e.g., maintain weight) motives toward their romantic partner's health on their provision of health-related social control and autonomy support for their partner's health behaviors, as well as their indifference toward their romantic partner's health. Data from a
Tiffany L, Berzins +2 more
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Examining Whether Social Anxiety Influences Satisfaction in Romantic Relationships
Behaviour Change, 2021AbstractResearch investigating social anxiety and the impacts on romantic relationships remains scarce. An online questionnaire examining romantic relationship status, social anxiety and depression symptomology, relationship satisfaction, and several relationship processes was completed by 444 adults.
Frances L. Doyle +2 more
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Influence of attachment styles on romantic relationships.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1990This investigation examined the impact of secure, anxious, and avoidant attachment styles on romantic relationships in a longitudinal study involving 144 dating couples. For both men and women, the secure attachment style was associated with greater relationship interdependence, commitment, trust, and satisfaction than were the anxious or avoidant ...
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The influence of romantic partners on male risk-taking
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2020Studies show that young men’s tendency to take risks may be exacerbated or attenuated in different social contexts. Despite widespread evidence that social context influences young men’s risk-taking, few studies have examined the impact of romantic partners on risky decision-making.
Karol Silva +2 more
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Social Influences on Romantic Relationships
2014How do we choose a partner to initiate a relationship with, and what makes us stay in a given relationship over time? These questions are most often pursued by scholars with an emphasis on the internal thoughts, feelings, and motivations of individual decision-makers.
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Body ideals for heterosexual romantic partners: Gender and sociocultural influences
Body Image, 2015In the present study, heterosexual college women (N=327) and men (N=160) were asked about their body type preferences for (hypothetical) romantic partners. Participants chose a particular silhouette value as ideal for a romantic partner, and rated how important it was to them for their partner to have this ideal body type. Men placed more importance on
Sarah K, Murnen +4 more
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Picture perfect—how seeking perfection influences sleep and romantic relationships
Somnologie, 2018Studies have shown that sleep quality is negatively affected by perfectionism. Moreover, partner- or relationship-oriented perfectionism negatively influences relationship quality. This paper aims to investigate the association of general perfectionism with sleep quality and relationship quality.
Faber, Jasmin, Schlarb, Angelika
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