Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Voluntary Childlessness, Interpersonal Attraction, Endogamy

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Matthew Maxwell Smith

Document Summary

Increased acceptance of singlehood: there is a trend of a longer postponement of marriage. 5: changing gender roles create new potential for conflict in a marriage. Selecting a mate: mate selection in america has typically been a gradual process that begins with dating and moves on to sometimes lengthy period of courtship before marriage. Personality: partners" specific personality traits are not strong predictors of marital success but there are some traits that show correlation, two negative predictors or marital success are perfectionism and insecurity. Intensity of smiling and college yearbooks (indicator of positive emotion expression) was predictive of a lower likelihood of divorce. Launching children into the adult world: when children begin to reach their 20s, the family has to adapt to a multitude of exits and entries, as children leave and return. In older couples, men are more likely to be disappointed about financial matters, whereas women are more likely to disappointed about personal habits and health matters.