Why people prefer to be single: Voluntary singlehood and experiences with relationships

• Authors: Menelaos Apostolou , Ellie Michaelidou

Abstracts

EN

Not having an intimate partner is a common state in contemporary post-industrial societies. A substantial proportion of singles are voluntarily so that is, they prefer not to be in an intimate relationship. The current study aimed to examine whether past relationship experiences predicted voluntary singlehood. More specifically, using a sample of 629 Greek-speaking participants, we found that most voluntarily singles were had other priorities, followed by those who had been disappointed by intimate relationships. We also found that more negative past experiences with relationships were associated with an increased probability to fall in the latter group than in other groups of voluntary singlehood or being mated.

Keywords

EN

singlehood; voluntary singlehood; past experiences with relationships; mating

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 27-35

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Menelaos Apostolou

• Department of Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

author

Ellie Michaelidou

• Department of Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

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Identifiers

DOI

10.21697/sp.2022.22.2.03

Biblioteka Nauki

29433580