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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Thinking about What You Think about Me: The Role of Perceived Partner’s Satisfaction with One’s Own Body on Relationship Quality in Romantic Couples

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Social

  • Clara Nelsen
    Eastern Michigan University
  • Ellen Hart
    Eastern Michigan University
  • Aidan Schmitt
    Eastern Michigan University
  • Ahmad Zalt
    Eastern Michigan University
  • David Farris
    Eastern Michigan University
  • Chong Chow
    Eastern Michigan University

Abstract

This research examined BMI and body dissatisfaction in predicting relationship quality among romantic couples. When considering BMI, self and partner body dissatisfaction, and perceived partner dissatisfaction with one’s own body, perceived partner dissatisfaction is the only significant predictor of relationship quality for both men and women.

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