What does " a person’s ideal self-concept, and the perception they had of their partner. " mean?
People had partners who were similarly self-satisfied with themselves
People’s perceptions of their partners were biased towards their ideal self
In other words, someone who was low self-esteem has a higher likelihood of having a partner with low self-esteem, while someone who is self-liking will look for a partner who also likes who they are. To elaborate on the second finding, there was no correlation between each individual partner’s personalities, but there was a correlation between a person’s ideal self-concept, and the perception they had of their partner.
What does " between a person’s ideal self-concept, and the perception they had of their partner. " mean?