Politics in the Bedroom? Evaluation of partners’ political attitudes in romantic relationships
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
4-2025
Abstract
Marital quality of life has been found to be negatively correlated with psychological distress (Gulzar et al., 2024). The purpose of this study is to determine if political affiliation based on the Triplex Scale of Political Orientation affects romantic relationship satisfaction and tolerance levels for differing political views in a monogamous couple. We hypothesize that those scoring higher in social control will score lower on relationship satisfaction and partner tolerance for differing political views than those who score higher on economic conservatism and general authoritarianism, and that scores in relationship satisfaction and partner tolerance for differing political views will be lower in couples with differing political views if the participant's desired candidate loses the election, regardless of political orientation. According to the preliminary analysis of the first 97 participants, General Authoritarianism (GA) predicted lower tolerance t(52) = 2.923, p = 0.005 (p < 0.05) for different political ideas, which supports the hypothesis.
Recommended Citation
Salamanca, Sophia; Koroluk, Melanie; Ramirez, Moises; Crispin, Anissa; Rodriguez, Felicia; and Bohmann, Amy, "Politics in the Bedroom? Evaluation of partners’ political attitudes in romantic relationships" (2025). Student Research Symposium 2025. 5.
https://digitalcommons.tamusa.edu/srs_2025/5
Comments
1:00-2:00 p.m.
BLH 366
Studies in Psychology & Criminology
Thiya Mukherjee, Moderator