Implicit Theories of the Marital Institution and Partner Characteristics Preferences of Iranian Young Adults.

IF 1.8 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Review of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2025-12-08 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.5334/irsp.1051

Scott S Hall, Hassan Shahi

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Implicit Theories of the Marital Institution (ITMI) represent beliefs about whether marriage is a fixed or malleable relationship form. ITMI can influence moderate associations between related constructs such as marital beliefs and mate preferences. The current study tested for associations among certain beliefs about marriage (i.e., that roles should be gendered, that a marriage requires substantial effort), preferred characteristics in long-term mates (i.e., the KASER model of mate preferences), and ITMI. A sample of 588 young adults in Iran completed an anonymous survey focused on the constructs of interest. Gender was accounted for in all analyses given the relevance of gender in predominant mate-selection scholarship. Results indicated that the Fixed and Malleable ITMI were unexpectedly positively correlated. Regression analyses identified several interaction effects between marital beliefs and the preferred mate characteristics and a few marital beliefs by ITMI by gender interactions. Findings are explored in light of cultural context and implications for future research.

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伊朗青年婚姻制度与伴侣特征偏好的内隐理论。

婚姻制度内隐理论（ITMI）代表了关于婚姻是一种固定的还是可塑的关系形式的信念。ITMI可以影响婚姻信仰和配偶偏好等相关构念之间的适度关联。目前的研究测试了关于婚姻的某些信念之间的联系（例如，角色应该是性别的，婚姻需要大量的努力），对长期伴侣的偏好特征（例如，伴侣偏好的KASER模型），以及ITMI。588名伊朗年轻人完成了一项匿名调查，重点关注兴趣的构建。考虑到性别在择偶研究中的重要性，所有的分析都考虑到了性别。结果表明，固定的和可延展的ITMI出乎意料地正相关。回归分析发现婚姻信念与择偶特征之间存在若干交互作用，少数婚姻信念受性别交互作用的影响。研究结果将根据文化背景和对未来研究的影响进行探讨。

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International Review of Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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