TY - JOUR
T1 - What makes it difficult to start an intimate relationship
T2 - A taxonomy of the reasons
AU - Apostolou, Menelaos
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Within the context of an evolutionary theoretical framework, the current research attempted to study the reasons that cause difficulties in starting an intimate relationship in the Greek cultural context. In particular, using qualitative research methods (interviews and open-ended questionnaires), Study 1 (N = 205) identified 58 reasons that make it difficult for people to start an intimate relationship. Using an online sample of 1, 095 Greek-speaking participants (N = 1, 095), Study 2 classified these reasons in 12 factors. More than 80% of the participants indicated that they faced above moderate or severe in at least one factor, while about 40% faced in three or more factors. Significant gender and age effects were found across the different factors. Using second order principal components analysis, the 12 factors were in three broader domains of in starting a relationship.
AB - Within the context of an evolutionary theoretical framework, the current research attempted to study the reasons that cause difficulties in starting an intimate relationship in the Greek cultural context. In particular, using qualitative research methods (interviews and open-ended questionnaires), Study 1 (N = 205) identified 58 reasons that make it difficult for people to start an intimate relationship. Using an online sample of 1, 095 Greek-speaking participants (N = 1, 095), Study 2 classified these reasons in 12 factors. More than 80% of the participants indicated that they faced above moderate or severe in at least one factor, while about 40% faced in three or more factors. Significant gender and age effects were found across the different factors. Using second order principal components analysis, the 12 factors were in three broader domains of in starting a relationship.
KW - Flirting
KW - Intimate relationships
KW - Mate choice
KW - Mating
KW - Mismatch problem
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U2 - 10.5964/ejop.1852
DO - 10.5964/ejop.1852
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85107725434
SN - 1841-0413
VL - 17
SP - 103
EP - 116
JO - Europe's Journal of Psychology
JF - Europe's Journal of Psychology
IS - 2
ER -