• DOI:10.1177/0146167215609064
Corpus ID: 17217975

Relationship Dealbreakers

@article{Jonason2015RelationshipD,
  title={Relationship Dealbreakers},
  author={P. Jonason and J. Garcia and G. Webster and N. Li and H. Fisher},
  journal={Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin},
  year={2015},
  volume={41},
  pages={1697 - 1711}
}

P. Jonason, J. Garcia, +2 authors H. Fisher

Published 2015

Psychology, Medicine

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Mate preference research has focused on traits people desire in partners (i.e., dealmakers) rather than what traits they avoid (i.e., dealbreakers), but mate preferences calibrate to both maximize benefits and minimize costs. Across six studies (N > 6,500), we identified and examined relationship dealbreakers, and how they function across relationship contexts. Dealbreakers were associated with undesirable personality traits; unhealthy lifestyles in sexual, romantic, and friendship contexts… CONTINUE READING

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