Stereotypes of singles: are singles what we think?

Greitemeyer, Tobias

doi:10.1002/ejsp.542

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“…While people in committed relationships are often perceived favorably, people who are single are negatively stereotyped as lonelier and less mature, secure, and happy (Morris, DePaulo, Hertel, & Taylor, 2008). Despite little evidence of their veracity (Greitemeyer, 2009), these stereotypes appear to be widely accepted, applied to male and female singles who are as young as 25 years old (Morris et al, 2008) and even to singles who demonstrate social skills by maintaining close friendships (Conley & Collins, 2002).…”

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System justification and the defense of committed relationship ideology.

Day

Kay²,

Holmes

et al. 2011

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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A consequential ideology in Western society is the uncontested belief that a committed relationship is the most important adult relationship and that almost all people want to marry or seriously couple (DePaulo & Morris, 2005). In the present article, we investigated the extent to which the system justification motive may contribute to the adoption of this ideology. In Studies 1 and 2, we examined whether a heightened motive to maintain the status quo would increase defense of committed relationship values. In Study 3, we examined the reverse association, that is, whether a threat to committed relationship ideology would also affect sociopolitical system endorsement. As past research has found that the justification of political systems depends upon how much these systems are perceived as controlling, in Study 4 we tested whether the defense of the system of committed relationships would also increase when framed as controlling. Results from Studies 1–4 were consistent with our hypotheses, but only for men. In Study 5, using cross-cultural data, we sought to replicate these findings correlationally and probe for a cause of the gender effect. Results from more than 33,000 respondents indicated a relationship (for men) between defense of the sociopolitical system and defense of marriage in countries where the traditional advantages of men over women were most threatened. In Studies 6 and 7, we investigated when this gender difference disappears. Results revealed that when we measured (Study 6) or manipulated (Study 7) personal relationship identity rather than relationship ideology, effects also emerge for women.

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System justification and the defense of committed relationship ideology.

Day

Kay²,

Holmes

et al. 2011

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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“…6,11 Hypotheses concerning specific differences should not be based on the current discourse for the simple fact that these are likely to have been derived from stereotypes, which are often inaccurate when compared to selfreport measures. 12,13 Any subsequent hypotheses concerning markers of smartphone ownership should instead be considered in the context of brand personality.…”

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Predicting Smartphone Operating System from Personality and Individual Differences

Shaw

Ellis

Kendrick

et al. 2016

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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Android and iPhone devices account for over 90 percent of all smartphones sold worldwide. Despite being very similar in functionality, current discourse and marketing campaigns suggest that key individual differences exist between users of these two devices; however, this has never been investigated empirically. This is surprising, as smartphones continue to gain momentum across a variety of research disciplines. In this article, we consider if individual differences exist between these two distinct groups. In comparison to Android users, we found that iPhone owners are more likely to be female, younger, and increasingly concerned about their smartphone being viewed as a status object. Key differences in personality were also observed with iPhone users displaying lower levels of Honesty-Humility and higher levels of emotionality. Following this analysis, we were also able to build and test a model that predicted smartphone ownership at above chance level based on these individual differences. In line with extended self-theory, the type of smartphone owned provides some valuable information about its owner. These findings have implications for the increasing use of smartphones within research particularly for those working within Computational Social Science and PsychoInformatics, where data are typically collected from devices and applications running a single smartphone operating system.

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“…For instance, single and married mothers have similar personality characteristics, overall psychological well-being, and are similarly vulnerable and reactive to stressors (Avison, Ali, & Walters, 2007;Greitemeyer, 2009). Kendig and Bianchi (2008) found that single mothers do not spend significantly less time with their children than do married mothers.…”

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Maternal parenting in single and two-parent families in South Africa from a child's perspective

Roman¹

2011

soc behav pers

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Single mothers are often perceived and depicted as being ineffective parents in comparison to their married counterparts, but this may not always be the case. A sample consisting of 245 children (72% in married mother families and 28% in single mother families) between 10 and 12 years (M = 11) including 64% females and 36% males participated in the study. The aim in this study was to compare children's perceptions of their mothers' parenting within single and married families. The results indicate that mothers were perceived as using more autonomy-supportive than psychologically controlling parenting practices. There were no significant differences between children's perceptions of maternal parenting in single and married families.

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Stereotypes of singles: are singles what we think?

Cited by 91 publications

References 48 publications

System justification and the defense of committed relationship ideology.

System justification and the defense of committed relationship ideology.

Predicting Smartphone Operating System from Personality and Individual Differences

Maternal parenting in single and two-parent families in South Africa from a child's perspective

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