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Ideals in intimate relationships

G J Fletcher1, J A Simpson, G Thomas

  • 1Psychology Department, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. g.fletcher@psyc.canterbury.ac.nz

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|February 11, 1999
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This study explored romantic relationship ideals, identifying key partner qualities like warmth and resources, and relationship factors such as intimacy and passion. Greater alignment between ideals and reality positively impacts relationship satisfaction.

Area of Science:

  • Social psychology
  • Evolutionary psychology
  • Relationship science

Background:

  • Understanding lay ideals is crucial for relationship science.
  • Previous research has not fully integrated social-cognitive and evolutionary perspectives on relationship ideals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and validate the structure of ideal partner and relationship qualities.
  • To examine the relationship between ideal-reality consistency and relationship satisfaction.

Main Methods:

  • Multi-study approach employing surveys and confirmatory factor analysis.
  • Exploration of partner qualities (warmth-trustworthiness, vitality-attractiveness, status-resources) and relationship qualities (intimacy-loyalty, passion).
  • Assessment of convergent and discriminant validity for identified factors.

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Main Results:

  • Ideal partner qualities cluster into three factors: warmth-trustworthiness, vitality-attractiveness, and status-resources.
  • Ideal relationship qualities comprise two factors: intimacy-loyalty and passion.
  • Significant overlap exists between partner and relationship dimensions.
  • Higher consistency between ideals and current relationship assessments correlates with greater relationship satisfaction.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides a validated five-factor model of relationship and partner ideals.
  • Alignment between relationship ideals and perceptions of one's current relationship is a key predictor of relationship quality.