TABLE 3.
Final subscales, mean scores, and reliability
| Relational expectations | M (SD) |
|---|---|
| Restrictions (α: .790) | Total: 1.95 (0.79) |
| I do not want to be monogamous because it means I would have to commit to only one person | 1.64 (1.095) |
| I would want to be in a relationship where I’m allowed to date other people | 1.47 (0.982) |
| Committing to a serious relationship right now would keep me from enjoying my life | 1.83 (1.198) |
| I would date someone who is into party-and-play (PnP) | 1.79 (1.156) |
| The thought of making a long term emotional commitment to a romantic partner is scary | 2.43 (1.288) |
| It is acceptable for my partner to use drugs | 2.10 (1.281) |
| I would be willing to have an intense but short relationship | 2.55 (1.343) |
| Negative Breakups (α: .855) | Total: 2.84 (1.06) |
| My self-esteem goes down when a partner breaks up with me | 3.22 (1.435) |
| I feel powerless when a partner breaks up with me | 2.72 (1.450) |
| Breakups tend to affect my day-to-day activities negatively | 2.85 (1.370) |
| I tend to blame myself for my breakups | 2.75 (1.387) |
| Masculine and gender norms (α: .771) | Total 3.08 (1.04) |
| I only want to date men who are masculine | 2.80 (1.393) |
| I only want to date men who are “straight- acting” | 2.48 (1.358) |
| I would date an effeminate mana | 3.26 (1.330) |
| I would date a man who does draga | 3.87 (1.328) |
| Optimism (α: 0.856) | Total: 3.54 (1.10) |
| When a relationship ends, I ultimately leave with a better sense of what I desire in a future relationship | 3.62 (1.17) |
| When a relationship ends, I ultimately leave with a better sense of what I can offer in a future relationship | 3.50 (1.18) |
| Cheating (α: .769) | Total: 3.79 (1.13) |
| If I cheated on my partner, I would expect him to break up with me | 3.97 (1.18) |
| If my partner cheated on me, I would break up with him | 2.48 (1.32) |
| Immediacy (α: .741) | Total: 2.18 (1.14) |
| I tend to tell someone that I love him with someone within the first month of dating | 2.48 (1.32) |
| I tend to know when I’m in love with someone within the first month of dating | 1.92 (1.24) |
| Relational beliefs | |
| Sex beliefs (α: .773) | Total: 3.20 (0.61) |
| Sex is important for a lasting romantic relationship | 3.13 (.805) |
| Sex brings two people closer | 3.19 (.729) |
| Sexual chemistry is important in a romantic relationship | 3.31 (.650) |
| Equality (α: 727) | Total: 3.44 (0.55) |
| I admire romantic relationships where partners seem to be equals | 3.48 (.608) |
| I most admire relationships where couples are on the same wavelength | 3.44 (.607) |
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Items were reverse coded.