The Association Between Mating Performance, Marital Status, and the Length of Singlehood: Evidence From Greece and China

A considerable proportion of people in postindustrial societies experience difficulties in intimate relationships and spend considerable time being single. In the current research, we attempted to examine mating performance, and occurrence and length of singlehood in a Greek ( N = 884) and a Chinese ( N = 2,041) sample. We found that, in both samples, about half of the participants experienced difficulties in intimate relationships. In addition, more than half of the participants were single, and nearly one in four participants indicated that they were single because they faced difficulties attracting a partner. Moreover, more than one in five singles in the Greek sample were without a partner for more than 3 years, and almost half of the singles in the Chinese sample had never been in a relationship. Mating performance predicted marital status, with low scorers being more likely to be single because they faced difficulties in attracting a partner than high scorers. Mating performance predicted also the length of singlehood, with low scorers spending more time being single than high scorers. In addition, singles who faced difficulties in attracting partners experienced lengthier spells of singlehood than other categories of singles. Furthermore, there were significantly more participants who preferred to be single and who never had a relationship in the Chinese than in the Greek sample. Overall, in both samples, a considerable proportion of participants experienced low mating performance, which was associated with increased incidence of prolonged spells of singlehood.

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Mating Performance: Exploring Emotional Intelligence, the Dark Triad, Jealousy and Attachment Effects

Journal of Relationships Research ◽

10.1017/jrr.2018.22 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Menelaos Apostolou ◽

Christiana Paphiti ◽

Eleni Neza ◽

Maria Damianou ◽

Polyxeni Georgiadou

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Attachment Style ◽

Poor Performance ◽

Intimate Relationship ◽

Dark Triad ◽

Considerable Proportion ◽

Avoidant Attachment ◽

Post Industrial ◽

Industrial Societies ◽

Mating Performance

AbstractA considerable proportion of the population in post-industrial societies experiences substantial difficulties in the domain of mating. The current research attempted to estimate the prevalence rate of poor mating performance and to identify some of its predictors. Two independent studies, which employed a total of 1,358 Greek-speaking men and women, found that about 40% of the participants experienced poor performance in either starting or keeping an intimate relationship, or in both areas. Furthermore, emotional intelligence, Dark Triad traits, jealousy, and attachment style were found to be significant predictors of mating performance. In particular, higher emotional intelligence and narcissism were associated with higher performance in mating, while higher psychopathy, jealousy and an avoidant attachment style were associated with lower mating performance.

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A Screening Procedure for the Selection of Recruits for Psychiatric Interview

Journal of Mental Science ◽

10.1192/bjp.91.384.290 ◽

1945 ◽

Vol 91 (384) ◽

pp. 290-300 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Desmond Curran ◽

J. A. Fraser Roberts

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Disabilities ◽

Screening Procedure ◽

Considerable Proportion ◽

Considerable Time ◽

Psychiatric Interview ◽

Preliminary Screening ◽

Selection Of

In the opinion of psychiatrists it should be possible to detect at the time of recruitment a considerable proportion of those later destined to prove unsuitable owing to psychiatric disabilities. Examination by psychiatrists, however, takes a considerable time, and it is impossible for them to examine fully more than a certain proportion of entrants. Thus, in all countries during the war the need has been felt for a preliminary screening procedure to indicate those for whom a full psychiatric interview is desirable. It is the purpose of this paper to outline a method differing in certain ways from those previously described.

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Ordering in Ni4Mo by TEM and APFIM

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s042482010012597x ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 45 ◽

pp. 214-215

Author(s):

E.A. Kenik ◽

T.A. Zagula ◽

M.K. Miller ◽

J. Bentley

Keyword(s):

Electron Irradiation ◽

Low Temperatures ◽

Short Range ◽

Atom Probe ◽

Range Order ◽

Considerable Time ◽

Probe Field ◽

Disordered Phase ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Diffraction Patterns

