Mehmetoglu Mehmet, Määttänen Ilmari, Mittner Matthias
Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Edvards Bull veg 1, 7491 Trondheim, Norway.
Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 3, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Aug 20;15(8):1131. doi: 10.3390/bs15081131.
Existing studies on mate value discrepancy and relationship satisfaction often suffer from two key limitations: they conceptualize mate value as a single, undifferentiated construct and rely on simple difference scores to model discrepancy effects. The present study addresses these issues by examining the relationship between mate value discrepancy and relationship satisfaction using a multidimensional operationalization of mate value and applying response surface analysis. Data were collected in 2016 in Norway via a web-based survey administered by a market research company, with a sample stratified across the country's 19 counties. The final estimation sample included 904 individuals currently in romantic relationships. The analysis involved a combination of confirmatory factor analysis and response surface analysis. The findings indicate that relationship satisfaction is highest when both partners exhibit high levels of Family orientation, resourcefulness, appearance, sociability, and physical condition. Among these, family orientation emerged as the most important dimension. Notably, relationship satisfaction declined when both partners scored equally low on these traits. Implications for future research and theoretical implications are discussed.
它们将配偶价值概念化为一个单一的、未分化的结构，并依赖简单的差异分数来模拟差异效应。本研究通过使用配偶价值的多维操作化方法并应用响应面分析来检验配偶价值差异与关系满意度之间的关系，从而解决了这些问题。2016年在挪威通过一家市场研究公司进行的基于网络的调查收集数据，样本在该国19个县进行了分层。最终的估计样本包括904名目前处于恋爱关系中的个体。分析包括验证性因素分析和响应面分析的结合。研究结果表明，当双方都表现出高水平的家庭取向、足智多谋、外貌、社交能力和身体状况时，关系满意度最高。其中，家庭取向是最重要的维度。值得注意的是，当双方在这些特质上得分都同样低时，关系满意度会下降。讨论了对未来研究的启示和理论意义。
