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Title: | Attachment styles and mate retention: Exploring the mediating role of relationship satisfaction |
Authors: | Da Silva Nascimento, B Little, AC Monteiro, RP Hanel, P Vione, K |
Keywords: | mate retention;attachment styles;relationship satisfaction |
Issue Date: | 2-Sep-2021 |
Publisher: | American Psychological Association |
Citation: | Da Silva Nascimento, B. et al. (2021) 'Attachment styles and mate retention: Exploring the mediating role of relationship satisfaction', Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 16 (4), pp. 362 - 370. doi: 10.1037/ebs0000272. |
Abstract: | This study investigated whether relationship satisfaction mediates the association between attachment styles and mate-retention strategies. Four-hundred and twenty individuals in a heterosexual committed relationship participated in this study (79.7% women; Mage = 23.22; SDage = 8.07). Participants completed questionnaires assessing attachment styles, relationship satisfaction, and mate-retention strategies. The results replicated previous findings by showing that insecure attachment is positively associated with benefit-provisioning and cost-inflicting mate-retention strategies and extended previous research by showing that relationship satisfaction mediates these associations. The present findings confirm evolutionary predictions on romantic relationships that relationship satisfaction may serve as a monitor determining how individuals act to preserve their relationships. |
URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/22995 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000272 |
ISSN: | 2330-2925 |
Other Identifiers: | ORCID iD: Bruna Da Silva Nascimento https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2696-9250 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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