Am I who I think you want me to be: perceived meta-ideals in romantic relationships

dc.contributor.authorSucharyna, Tamara A.
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeVorauer, Jacquie (Psychology) Turner, Nick (Business Administration)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorMorry, Marian (Psychology)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-23T14:05:18Z
dc.date.available2013-08-23T14:05:18Z
dc.date.issued2013-08-23
dc.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractPeople 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.noteOctober 2013en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/22090
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectideal partner perceptionsen_US
dc.subjectromantic relationshipsen_US
dc.subjectIdeal Standards Modelen_US
dc.titleAm I who I think you want me to be: perceived meta-ideals in romantic relationshipsen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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