Pages: 16-23

Abstract

The present study aims at anticipating the criteria of spouse selection based on the attachment and love styles. The subjects of the study include 324 university students chosen, through multistage cluster sampling, among 2000 students from Shiraz University. In order to collect the data, we used the questionnaire including 22 items concerning the priorities of mate selection criteria and 8 items concerning adult attachments. To analyze the obtained data, the statistical software SPSS 18 was used. Findings of the research revealed that knowing the attachment styles enables us to anticipate the mate selection criteria.