Relationship (in)congruency may differently impact mental health

Adamczyk, Katarzyna; Watkins, Nicole K.; Dębek, Agata; Kaczmarek, Dominika; Łazarów, Nicola

doi:10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100376

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“…All items were rated on a 4‐point scale (1 = strongly disagree to 4 = strongly agree ), and we computed mean scores for each subscale. Relationship importance has been examined in an emerging adult sample (ages 18–29) in the United States (Watkins & Beckmeyer, 2020), as well as in Polish young adults ages 18–40 (Adamczyk et al, 2023), and has been shown to have adequate psychometric properties.…”

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“…Because our focus was on singlehood, in our current study, we included all of those who were in romantic relationships within the same category. However, as previous researchers have found, there are differences in well-being based on one's level of commitment in that relationship (e.g., Adamczyk et al, 2023;. For example, those who are casually dating may have higher dismissal than those who are engaged, but still satisfied with their general life and love life overall.…”

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“…They found that single emerging adults who really wanted to be in a relationship had worse well‐being than partnered emerging adults. Finally, Adamczyk et al (2023) explored differences in mental health concerns among Polish young adults based on their relationship status satisfaction, romantic desire, and romantic dismissal. The authors found significant differences between young adults with different levels of commitment in their relationships (casual daters, living apart together, cohabiting, and engaged/married), as well as those who were single on their anxiety, depressive symptoms, and romantic loneliness (Adamczyk et al, 2023).…”

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Exploring the associations between being single, romantic importance, and positive well‐being in young adulthood

Watkins,

Beckmeyer,

Jamison

2023

Family Relations

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ObjectiveThe goal was to explore if perceived romantic relationship importance moderated associations between single status and young adults' positive well‐being.BackgroundSinglehood is often framed within a deficit framework, with the expectation that being single during young adulthood may be costly for well‐being. That approach, however, does not account for young adults' romantic goals, which may shape how being single is connected to well‐being.MethodParticipants were 909 American young adults, ages 18–35 (M = 26.6, 51% female, 81% heterosexual, 58% White, non‐Hispanic), who completed an online survey in December 2019.ResultsBeing single, compared to having a romantic partner, was associated with lower love life satisfaction, general life satisfaction, and flourishing. However, the associations with general life and love life satisfaction were attenuated by relationship dismissal.ConclusionAlthough single young adults reported lower general and love life satisfaction and flourishing, when perceptions of relationship importance were taken into account, relationship dismissal ameliorated the effect of being single on love life satisfaction and general life satisfaction. Placing less importance on romantic relationships may be a promotive factor for single young adults' positive well‐being.ImplicationsThese findings have implications for supporting young adults' positive well‐being, particularly by framing singlehood as normative and, in some cases, preferable to romantic involvement.

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Exploring the associations between being single, romantic importance, and positive well‐being in young adulthood

Watkins,

Beckmeyer,

Jamison

2023

Family Relations

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“…The lack of information on casual relationships leads to missed opportunities to examine variability during non‐marital periods. This overlooked variability during the non‐marital period might be critical considering that singlehood is increasingly defined as absence of any partnership (Adamczyk et al., 2023; Girme et al., 2016; Oh et al., 2022; Park et al., 2021). Specifically, transitions in and out of marital relationships will have limited implications for singlehood defined this way as it is unclear whether or not one was “single” in their non‐marital periods.…”

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Three methodological approaches to studying singlehood

Park,

Girme,

MacDonald

2023

Social & Personality Psych

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As the number of single (unpartnered) individuals continues to rise, researchers across various disciplines have started to pay more attention to single individuals' lives. Yet, compared to the accumulated knowledge about experiences within romantic relationships, there is far less known about various experiences within singlehood. For singlehood research to grow in both quantity and quality, it is essential that research findings are critically evaluated both in terms of robustness of the evidence and validity of the inferences. In this paper, we review three broad approaches researchers have taken to understand singlehood that centered on (a) between‐group status (i.e., single vs. in a relationship) differences, (b) within‐person status differences, and (c) within‐group variability among singles. With a focus on well‐being as an outcome, we illustrate how each approach provides unique insights into singlehood and what caveats there are in interpreting results derived from each approach. Finally, we identify questions or methods that have not been extensively explored within each approach and offer suggestions for future research directions.

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Toward a Psychology of Singlehood

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Relationship (in)congruency may differently impact mental health

Cited by 5 publications

References 53 publications

Exploring the associations between being single, romantic importance, and positive well‐being in young adulthood

Exploring the associations between being single, romantic importance, and positive well‐being in young adulthood

Three methodological approaches to studying singlehood

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