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- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- © 2000 Association for Psychological Science
- ISSN
- 0963-7214
- eISSN
- 1467-8721
- DOI
- 10.1111/1467-8721.00070
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
This article describes the Ideals Standards Model, which deals with the content and functions of partner and relationship ideals in intimate relationships. This model proposes that there are three distinct categories of partner ideals (warmth-loyalty, vitality-attractiveness, and status-resources), and that ideals have three distinct functions (evaluation, explanation, and regulation). The model also explains how perceived discrepancies between ideals and perceptions of one's current partner or relationship can have different consequences, depending on which of two motivating forces is active (the need to see the partner or relationship positively or the need to be accurate). Recent empirical studies that support some of the main features of the model are described.
Journal
Current Directions in Psychological Science – SAGE
Published: Jun 1, 2000