Ideal standards, acceptance, and relationship satisfaction: latitudes of differential effects

Büyükcan Tetik, Asuman and Campbell, Lorne and Finkenauer, Catrin and Karremans, Johan C. and Kappen, Gesa (2017) Ideal standards, acceptance, and relationship satisfaction: latitudes of differential effects. Frontiers in Psychology, 8 . ISSN 1664-1078

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Abstract

We examined whether the relations of consistency between ideal standards and perceptions of a current romantic partner with partner acceptance and relationship satisfaction level off, or decelerate, above a threshold. We tested our hypothesis using a 3-year longitudinal data set collected from heterosexual newlywed couples. We used two indicators of consistency: pattern correspondence (within-person correlation between ideal standards and perceived partner ratings) and mean-level match (difference between ideal standards score and perceived partner score). Our results revealed that pattern correspondence had no relation with partner acceptance, but a positive linear/exponential association with relationship satisfaction. Mean-level match had a significant positive association with actor's acceptance and relationship satisfaction up to the point where perceived partner score equaled ideal standards score. Partner effects did not show a consistent pattern. The results suggest that the consistency between ideal standards and perceived partner attributes has a non-linear association with acceptance and relationship satisfaction, although the results were more conclusive for mean-level match.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: ideal standards; discrepancy; relationship satisfaction; partner acceptance; non-linear association
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Psychology
Depositing User: Asuman Büyükcan Tetik
Date Deposited: 14 Aug 2018 21:18
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 09:59
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/36251

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