Nascimento, Bruna S and Little, Anthony C and Monteiro, Renan P and Hanel, Paul HP and Vione, Katia C (2022) Attachment styles and mate-retention: Exploring the mediating role of relationship satisfaction. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 16 (4). pp. 362-370. DOI https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000272 (In Press)
Nascimento, Bruna S and Little, Anthony C and Monteiro, Renan P and Hanel, Paul HP and Vione, Katia C (2022) Attachment styles and mate-retention: Exploring the mediating role of relationship satisfaction. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 16 (4). pp. 362-370. DOI https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000272 (In Press)
Nascimento, Bruna S and Little, Anthony C and Monteiro, Renan P and Hanel, Paul HP and Vione, Katia C (2022) Attachment styles and mate-retention: Exploring the mediating role of relationship satisfaction. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 16 (4). pp. 362-370. DOI https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000272 (In Press)
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.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | mate retention; attachment styles; relationship satisfaction |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Psychology, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2021 14:12 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2024 18:09 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/30664 |
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