Am I who I think you want me to be: perceived meta-ideals in romantic relationships
| dc.contributor.author | Sucharyna, Tamara A. | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Vorauer, Jacquie (Psychology) Turner, Nick (Business Administration) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Morry, Marian (Psychology) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-23T14:05:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-08-23T14:05:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-08-23 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Psychology | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts (M.A.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | People hold images of themselves, of their ideal partner, and of the ideal relationship (Simpson, Fletcher, & Campbell, 2001). The present study examined Perceived Meta-Ideals (PMI): people’s conceptions of who they think their partners want them to be, whereas Perceived Meta-Ideal Similarity (PMIS) is how close individuals feel they are to their PMI. 143 dyads in a romantic relationship were randomly assigned to one of three experimental conditions: primed similar/dissimilar to the PMI, and no prime control. Individuals higher in self-esteem (HSEs) reported higher PMIS than individuals lower in self-esteem (LSEs). Higher PMIS lead to an overestimation of the amount of positive qualities that the partner is looking for. HSEs were more satisfied in their relationship and reported a greater self-other overlap, and higher PMIS predicted relationship satisfaction. Finally, self-other overlap mediated the relationship between PMIS and the desire to become the PMI. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2013 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/22090 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | ideal partner perceptions | en_US |
| dc.subject | romantic relationships | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ideal Standards Model | en_US |
| dc.title | Am I who I think you want me to be: perceived meta-ideals in romantic relationships | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |