Journal article
Valuing Romantic Relationships
Abstract
Research has suggested that individuals lower in self-esteem restrain from fully valuing romantic relationships because of relatively low confidence in positive regard from their partners (i.e., positive reflected appraisals). MacDonald and Jessica (2006) provided evidence that in Indonesia, where family plays an important role in mate selection, low self-esteem also leads to doubts regarding family approval of the relationship that, in turn, …
Authors
MacDonald G; Marshall TC; Gere J; Shimotomai A; Lies J
Journal
Cross-Cultural Research, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 366–393
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
November 2012
DOI
10.1177/1069397112450854
ISSN
1069-3971