Singlehood that is, not having an intimate partner, constitutes a common state in contemporary post-industrial societies. The current research aimed to identify some of the factors that make people more likely to be involuntarily single, meaning that they want to be in an intimate relationship but they face difficulties in attracting a partner. More specifically, we investigated the effects of sexual functioning, BMI (Body Mass Index), and having children from previous relationships on singlehood status. Using a sample of 1,188 Greek-speaking participants, we found that poorer sexual functioning was associated with higher probability to be involuntarily single than in an intimate relationship, and more years spent as single. Higher BMI did not predict relationship status, but for women, it was associated with more years being single. We also found that, men who had children from previous relationships, were more likely to be in an intimate relationship than involuntarily single.

单身，即没有亲密伴侣，构成了当代后工业社会的普遍状态。目前的研究旨在确定一些使人们更可能非自愿单身的因素，这意味着他们希望保持亲密关系，但在吸引伴侣方面遇到困难。更具体地说，我们调查了性功能、BMI（身体质量指数）和从以前的关系中生孩子对单身状态的影响。我们使用 1,188 名讲希腊语的参与者作为样本，发现与亲密关系相比，较差的性功能与非自愿单身的可能性更高，并且单身的时间更长。较高的 BMI 并不能预测关系状况，但对于女性来说，它与单身多年有关。