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Mate-value and relationship satisfaction: The moderating roles of mate retention behaviors

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  • Ali Babaeizad
  • Reza Fallahchai
  • Tayebeh Abbasnejad

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Previous research indicates that mate retention strategies are associated with mate value and affect relationship satisfaction. The current research aimed to replicate previous findings in a non-WEIRD society (Iran) and to extend this research by investigating the moderating roles of individual and coalitional mate retention. Participants (n = 754; 416 women) in a committed, heterosexual relationship from two independent samples reported (1) their relationship satisfaction, (2) their partner’s mate value, (3) the frequency of performing individual mate retention, and (4) the frequency of requesting coalitional mate retention. Results indicated that there were positive associations between mate value, individual and coalitional Benefit-Provisioning mate retention behaviors, and relationship satisfaction. We found negative associations between individual and coalitional Cost-Inflicting mate retention behaviors and relationship satisfaction. We found that mate retention moderated the relationship between mate value and relationship satisfaction. Limitations of the current study are noted, and future directions are discussed.

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  • Ali Babaeizad & Reza Fallahchai & Tayebeh Abbasnejad, 2022. "Mate-value and relationship satisfaction: The moderating roles of mate retention behaviors," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(1), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0262154
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262154
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