Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Parental Attachment, Perceived Parental-Partner Similarity, and Relationship Satisfaction among Indian Emerging Adults Subject The topic of the resource Culture; Emerging adults; Parental attachment; Personality; Relationship satisfaction; Relationships Description An account of the resource Theories of mate selection debate about whether people tend to choose partners based on similarities to their parents. The present study aimed to address whether a similarity in how people perceive their parents and their partners is associated with the relationship between parental attachment and relationship satisfaction by adopting a template-matching framework. Participants were urban, emerging adults in India (n = 263, 137 male and 126 female) who were measured for how they perceive the traits of a parental figure, traits of a partner, attachment to the parent, and relationship satisfaction with the partner. Data analysis was conducted using correlations, linear regressions, and moderation analyses. Findings show that perceived neuroticism of parents was associated with perceived neuroticism of the partner. Additionally, perceptions of neuroticism of parents predicted neuroticism in partners. Perceived agreeableness, neuroticism, and openness to experience moderated the relationship between parental attachment and relationship satisfaction. A gender difference with a small effect size in perceptions of similarity was observed for openness to experience and agreeableness. Finally, perceived agreeableness also moderated the relationship between parental attachment and relationship satisfaction for men and women separately. However, for men, perceived neuroticism also significantly moderated this relationship. The findings imply that, to an extent, the more emerging adults perceive similarities of certain traits in their parents and partners, the higher likelihood that their attachment to their parent predicts relationship satisfaction with their partner. Limitations and future directions have been discussed. The Author(s) under exclusive licence to National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) India 2024. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charles D.Y.; Gopal B. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Psychological Studies, Vol-69, No. 2, pp. 194-211. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-024-00790-6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-024-00790-6</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85191690459&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs12646-024-00790-6&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=fca0b95db3344be92e3389bfbfe8fd27" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85191690459&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs12646-024-00790-6&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=fca0b95db3344be92e3389bfbfe8fd27</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 332968 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Charles D.Y., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Gopal B., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore, India