The state of long-range order (LRO) and short-range order (SRO) in Ni4Mo has been a topic of interest for a considerable time (see Brooks et al.). The SRO is often referred to as 1½0 order from the apparent position of the diffuse maxima in diffraction patterns, which differs from the positions of the LRO (D1a) structure. Various studies have shown that a fully disordered state cannot be retained by quenching, as the atomic arrangements responsible for the 1½0 maxima are present at temperatures above the critical ordering temperature for LRO. Over 20 studies have attempted to identify the atomic arrangements associated with this state of order. A variety of models have been proposed, but no consensus has been reached. It has also been shown that 1 MeV electron irradiation at low temperatures (∼100 K) can produce the disordered phase in Ni4Mo. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atom probe field ion microscopy (APFIM), and electron irradiation disordering have been applied in the current study to further the understanding of the ordering processes in Ni4Mo.

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The relationship of marital status and living arrangement to stress among dental students

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1985.49.8.tb01908.x ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 49 (8) ◽

pp. 573-578 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

LA Musser ◽

C Lloyd

Keyword(s):

Marital Status ◽

Living Arrangement ◽

Dental Students ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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Marital Status May Influence Alzheimer's Risk

Skin & Allergy News ◽

10.1016/s0037-6337(08)70784-8 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 39 (10) ◽

pp. 60-61

Author(s):

MICHELE G. SULLIVAN

Keyword(s):

Marital Status

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259 Quality of life and marital status in heart failure patients

European Journal of Heart Failure Supplements ◽

10.1016/s1567-4215(04)90184-1 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 62

Author(s):

M LUTTIK

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Heart Failure ◽

Marital Status ◽

Heart Failure Patients

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Effects of Attachment Styles on the Experience of Equity in Heterosexual Couples Relationships

Experimental Psychology (formerly Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie) ◽

10.1026//1618-3169.50.4.298 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 50 (4) ◽

pp. 298-310 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Ina Grau ◽

Jörg Doll

Keyword(s):

Attachment Theory ◽

Attachment Style ◽

Intimate Relationships ◽

Attachment Styles ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

The Other ◽

Heterosexual Couples ◽

Secure Attachment ◽

Dependent Variables ◽

Equity Ratio

Abstract. Employing one correlational and two experimental studies, this paper examines the influence of attachment styles (secure, anxious, avoidant) on a person’s experience of equity in intimate relationships. While one experimental study employed a priming technique to stimulate the different attachment styles, the other involved vignettes describing fictitious characters with typical attachment styles. As the specific hypotheses about the single equity components have been developed on the basis of the attachment theory, the equity ratio itself and the four equity components (own outcome, own input, partner’s outcome, partner’s input) are analyzed as dependent variables. While partners with a secure attachment style tend to describe their relationship as equitable (i.e., they give and take extensively), partners who feel anxious about their relationship generally see themselves as being in an inequitable, disadvantaged position (i.e., they receive little from their partner). The hypothesis that avoidant partners would feel advantaged as they were less committed was only supported by the correlational study. Against expectations, the results of both experiments indicate that avoidant partners generally see themselves (or see avoidant vignettes) as being treated equitably, but that there is less emotional exchange than is the case with secure partners. Avoidant partners give and take less than secure ones.

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Psychological Adjustment of Melanoma Survivors

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001.27.3.172 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 172-182 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Y. Hamama-Raz ◽

Z. Solomon

Keyword(s):

Malignant Melanoma ◽

Marital Status ◽

Psychological Adjustment ◽

Attachment Style ◽

Cognitive Appraisal ◽

Traumatic Events ◽

Well Being ◽

Personal Resources ◽

Secure Attachment ◽

Ample Evidence

The study examines the contributions of hardiness, attachment style, and cognitive appraisal to the psychological adjustment of 300 survivors of malignant melanoma: The findings show that the survivors' adjustment is by far better predicted by their personal resources and cognitive appraisal than by their sociodemographic features (with the exception of marital status) and features of their illness. Of all the variables, their adjustment was best predicted by their attachment style, with secure attachment making for greater well-being and less distress. These findings add to the ample evidence that personal resources help persons to cope with stressful or traumatic events.

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