A5020121359- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Advanced Text Analysis Techniques
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
York University
2021-2025
ABSTRACT Researchers interested in the quantitative analysis of data from dyads must select a preferred statistical framework. In this review, we focus on one option that has seen relatively modest adoption: dyadic structural equation modeling with latent variables. We begin by distinguishing SEM alternate, neighboring, and hybridized frameworks, before sharing our view unique—and opinion, considerable—value‐proposition then provide some preliminary evidence is subordinated terms adoption...
Ideal partner preferences (i.e., ratings of the desirability attributes like attractiveness or intelligence) are source numerous foundational findings in interdisciplinary literature on human mating. Recently, research predictive validity ideal preference matching Do people positively evaluate partners who match vs. mismatch their ideals?) has become mired several problems. First, articles exhibit discrepant analytic and reporting practices. Second, different emerge across laboratories...
Sexual satisfaction is critical for relationship quality and people hold lay beliefs (implicit theories) about what makes satisfying sex. A common belief in Western culture that spontaneous sex most satisfying, but this idea has not yet been studied. In pre-registered analyses of two studies – a cross sectional (N = 303 individuals) 21-day daily experience study 121 couples) we found support distinct (spontaneous as satisfying; planned satisfying). Across both studies, held stronger compared...
Ideal partner preferences (i.e., ratings of the desirability attributes like attractiveness or intelligence) are source numerous foundational findings in interdisciplinary literature on human mating. Recently, research predictive validity ideal preference-matching do people positively evaluate partners who match versus mismatch their ideals?) has become mired several problems. First, articles exhibit discrepant analytic and reporting practices. Second, different emerge across laboratories...