The changing tides of attractive alternatives in romantic relationships: Recent societal changes compel new directions for future research

A Brady, LR Baker - Social and Personality Psychology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Societal changes over recent decades have drastically transformed the frequency and
manner in which people are exposed to attractive alternative relationship partners, arguably …

Validating the Fear of Being Single Scale for individuals in relationships

IA Cantarella, SS Spielmann… - Journal of Social …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The Fear of Being Single (FOBS) Scale (Spielmann et al., 2013) assesses insecurity about
singlehood, but its items are phrased for those who are currently single. The present …

Voluntary and involuntary singlehood: Salience of concepts from four theories

J Fitzpatrick - Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reconfiguring theoretical approaches is needed as growing numbers of adults are
experiencing extended periods of singlehood. There is a central distinction in intentionality …

Social exploration: How and why people seek new connections.

S Tsang, K Barrentine, S Chadha, S Oishi… - Psychological …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Just as animals forage for food, humans forage for social connections. People often face a
decision between exploring new relationships versus deepening existing ones. This trade …

A preliminary comparison of serial daters and multi-daters on their evaluation strategies, dating goals, and perceptions by others

JP Felder - Personality and Individual Differences, 2025 - Elsevier
The topic of how many potential partners one should casually date at the same time has
been widely debated among the general public. Serial daters are those who only date one …

The Effect of Asymmetric Intersexual Selection Power Perception on the Choice Deferral Behavior of Men and Women

C Jin, R Chen - Evolutionary Psychology, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Consumers always delay their choices, which can cause companies to suffer tremendous
losses. One reason for such delay is a lack of confidence. Confidence in consumer decision …

Ready for Love: Commitment Readiness and Relationship Initiation in Close Relationships

KR Chandler - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Close relationships require regular maintenance to sustain closeness. At any given time,
someone can feel more or less ready for a committed relationship. Building on Relationship …

[PDF][PDF] Predictive Factors of Premarital Relationship Success: Commitment Phobia and Self-Efficacy Among Undergraduate Students of Benue State University …

CH Ogwuche, C Onah, HI Adawa, OC Se-ember - researchgate.net
The decision to enter into a premarital relationship marks a significant transition in the lives
of young adults, particularly those pursuing higher education. Within the context of Benue …