Assessing passionate love: Italian validation of the PLS (reduced version)

Aghedu, Fabio Cannas; Veneziani, Chiara A.; Manari, Tommaso; Feybesse, Cyrille; Bisiacchi, Patrizia

doi:10.1080/14681994.2018.1442570

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“…There are few studies of psychological sex differences in romantic love. Those that exist (e.g., Hatfield and Sprecher, 1986;Hendrick and Hendrick, 1995;Cannas Aghedu et al, 2018) compare the overall intensity of romantic love and find no difference or slightly more intense romantic love in women than men. To our knowledge, no research has specifically investigated sex differences in duration or form of romantic love although it has been shown that some precursors to romantic love may play a greater role in one sex than the other (see Pines, 2001;Sprecher et al, 1994;Riela et al, 2010).…”

Section: Romantic Love Over the Lifetimementioning

confidence: 99%

Proximate and Ultimate Perspectives on Romantic Love

2021

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Romantic love is a phenomenon of immense interest to the general public as well as to scholars in several disciplines. It is known to be present in almost all human societies and has been studied from a number of perspectives. In this integrative review, we bring together what is known about romantic love using Tinbergen’s “four questions” framework originating from evolutionary biology. Under the first question, related to mechanisms, we show that it is caused by social, psychological mate choice, genetic, neural, and endocrine mechanisms. The mechanisms regulating psychopathology, cognitive biases, and animal models provide further insights into the mechanisms that regulate romantic love. Under the second question, related to development, we show that romantic love exists across the human lifespan in both sexes. We summarize what is known about its development and the internal and external factors that influence it. We consider cross-cultural perspectives and raise the issue of evolutionary mismatch. Under the third question, related to function, we discuss the fitness-relevant benefits and costs of romantic love with reference to mate choice, courtship, sex, and pair-bonding. We outline three possible selective pressures and contend that romantic love is a suite of adaptions and by-products. Under the fourth question, related to phylogeny, we summarize theories of romantic love’s evolutionary history and show that romantic love probably evolved in concert with pair-bonds in our recent ancestors. We describe the mammalian antecedents to romantic love and the contribution of genes and culture to the expression of modern romantic love. We advance four potential scenarios for the evolution of romantic love. We conclude by summarizing what Tinbergen’s four questions tell us, highlighting outstanding questions as avenues of potential future research, and suggesting a novel ethologically informed working definition to accommodate the multi-faceted understanding of romantic love advanced in this review.

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Section: Romantic Love Over the Lifetimementioning

confidence: 99%

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2021

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“…Data were coded as 1 (female) or 2 (male). Some studies have suggested that females experience romantic love marginally more intensely than males [50,51]. Love in romantic relationships has been thought to follow a specific trajectory of intensity related to intimacy, passion, and commitment [52].…”

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Romantic Love and Behavioral Activation System Sensitivity to a Loved One

Bode,

Kavanagh

2023

Behavioral Sciences

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Research investigating the mechanisms that contribute to romantic love is in its infancy. The behavioral activation system is one biopsychological system that has been demonstrated to play a role in several motivational outcomes. This study was the first to investigate romantic love and the behavioral activation system. In study 1, the Behavioral Activation System—Sensitivity to a Loved One (BAS-SLO) Scale was validated in a sample of 1556 partnered young adults experiencing romantic love. In study 2, hierarchical linear regression was used to identify BAS-SLO Scale associations with the intensity of romantic love in a subsample of 812 partnered young adults experiencing romantic love for two years or less. The BAS-SLO Scale explained 8.89% of the variance in the intensity of romantic love. Subject to further validation and testing, the BAS-SLO Scale may be useful in future neuroimaging and psychological studies. The findings are considered in terms of the mechanisms and evolutionary history of romantic love.

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“…This scale, developed by Hatfield and Sprecher, 30 was used to measure passionate love in a one-dimensional way. For this study we used the Italian reduced version 41 composed of 15 items (e.g. “I would feel deep despair if he/she left me.”).…”

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“…PLS-R-IT is a 9-point Likert type scale, and response alternatives range from 1 ( not at all true ) to 9 ( definitely true ). Scores from the PLS-R-IT have been shown to be reliable (Cronbach's alpha = .91; Cannas Aghedu et al 41 ). In the current samples, internal consistency for the PLS-R-IT was .91.…”

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Devils or angels when in love? An exploratory study investigating romantic love among high-risk athletes

Aghedu

Ghedina

Lux-Sterrit

et al. 2022

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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In recent years, research on high-risk athletes has focused mainly on personality traits, highlighting a complex and often ambivalent personality structure. Although scholars pointed out emotional difficulties amongst high-risk athletes, there exists to this day no in-depth investigation of the affective aspect. In an effort to address this so-far neglected question, this study offers the first thorough exploration of patterns of romantic relationships among high-risk athletes. Two groups were selected: people who practice extreme sports (N = 189; Extreme) and those who practice other types of sports (N = 207; Non-extreme). A series of tests were administered to evaluate romantic love, personality traits and self-esteem. Results showed that Extreme tend to display less intense feelings than their Non-extreme counterparts; conversely, their sentimental relationships are characterized by positive emotions and stable feelings, avoiding negative emotions. Hence, despite stereotypes which characterize Extreme as thrill-seekers prone to impulsivity, it seems that this group do not in fact seek as many thrills in their love life, but rather seek stability and contentment. Although still in it explorative phase, this study produced preliminary data which should be considered in devising further assessment and therapeutic strategies for this population of athletes.

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Assessing passionate love: Italian validation of the PLS (reduced version)

Cited by 8 publications

References 39 publications

Proximate and Ultimate Perspectives on Romantic Love

Proximate and Ultimate Perspectives on Romantic Love

Romantic Love and Behavioral Activation System Sensitivity to a Loved One

Devils or angels when in love? An exploratory study investigating romantic love among high-risk athletes

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