Change in College Students' Love-Styles

Abstract

55 upper-division college students in two classes were administered a love-styles inventory (SAMPLE-70) at the beginning and end of the academic quarter. 25 received lectures on love and 30 did not. The former group showed a significant increase only for Storge. Endorsement patterns for both groups suggest a form of interpersonal relationship characterized by a rational and ethical quest for an ideal relationship, a willingness to make sacrifices for the beloved, a mutual regard, caring and friendship, and a sense of fate in the relationship.

Sex Differences in Associations of Temperament with Love-Styles

“…In recent years, psychologists have shown increasing interest in exploring aspects of interpersonal relationships, especially those of a romantic nature (Philbrick & Leon, 1991). For example, dimensions of temperament have been shown to correlate with love-styles (Mallandain & Davies, 1994;Worobey, 2001).…”

Love-Styles among University Students in Mexico

“…Increasing interest has been expressed in the exploration of love-attitudes and love-styles within a cross-cultural perspective (1,2,5,6,7,8,9,10). Lasswell and Lasswell (4, p. 219) emphasized the importance of the love-style construct for clinical research and practice both w i t h n the United States and cross-culturally.…”