Empirical elaboration of the theory of complementary needs in mate-selection.
- 1 November 1955
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
- Vol. 51 (3) , 508-513
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0042235
Abstract
Personality data obtained from 25 middle class, "majority," university trained couples have been interpreted, in previous reports, as supporting the hypothesis that these husbands and wives selected each other on the basis of complementary needs. These data are here analyzed for the purpose of formulating more specific hypotheses concerning the nature of "complementariness." An important dimension of marital choice in the group sampled appears to be the assertive-receptive dimension, high "assertives" tending to marry high "receptives." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)Keywords
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