Perceived Mate Scarcity Leads to Increased Willingness to Mate Poach

McKelvie, Larissa; Locke, Ashley; Albert, Graham; Minor, Mackenzie; MacKinnon, Megan; Hodges‐Simeon, Carolyn R.; Arnocky, Steven

doi:10.1080/00224499.2021.2005762

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“…For instance, FOBS predicts remaining in dissatisfying relationships (George et al, 2020;Spielmann et al, 2013) and pursuing mates in an unselective manner (Spielmann et al, 2013(Spielmann et al, , 2020b. FOBS is associated with commitment readiness and relationship-initiation intentions (Hadden et al, 2018), positive attitudes toward mate poaching (McKelvie et al, 2021), and likelihood of infidelity (Sakman et al, 2021). Although the antecedents of FOBS are not fully known, early work has shown that FOBS is associated with exposure to romantic media (Timmermans et al, 2019), perceptions of mate availability/scarcity (McKelvie et al, 2021;Thomas et al, 2022;cf.…”

Section: Fear Of Being Singlementioning

confidence: 99%

“…FOBS is associated with commitment readiness and relationship-initiation intentions (Hadden et al, 2018), positive attitudes toward mate poaching (McKelvie et al, 2021), and likelihood of infidelity (Sakman et al, 2021). Although the antecedents of FOBS are not fully known, early work has shown that FOBS is associated with exposure to romantic media (Timmermans et al, 2019), perceptions of mate availability/scarcity (McKelvie et al, 2021; Thomas et al, 2022; cf. Brady et al, 2022), and social network pressure to enter a relationship (Sprecher & Felmlee, 2021).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Validating the fear of being single scale for individuals in relationships

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Spielmann

Partridge

et al. 2023

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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The Fear of Being Single (FOBS) Scale (Spielmann et al., 2013) assesses insecurity about singlehood, but its items are phrased for those who are currently single. The present research validated the FOBS in Relationships Scale for individuals currently in relationships. Results suggested that both single and partnered individuals experience FOBS, and that the FOBS Scale and FOBS in Relationships Scale are appropriate measures for single and partnered individuals, respectively. We advise against using the original FOBS Scale for those in relationships, and recommend an abridged scale for researchers who wish to make direct comparisons of FOBS between single and partnered individuals.

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