A relatively large number of people in Western societies are single; that is, they are not involved in any romantic relationship. In this study, we have attempted to investigate the reasons for singlehood by asking singles themselves. A final sample of 648 American singles (307 of them women) rated 92 possible reasons for singlehood. These reasons were classified into 18 broad factors and four general domains. Among the most important reasons were poor flirting skills, freedom, fear of getting hurt, having different priorities, and being too picky. Significant sex and age effects were found across different factors and domains. More specifically, men were more likely than women to indicate that they were single in order to be free to flirt ...
The rise in singlehood among young adults is often seen as an indication that young adults are nowad...
The current study deals with the topic of partner relationships with a special focus on the fear of ...
The number of single people around the world is on the rise. Although prior research highlights the ...
A relatively large number of people in Western societies are single; that is, they are not involved ...
The current research aimed to examine the reasons people are single, that is, not in an intimate rel...
The current research aimed to examine the reasons people are single, that is, not in an intimate rel...
The present research explores a novel construct of fear of being single, without a romantic partner....
The research field of this paper are the advantages and disadvantages of singlehood in young adult ...
Although people constantly search for partners, there are always some ones who are left as singles. ...
Despite the worldwide increase in the unpartnered population, little research has examined what fact...
Past research has found that the well-being of singles who desire a romantic relationship ("singles ...
Previous studies on whether people find single or non-single opposite-sex targets more attractive ar...
It is said to be the largest unrecognized minority group in America, but it has no lobbying efforts,...
With both theories and empirical studies supporting the benefits of having a romantic relationship, ...
© The Author(s) 2023. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attributio...
The rise in singlehood among young adults is often seen as an indication that young adults are nowad...
The current study deals with the topic of partner relationships with a special focus on the fear of ...
The number of single people around the world is on the rise. Although prior research highlights the ...
A relatively large number of people in Western societies are single; that is, they are not involved ...
The current research aimed to examine the reasons people are single, that is, not in an intimate rel...
The current research aimed to examine the reasons people are single, that is, not in an intimate rel...
The present research explores a novel construct of fear of being single, without a romantic partner....
The research field of this paper are the advantages and disadvantages of singlehood in young adult ...
Although people constantly search for partners, there are always some ones who are left as singles. ...
Despite the worldwide increase in the unpartnered population, little research has examined what fact...
Past research has found that the well-being of singles who desire a romantic relationship ("singles ...
Previous studies on whether people find single or non-single opposite-sex targets more attractive ar...
It is said to be the largest unrecognized minority group in America, but it has no lobbying efforts,...
With both theories and empirical studies supporting the benefits of having a romantic relationship, ...
© The Author(s) 2023. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attributio...
The rise in singlehood among young adults is often seen as an indication that young adults are nowad...
The current study deals with the topic of partner relationships with a special focus on the fear of ...
The number of single people around the world is on the rise. Although prior research highlights the ...