@article{ref1,
title="Development and initial validation of the coalitional mate retention inventory",
journal="Evolutionary psychological science",
year="2015",
author="Pham, Michael N. and Barbaro, Nicole and Shackelford, Todd K.",
volume="1",
number="1",
pages="4-12",
abstract="Mate retention behaviors are designed to reduce the likelihood of partner infidelity and relationship termination. Measures of mate retention historically have focused on individual mate retention--behaviors that individuals perform alone. The current research explores coalitional mate retention (CMR)--mate retention with assistance from allies. Using an act nomination procedure, we constructed the CMR Inventory (CMRI) to assess specific CMR behaviors. In study 1, participants (n = 100) provided open-ended responses in which they nominated CMR behaviors. In study 2, participants (n = 387) provided frequency reports on the 44 CMR behaviors identified in study 1. We conducted principal component analyses to guide construction of the CMRI, which assesses seven components of CMRI: manipulation (e.g., &quot;got my partner drunk to see what my partner said&quot;), praise (e.g., &quot;said nice things about me when my partner and other people were around&quot;), vigilance (e.g., &quot;observed how my partner acted around people interested in my partner&quot;), monopolizing time (e.g., &quot;accompanied my partner to a party&quot;), therapy (e.g., &quot;told my partner how much I liked my partner&quot;), gifts (e.g., &quot;told me what gifts my partner wanted&quot;), and violence (e.g., &quot;hit someone who was flirting with my partner&quot;). <br><br>DISCUSSION highlights the limitations of focusing exclusively on individual mate retention and the importance of considering alliances when researching mate retention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2198-9885",
doi="10.1007/s40806-014-0001-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40806-014-0001-5"
}