Social Network Pressure on Women and Men to Enter a Romantic Relationship and Fear of Being Single
The romantic dyad is emphasized in society, which leads to the question of whether single (non-partnered) adults in emerging adulthood perceive pressure from their social network members to become partnered. The first purpose of this study was to examine the degree of pressure to enter a relationshi...
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| description | The romantic dyad is emphasized in society, which leads to the question of whether single (non-partnered) adults in emerging adulthood perceive pressure from their social network members to become partnered. The first purpose of this study was to examine the degree of pressure to enter a relationship that single (unattached) men and women perceive that they receive from two social networks (parents/family and friends) and whether there is a gender difference in this degree of pressure to partner. The second purpose was to examine how social pressure to partner is associated with the fear of being single (FOBS). A sample of 616 single (unpartnered) adults ages 18 to 30, primarily from the U.S., reported some degree of network pressure to enter a relationship on average. Greater pressure to become partnered was perceived from parents/family than from friends. Women scored higher than men on an index of social pressure from parents/family to enter a relationship and also higher on an index measuring FOBS. Social network pressure to enter a relationship was associated with a greater FOBS for both men and women. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-372b730146284703b099332f24afcbd72023-01-03T09:14:34ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologyInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships1981-64722021-12-0115224626110.5964/ijpr.6139ijpr.6139Social Network Pressure on Women and Men to Enter a Romantic Relationship and Fear of Being SingleSusan Sprecher0Diane Felmlee1Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USADepartment of Sociology & Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USAThe romantic dyad is emphasized in society, which leads to the question of whether single (non-partnered) adults in emerging adulthood perceive pressure from their social network members to become partnered. The first purpose of this study was to examine the degree of pressure to enter a relationship that single (unattached) men and women perceive that they receive from two social networks (parents/family and friends) and whether there is a gender difference in this degree of pressure to partner. The second purpose was to examine how social pressure to partner is associated with the fear of being single (FOBS). A sample of 616 single (unpartnered) adults ages 18 to 30, primarily from the U.S., reported some degree of network pressure to enter a relationship on average. Greater pressure to become partnered was perceived from parents/family than from friends. Women scored higher than men on an index of social pressure from parents/family to enter a relationship and also higher on an index measuring FOBS. Social network pressure to enter a relationship was associated with a greater FOBS for both men and women.https://interpersona.psychopen.eu/index.php/interpersona/article/view/6139social network pressurepressure to partnersinglismfear of being singledatingsocial networkssinglesgender nonconforming |
| spellingShingle | Susan Sprecher Diane Felmlee Social Network Pressure on Women and Men to Enter a Romantic Relationship and Fear of Being Single Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships social network pressure pressure to partner singlism fear of being single dating social networks singles gender nonconforming |
| title | Social Network Pressure on Women and Men to Enter a Romantic Relationship and Fear of Being Single |
| title_full | Social Network Pressure on Women and Men to Enter a Romantic Relationship and Fear of Being Single |
| title_fullStr | Social Network Pressure on Women and Men to Enter a Romantic Relationship and Fear of Being Single |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social Network Pressure on Women and Men to Enter a Romantic Relationship and Fear of Being Single |
| title_short | Social Network Pressure on Women and Men to Enter a Romantic Relationship and Fear of Being Single |
| title_sort | social network pressure on women and men to enter a romantic relationship and fear of being single |
| topic | social network pressure pressure to partner singlism fear of being single dating social networks singles gender nonconforming |
| url | https://interpersona.psychopen.eu/index.php/interpersona/article/view/6139 |
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