When one's partner wants out: Awareness, attachment anxiety and accuracy
Can a person tell whether their romantic partner wants to break up and, if so, how is such accuracy associated with their own attachment anxiety? We examined these questions by proposing and assessing the construct of perceived partner dissolution consideration (PPDC), including its validity. We the...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | text |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2023
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3782 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Institution: | Singapore Management University |
Language: | English |
id |
sg-smu-ink.soss_research-5040 |
---|---|
record_format |
dspace |
spelling |
sg-smu-ink.soss_research-50402023-08-11T03:18:03Z When one's partner wants out: Awareness, attachment anxiety and accuracy TAN, Kenneth MACHIA, Laura V. AGNEW, Christopher R. Can a person tell whether their romantic partner wants to break up and, if so, how is such accuracy associated with their own attachment anxiety? We examined these questions by proposing and assessing the construct of perceived partner dissolution consideration (PPDC), including its validity. We then assessed the extent to which partners were accurate in their perceptions of each other's dissolution consideration, focusing on the perceiver's attachment anxiety as a potential moderator. Specifically, in two studies involving couples, dyadic analyses of couple data showed that couple members significantly underestimated (negative mean-level bias) partner dissolution consideration and also projected their own dissolution consideration onto their partners. Couple members higher in anxiety were particularly accurate (tracking accuracy) in their assessments of dissolution consideration. Implications for partner perceptions and judgements of dissolution consideration on relationship functioning are considered. 2023-07-05T07:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3782 info:doi/10.1002/ejsp.2969 Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Close relationships perceived dissolution consideration attachment anxiety truth and bias relationship dissolution Gender and Sexuality Social Psychology |
institution |
Singapore Management University |
building |
SMU Libraries |
continent |
Asia |
country |
Singapore Singapore |
content_provider |
SMU Libraries |
collection |
InK@SMU |
language |
English |
topic |
Close relationships perceived dissolution consideration attachment anxiety truth and bias relationship dissolution Gender and Sexuality Social Psychology |
spellingShingle |
Close relationships perceived dissolution consideration attachment anxiety truth and bias relationship dissolution Gender and Sexuality Social Psychology TAN, Kenneth MACHIA, Laura V. AGNEW, Christopher R. When one's partner wants out: Awareness, attachment anxiety and accuracy |
description |
Can a person tell whether their romantic partner wants to break up and, if so, how is such accuracy associated with their own attachment anxiety? We examined these questions by proposing and assessing the construct of perceived partner dissolution consideration (PPDC), including its validity. We then assessed the extent to which partners were accurate in their perceptions of each other's dissolution consideration, focusing on the perceiver's attachment anxiety as a potential moderator. Specifically, in two studies involving couples, dyadic analyses of couple data showed that couple members significantly underestimated (negative mean-level bias) partner dissolution consideration and also projected their own dissolution consideration onto their partners. Couple members higher in anxiety were particularly accurate (tracking accuracy) in their assessments of dissolution consideration. Implications for partner perceptions and judgements of dissolution consideration on relationship functioning are considered. |
format |
text |
author |
TAN, Kenneth MACHIA, Laura V. AGNEW, Christopher R. |
author_facet |
TAN, Kenneth MACHIA, Laura V. AGNEW, Christopher R. |
author_sort |
TAN, Kenneth |
title |
When one's partner wants out: Awareness, attachment anxiety and accuracy |
title_short |
When one's partner wants out: Awareness, attachment anxiety and accuracy |
title_full |
When one's partner wants out: Awareness, attachment anxiety and accuracy |
title_fullStr |
When one's partner wants out: Awareness, attachment anxiety and accuracy |
title_full_unstemmed |
When one's partner wants out: Awareness, attachment anxiety and accuracy |
title_sort |
when one's partner wants out: awareness, attachment anxiety and accuracy |
publisher |
Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University |
publishDate |
2023 |
url |
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3782 |
_version_ |
1779156881596481536 |