Non‐verbal mate retention behaviour in women and its relation to couple's relationship adjustment and satisfaction
Identifikátory výsledku
Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00023752%3A_____%2F19%3A43920221" target="_blank" >RIV/00023752:_____/19:43920221 - isvavai.cz</a>
Nalezeny alternativní kódy
RIV/00216208:11240/19:10401009 RIV/00216208:11310/19:10401009
Výsledek na webu
<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/eth.12949" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/eth.12949</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eth.12949" target="_blank" >10.1111/eth.12949</a>
Alternativní jazyky
Jazyk výsledku
angličtina
Název v původním jazyce
Non‐verbal mate retention behaviour in women and its relation to couple's relationship adjustment and satisfaction
Popis výsledku v původním jazyce
The function of mate retention strategies is to preserve the bond between romantic partners and to prevent desertion, which is also why such behaviours are often elicited by the presence of a potential rival. Most existing studies on mate retention are based on self-reports, which are prone to various biases. In this study, we observed non-verbal behaviour of 47 long-term romantic heterosexual couples during their interview with a female experimenter, whom the women in the couples may have perceived as a potential rival. We measured non-verbal displays of mate retention tactics (direct guarding, intimacy inducement, appearance enhancement, and love and care display), as well as relationship maintenance strategies of openness and positivity. We expected that relationship quality as reported by both partners in the couple would be positively associated with 'benefit-provisioning' mate retention behaviours and negatively associated with a 'cost-inflicting' mate retention tactic (direct guarding). Relationship quality was assessed by Spanier's Dyadic Adjustment Scale using both the total score of dyadic adjustment and a Dyadic Satisfaction subscale. We found a significant association between both partners' dyadic adjustment and satisfaction and woman's appearance enhancement behaviours (such as self-touch, hair flip and primp) in the presence of her partner and a potential rival. We also found a negative association between partner's dyadic adjustment and woman's direct guarding of partner using short looks, and a positive association between woman's intimacy-inducing behaviour using long gaze and her own dyadic satisfaction and her partner's dyadic adjustment. Our results highlight the specific role of female attractiveness in later stages of romantic relationships within the context of mate retention and draw attention to the significance of the use of observational techniques in addition to self-reports.
Název v anglickém jazyce
Non‐verbal mate retention behaviour in women and its relation to couple's relationship adjustment and satisfaction
Popis výsledku anglicky
The function of mate retention strategies is to preserve the bond between romantic partners and to prevent desertion, which is also why such behaviours are often elicited by the presence of a potential rival. Most existing studies on mate retention are based on self-reports, which are prone to various biases. In this study, we observed non-verbal behaviour of 47 long-term romantic heterosexual couples during their interview with a female experimenter, whom the women in the couples may have perceived as a potential rival. We measured non-verbal displays of mate retention tactics (direct guarding, intimacy inducement, appearance enhancement, and love and care display), as well as relationship maintenance strategies of openness and positivity. We expected that relationship quality as reported by both partners in the couple would be positively associated with 'benefit-provisioning' mate retention behaviours and negatively associated with a 'cost-inflicting' mate retention tactic (direct guarding). Relationship quality was assessed by Spanier's Dyadic Adjustment Scale using both the total score of dyadic adjustment and a Dyadic Satisfaction subscale. We found a significant association between both partners' dyadic adjustment and satisfaction and woman's appearance enhancement behaviours (such as self-touch, hair flip and primp) in the presence of her partner and a potential rival. We also found a negative association between partner's dyadic adjustment and woman's direct guarding of partner using short looks, and a positive association between woman's intimacy-inducing behaviour using long gaze and her own dyadic satisfaction and her partner's dyadic adjustment. Our results highlight the specific role of female attractiveness in later stages of romantic relationships within the context of mate retention and draw attention to the significance of the use of observational techniques in addition to self-reports.
Klasifikace
Druh
J<sub>imp</sub> - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science
CEP obor
—
OECD FORD obor
50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)
Návaznosti výsledku
Projekt
<a href="/cs/project/LO1611" target="_blank" >LO1611: Udržitelnost pro Národní ústav duševního zdraví</a><br>
Návaznosti
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Ostatní
Rok uplatnění
2019
Kód důvěrnosti údajů
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Údaje specifické pro druh výsledku
Název periodika
Ethology
ISSN
0179-1613
e-ISSN
—
Svazek periodika
125
Číslo periodika v rámci svazku
12
Stát vydavatele periodika
GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska
Počet stran výsledku
15
Strana od-do
925-939
Kód UT WoS článku
000495130300008
EID výsledku v databázi Scopus
2-s2.0-85074488761