Review of the influence of attitudes and elements of the type on the choice of a romantic and marital partner

   In this article, the author conducts a theoretical analysis of the influence of attitudes and elements of the type on the choice of a partner for a romantic relationship, and examines the main theories of choosing a partner for marital relations.

   The scientific novelty lies in the fact that the article for the first time considered and summarized the ideas about the influence of the attitude and individual elements of a person's type on the choice of a romantic and / or marital partner, set out in the works of Russian and foreign researchers. In the Introduction, the author substantiates the relevance of studying the problem, provides the degree of its elaboration, sets the purpose and of theoretical research.

   The Theoretical justification provides the basic concepts necessary for researching this issue. The main existing theories of choosing a partner for romantic and marital relations by foreign authors are considered. The research is devoted to the influence of individual factors and certain elements of a person's type when choosing a partner for romantic and/or marital relationships for men and women. The article examines the influence of the attitude, as well as the idea of the role of the conscious attitude when choosing a romantic partner in the research works of foreign and national authors. In the Discussion of the results, empirical research and theories presented in the theoretical part on the influence of various factors, elements of type on the choice of a partner for romantic and marital relations are summarized and the author's position on this problem is put forward. In the Conclusion, the author concludes that the influence of attitudes on the choice of a romantic partner has not been sufficiently studied and requires additional research and deeper study.

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