Life history, attachment and romantic relationship outcomes in an Eastern European adult sample

2025
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dc.abstract.enDevelopmental environments shape attachment styles and life history (LH) patterns, both of which predict romantic relationship outcomes. However, the ways in which attachment styles interact with LH dimensions—specifically, mating effort and parenting effort—and how these relationships predict romantic relationship outcomes remain unclear. The current study investigated how these factors predict relationship satisfaction and conflict in a sample of Polish adults (N=332, Mage=39 years, SD =9.10). We hypothesized that mating and parenting efforts would mediate the relationship between developmental environments and relationship outcomes independently from attachment style. Results supported this hypothesis for mating effort but not for parenting effort. Additionally, the current study found little support for a connection between mating/parenting effort and attachment styles and indicated that LH can be influenced by a broader range of early developmental experiences than attachment. The results imply that although both mating effort/parenting effort and attachment styles are affected by early environments and can predict the same relationship outcomes, the developmental processes through which they operate may differ. The implications of the obtained results are discussed.
dc.affiliationWydział Zarządzania i Komunikacji Społecznej : Instytut Psychologii Stosowanej
dc.contributor.authorKwiek, Monika - 223595
dc.contributor.authorKruger, Daniel J.
dc.contributor.authorPiotrowski, Przemysław - 131414
dc.date.accession2025-07-30
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-31T10:56:33Z
dc.date.available2025-07-31T10:56:33Z
dc.date.createdat2025-07-29T12:51:31Zen
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.openaccess0
dc.description.accesstimew momencie opublikowania
dc.description.number3
dc.description.physical1-13
dc.description.versionostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volume23
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/14747049251355861
dc.identifier.issn1474-7049
dc.identifier.projectDRC AI
dc.identifier.urihttps://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/558586
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/14747049251355861
dc.languageeng
dc.language.containereng
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dc.share.typeotwarte czasopismo
dc.subject.enmating effort
dc.subject.enparenting effort
dc.subject.enrelationship satisfaction
dc.subject.enrelationship conflict
dc.subject.enattachmen
dc.subtypeArticle
dc.titleLife history, attachment and romantic relationship outcomes in an Eastern European adult sample
dc.title.journalEvolutionary Psychology
dc.typeJournalArticle
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dc.abstract.en
Developmental environments shape attachment styles and life history (LH) patterns, both of which predict romantic relationship outcomes. However, the ways in which attachment styles interact with LH dimensions—specifically, mating effort and parenting effort—and how these relationships predict romantic relationship outcomes remain unclear. The current study investigated how these factors predict relationship satisfaction and conflict in a sample of Polish adults (N=332, Mage=39 years, SD =9.10). We hypothesized that mating and parenting efforts would mediate the relationship between developmental environments and relationship outcomes independently from attachment style. Results supported this hypothesis for mating effort but not for parenting effort. Additionally, the current study found little support for a connection between mating/parenting effort and attachment styles and indicated that LH can be influenced by a broader range of early developmental experiences than attachment. The results imply that although both mating effort/parenting effort and attachment styles are affected by early environments and can predict the same relationship outcomes, the developmental processes through which they operate may differ. The implications of the obtained results are discussed.
dc.affiliation
Wydział Zarządzania i Komunikacji Społecznej : Instytut Psychologii Stosowanej
dc.contributor.author
Kwiek, Monika - 223595
dc.contributor.author
Kruger, Daniel J.
dc.contributor.author
Piotrowski, Przemysław - 131414
dc.date.accession
2025-07-30
dc.date.accessioned
2025-07-31T10:56:33Z
dc.date.available
2025-07-31T10:56:33Z
dc.date.createdaten
2025-07-29T12:51:31Z
dc.date.issued
2025
dc.date.openaccess
0
dc.description.accesstime
w momencie opublikowania
dc.description.number
3
dc.description.physical
1-13
dc.description.version
ostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volume
23
dc.identifier.doi
10.1177/14747049251355861
dc.identifier.issn
1474-7049
dc.identifier.project
DRC AI
dc.identifier.uri
https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/558586
dc.identifier.weblink
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/14747049251355861
dc.language
eng
dc.language.container
eng
dc.rights
Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa - Użycie niekomercyjne 4.0 Międzynarodowa
dc.rights.licence
CC-BY-NC
dc.rights.uri
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode.pl
dc.share.type
otwarte czasopismo
dc.subject.en
mating effort
dc.subject.en
parenting effort
dc.subject.en
relationship satisfaction
dc.subject.en
relationship conflict
dc.subject.en
attachmen
dc.subtype
Article
dc.title
Life history, attachment and romantic relationship outcomes in an Eastern European adult sample
dc.title.journal
Evolutionary Psychology
dc.type
JournalArticle
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