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The association between attachment orientations and partner evaluations: An ideal standards perspective

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posted on 2019-12-01, 00:00 authored by Gery KarantzasGery Karantzas, J A Simpson, N C Overall, L Campbell
© 2019 IARR This research examined links between attachment orientations and evaluations of potential and existing relationship partners with respect to ideal standards. In Study 1, attachment anxiety and avoidance predicted the tradeoffs individuals made when choosing between potential mates. In Studies 2 and 3, attachment anxiety and avoidance were associated with ideal partner discrepancies within existing relationships. The findings across the three studies suggest that highly anxious individuals are more likely to use the ideal partner warmth/trustworthiness and status/resources dimensions when evaluating hypothetical and actual romantic partners, whereas highly avoidant individuals are more inclined to use the ideal partner vitality/attractiveness and status/resources dimensions when making partner evaluations. These novel findings are discussed in terms of evolutionary models of mating strategies and evaluations.

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Journal

Personal Relationships

Volume

26

Issue

4

Pagination

628 - 653

Publisher

Wiley

Location

London, Eng.

ISSN

1350-4126

eISSN

1475-6811

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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