Cheryl Askey

Date of Award

2012

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Social Sciences

First Advisor

Graham, Steven

Keywords

Attachment Style, Relationship Ideals, Attraction

Area of Concentration

Psychology

Abstract

The associations between attachment style and romantic relationship ideals were studied as participants were presented with dating profiles created by potential romantic partners. One hundred and forty-three participants completed questionnaires assessing their attachment style and romantic relationship ideals before viewing four potential partner profiles. Attraction, willingness to date, honesty, and perceived romantic relationship ideals were also assessed based on the profile participants thought was most attractive. Significant correlations were found between the attachment measures and the measures of attraction and willingness to date. Anxiety was positively correlated with attraction toward the preoccupied and fearful partners, and willingness to date the preoccupied partner. Anxiety was negatively correlated with attraction and willingness to date the dismissive partner. Avoidance was positively correlated with attraction and willingness to date the dismissive partner. These results indicate that attachment anxiety and avoidance are related to how attracted a person is to a potential partner profile. Further research is needed to determine what causes these differences in attraction.

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