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Perceiving being single as inherently negative: when participant ratings of another person’s life satisfaction rely solely on that person’s relationship status

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03359-8

Published Online: 2025-09-26

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Authors

Komlenac, Nikola https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2647-4461
Mair, Carmen

Walther, Andreas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4516-1783
Hochleitner, Margarethe
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Landes Tirols (F.44681)
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Article History

Received: 27 May 2024

Accepted: 23 August 2025

First Online: 26 September 2025

Declarations

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: The medical university’s Ethics Committee exempted the present study from full ethics review because under Austrian law the present study did not require formal approval by an ethics committee [, ]. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki [] and the APA standards []. All participants gave written informed consent.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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