Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Psychology
Date of Award
5-2011
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Wallace E. Dixon Jr.
Committee Members
Andrea D. Clements, Peggy J. Cantrell
Abstract
The present study examined the possibility that adult romantic attachment orientation, empathy, and social skills could either individually or jointly influence the expression of mate poaching behaviors. Participants (N = 404) were recruited from a Southern Appalachian university and ranged in age from 18-60 years, with a mean of 21. Data were collected using a web-based survey system. Results of this study lend support to the growing literature demonstrating a link between adult romantic attachment and mate poaching. Additionally, the present study also added to the literature by showing for the first time 1) a relationship between empathy and mate poaching and 2) a relationship between social skills and mate poaching. Contrary to one of the hypothesized structural models, adult attachment was not found to mediate the relationships between 1) empathy and mate poaching and 2) social skills and mate poaching.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Gorniewicz, James Stephen, "Do Adult Romantic Attachment Empathy and Social Skills Influence Mate Poaching Infidelity?." (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1311. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1311
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.