The Interplay of Religion and Singlehood: A Qualitative Study of Christian Single Adults Living in Poland
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-025-02345-z
Abstract: Previous research has suggested that religion and spirituality may play positive and negative functions in single people’s lives. However, while prior studies have provided initial findings, a more comprehensive and thorough exploration of the role… read more here.
Keywords: religion; adults living; interplay religion; singlehood ... See more keywords
Attachment style and prolonged singlehood in the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel
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DOI: 10.1007/s12144-020-00654-y
Abstract: The present study investigates the relationship between attachment style and prolonged singlehood in the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel. As in many religious and collectivistic communities, great value is attached to the institution of marriage while… read more here.
Keywords: prolonged singlehood; attachment style; style prolonged; singlehood ultra ... See more keywords
Who Holds the Power? Gendered Experiences of Involuntary Singlehood in the Age of Online Dating *
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DOI: 10.1111/soin.70037
Abstract: Although singlehood is a desired lifestyle for an increasing number of heterosexual women and men, many are involuntarily single, struggling to find a partner. Meanwhile, popular debates about dating are sharply polarized along gendered lines.… read more here.
Keywords: online dating; gendered experiences; holds power; singlehood ... See more keywords
The good, the bad, and the complex: Qualitative accounts of how people navigate singlehood benefits and challenges
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DOI: 10.1177/02654075251351444
Abstract: Singlehood is often described as a binary: some single people struggle, while other singles thrive. Yet, single people likely experience challenging and beneficial aspects of singlehood simultaneously. We used qualitative approaches to provide insight about… read more here.
Keywords: people navigate; singlehood; good bad; bad complex ... See more keywords
Difficulties in Keeping an Intimate Relationship and Singlehood
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DOI: 10.1177/14747049251377388
Abstract: An increasing number of people are single, meaning that they do not have an intimate partner. Existing research has focused on identifying the difficulties that people face in attracting mates. In the present paper, we… read more here.
Keywords: relationship; maintaining intimate; intimate relationship; singlehood ... See more keywords
Beyond the voluntariness dichotomy: perspectives of singles regarding relationship formation
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DOI: 10.1332/20467435y2025d000000072
Abstract: This article focuses on the heterogeneity of perspectives of singles towards relationship formation. A framework-informed thematic analysis was used to comprehensively understand the reflective views on one’s singlehood status. As a heuristic framework, the ready–willing–able… read more here.
Keywords: singlehood; perspectives singles; relationship formation; framework ... See more keywords
Sociodemographic and cultural factors are related to singlehood rates: A multilevel analysis across 59 countries from the World Values Survey
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0335416
Abstract: Singlehood, which refers to remaining without a lifetime partner, has become an increasingly common phenomenon. However, there is still limited understanding of the individual-level sociodemographic and country-level cultural factors that predict one’s singlehood status. We… read more here.
Keywords: world values; level; cultural factors; singlehood ... See more keywords
Who does singlehood best? A latent profile analysis
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1509349
Abstract: Researchers have begun to address heterogeneity in the single population. Historically, singles have been differentiated either by their marital history (e.g., widowed, divorced, never-married) or by whether they considered their singlehood voluntary. However, these approaches… read more here.
Keywords: pressure; latent profile; history; singlehood ... See more keywords