Settling down without settling: Perceived changes in partner preferences in response to COVID-19

被引：13

作者：

Alexopoulos, Cassandra ^{[1
]}

Timmermans, Elisabeth ^{[2
]}

Sharabi, Liesel L. ^{[3
]}

Roache, David J. ^{[4
]}

Croft, Alyssa ^{[5
]}

Hall, Elizabeth Dorrance ^{[6
]}

James-Hawkins, Laurie ^{[7
]}

Lamarche, Veronica ^{[7
]}

Uhlich, Maximiliane ^{[8
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Massachusetts, Boston, MA 02125 USA

[2] Erasmus Univ, Rotterdam, Netherlands

[3] Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA

[4] Christopher Newport Univ, Newport News, VA 23606 USA

[5] Univ Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA

[6] Michigan State Univ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

[7] Univ Essex, Colchester, Essex, England

[8] Univ Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland

来源：

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS | 2021年 / 38卷 / 06期

关键词：

COVID-19; fear of being single; mate selection; partner preferences; ANXIETY-BUFFERING FUNCTION; CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS; MORTALITY SALIENCE; SEXUAL-DIMORPHISM; MATE PREFERENCES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRADE-OFFS; FEAR; HEALTH; UNCERTAINTY;

D O I：

10.1177/02654075211011527

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

The goal of this study was to explore the positive association between concern related to COVID-19 and single individuals' perceived changes to their partner preferences. In addition, we investigated the mediating role of fear of being single. Results indicated that people with greater COVID-19 concern perceived an increase in the importance of stability, family commitment, and physical/social attractiveness, as well as fear of being single. Fear of being single only negatively predicted the importance of physical/social attractiveness, whereas it positively predicted the importance of stability and family commitment. Thus, in most cases, people with a greater concern for COVID-19 perceived themselves to become more selective, even when they exhibit higher levels of fear of being single.

引用

页码：1901 / 1919

页数：19

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