scholarly journals Marital and love attitudes as predictors of Polish young adults’ relationship status

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 298-312
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Adamczyk
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Relationship Status ◽  
Love Attitudes

The Effects of Shyness on Love Styles and Relationship Status

2007 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 670-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip G. Erwin
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Relationship Status ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Love Styles ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Love Attitudes ◽  
Positive Correlations

As prior research has indicated that shyness is associated with social anxiety, inhibition, and generally less fulfilling social relationships, this study examined the possible affect of shyness on one specific type of relationship, romantic love. Participants ( N=124) completed the Revised Cheek-Buss Shyness Scale and the Love Attitudes Scale, and provided basic information about themselves and their current romantic relationships. A chi-square test showed no significant association between high or low Shyness scores and whether participants were currently involved in a romantic relationship, but there were significant positive correlations between these scores and those on two of the six love styles, Storge and Mania. In interpreting the results, the effects of shyness on relationships, social expectations, and love attitudes are discussed.

scholarly journals The herbivore’s dilemma: Trends in and factors associated with heterosexual relationship status and interest in romantic relationships among young adults in Japan—Analysis of national surveys, 1987–2015

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0241571
Author(s):  
Cyrus Ghaznavi ◽  
Haruka Sakamoto ◽  
Shuhei Nomura ◽  
Anna Kubota ◽  
Daisuke Yoneoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Single Women ◽  
Relationship Status ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Representative Data ◽  
Heterosexual Relationship ◽  
Regular Employment ◽  
Nationally Representative

Background It has been suggested that an increasing proportion of young adults in Japan have lost interest in romantic relationships, a phenomenon termed “herbivorization”. We assessed trends in heterosexual relationship status and self-reported interest in heterosexual romantic relationships in nationally representative data. Methods We used data from seven rounds of the National Fertility Survey (1987–2015) and included adults aged 18–39 years (18–34 years in the 1987 survey; sample size 11,683–17,675). Current heterosexual relationship status (married; unmarried but in a relationship; single) was estimated by sex, age group and survey year, with singles further categorized into those reporting interest vs. no interest in heterosexual romantic relationships. Information about same-sex relationships were not available. Results Between 1992 and 2015, the age-standardized proportion of 18-39-year-old Japanese adults who were single had increased steadily, from 27.4 to 40.7% among women and from 40.3 to 50.8% among men. This increase was largely driven by decreases in the proportion of married women aged 25–39 years and men aged 30–39 years, while those in a relationship had increased only slightly for women and remained stable for men. By 2015, the proportion of single women was 30.2% in those aged 30–34 years and 24.4% in those aged 35–39 years. The corresponding numbers for men were 39.3% and 32.4%. Around half of the singles (21.4% of all women and 25.1% of all men aged 18–39 years) reported that they had no interest in heterosexual romantic relationships. Single women and men who reported no interest in romantic relationships had lower income and educational levels and were less likely to have regular employment compared to those who reported such an interest. Conclusions In this analysis of heterosexual relationships in nationally representative data from Japan, singlehood among young adults had steadily increased over the last three decades. In 2015 around one in four women and one in three men in their thirties were unmarried and not in a heterosexual relationship. Half of the singles reported no interest in romantic relationships and these women and men had lower income and educational levels and were less likely to have regular employment.

scholarly journals Associations between relationship status and day-to-day health behaviors and weight among diverse young adults.

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerica M. Berge ◽  
Katherine W. Bauer ◽  
Rich MacLehose ◽  
Marla E. Eisenberg ◽  
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Relationship Status

Loneliness in the Daily Lives of Young Adults: Testing A Socio–Cognitive Model

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eeske van Roekel ◽  
Thao Ha ◽  
Ron H. J. Scholte ◽  
Rutger C. M. E. Engels ◽  
Maaike Verhagen
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Cognitive Model ◽  
Relationship Status ◽  
Social Reward ◽  
Social Threat ◽  
Living Situation ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Personality Psychology ◽  
First Year College ◽  
First Year College Students

A socio–cognitive model of loneliness states that lonely people are characterized by two characteristics, hypersensitivity to social threat and hyposensitivity to social reward. However, these characteristics have not yet been examined in the daily lives of young adults. Therefore, the main aim of the present study was to examine these two characteristics in young adults and whether relationship status, living situation, and type of company moderated the relationship between sensitivity to threat and reward and feelings of loneliness. The Experience Sampling Method was used, and data were collected among 219 first–year college students (M age = 19.60, 91% female). Participants filled out questionnaires on their smartphone at five random time points per day, on 11 consecutive days. Multilevel analyses showed support for hypersensitivity to social threat, in that students high in loneliness were more negatively affected by negative perceptions of company. Results for hyposensitivity to social reward were in the opposite direction; students high in loneliness were more positively affected by positive perceptions of company than students low in loneliness. These relations were not moderated by relationship status or living situation. Our findings may indicate that loneliness serves as a motivational state that increases susceptibility to the environment in order to restore social relationships. Copyright © 2015 European Association of Personality Psychology

scholarly journals Sexting, rejection sensitivity and social motivation among dating and non-dating young adults: a comparative analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samiksha Jain ◽  
Nilaksha Sen ◽  
Kavya Suri
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Rejection Sensitivity ◽  
Social Motivation ◽  
Relationship Status ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference

Sexting is an indicator of sexual conduct. The prevalence of sexting is increasing with every passing day. However, there appears to be minimal literature in existence for a rather popular concept among the youth in present times. This study aims to learn about the gender differences in sexting behaviours along with the dominance of the same in dating and non-dating young adults. It also identifies the prospective repercussions associated with sexting, consensual or otherwise. The study involved 200 working and non-working, heterosexual male and female participants between the age of 18 and 30 years. A survey including Sexual Behaviour Scale, Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire, and Social Motivation Questionnaire was administered. Results showed that there exists a significant positive correlation between sexting behaviour and rejection sensitivity. Conversely, there is no correlation between sexting behaviour and social motivation. In addition to this, there exists a significant difference in sexting behaviours between the genders, although, there is no significant difference in sexting behaviours on the grounds of relationship status. Therefore, it is observed that higher the sexting behaviour, higher is the rejection sensitivity. Moreover, there is also a fluctuation in sexting behaviour with a difference in gender but no difference in sexting behaviours with variations in relationship status.

scholarly journals Status związku (w związku intymnym vs singiel), konstrukt Ja i zdrowie psychiczne młodzieży akademickiej

1970 ◽  
pp. 55-65
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Adamczyk ◽  
Barbara Jankowiak ◽  
Emilia Soroko
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
General Health ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Relationship Status ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Self Construal

The aim of this online survey was to test the hypothesis that self-construals (Independent self-construal and Interdependent self-construal) mediate the association between relationship status (single vs. partnered) and mental health. Four hundred and twenty-nine university students (327 females and 102 males) 19-25 (M = 21.79, SD = 1.72) completed the Polish versions of the General Health Questionnaire-28 and Self-Construal Scale. The results indicated that although different configurtions of self-construals are related to the level of experienced anxiety, the aspects of mental health analyzed are not related to the interaction between relationship status (partnered vs single) and 4 configurationsof self-construals. At the same time, the revealed lack of correlation between relationship status and mental health is contradictory to expectations and hypotheses. The results suggest that university students are perhaps in the middle of a prolonged moratorium, and in consequence, not making an attempt to fulfilldevelopmental tasks characteristic for (young) adults cannot be seen as an indicator of any aspect of psychological health.

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