Evaluation of capacity to love, depression, and anxiety in women according to their relationship status

Busch, Isolde Martina; Kapusta, N.D.

doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1839

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“…Modification indices were then used to find how the model fit could be improved (Busch & Kapusta, 2017; Ge et al, 2017; Schutte et al, 2001). Paths were added between intrapersonal EC and interpersonal EC, intrapersonal resources and interpersonal resources, relationship status and depression, and depression and social support.…”

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Modeling multivariate associations with parental loneliness via perceived closeness and support

Hall¹,

Millear²,

Summers

2020

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Objectives: Recent research findings suggest the prevalence of loneliness is increasing in middle-aged adults parenting children, challenging the notion this demographic is typically at low risk of loneliness. Method: The current study applied the cognitive discrepancy model as theoretical foundation to investigate the variance of individual and situational variables contributing to perceived closeness and support and consequently loneliness. Structural equation modeling was employed to identify multivariate contributors associated with parental loneliness in 323 parents with an average age of 37.69 ( SD = 5.96) years. Results: Results support the theoretical proposition that individual factors, rather than situational, contribute to a greater variance of a perceived gap in relationship closeness and support. It was found that emotional competence, ability to forgive, emotional stability, extraversion, and lower mood levels are significant contributors to a small cognitive gap in perceived relationship closeness and protective against parental loneliness. Relationship status contributed a weak direct effect over perceived relationship closeness and support. Situational factors, including number of children and household income, were non-significant risks for loneliness. Overall, the model accounted for 65% of perceived relationship closeness and support and 85% of loneliness. The limitation of small number of male participants is discussed with regard to the existing research gap investigating male loneliness. Conclusion: A Pathway to Loneliness Risk Model is proposed, demonstrating that through increasing an individual’s intrapersonal and interpersonal resources and challenging negative cognitive biases and maladaptive schemas regarding an individual’s perception of their relationships, may lead to a reduction in the individual’s risk for loneliness.

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Modeling multivariate associations with parental loneliness via perceived closeness and support

Hall¹,

Millear²,

Summers

2020

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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“…Moreover, being in a relationship contributes to the capacity to love and its dimensions. In fact, Busch and Kapusta [44] found that single women, when compared to women who are in a relationship, have a lower capacity to love and suffer more from depressive symptoms. This study's results are in line with those of [45] Hudson et al (2020), who stated that being in a romantic relationship predicts greater well-being, although the effects were moderated by relationship quality.…”

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Being Female and in a Romantic Relationship Enhances the Association between Satisfaction with Love Life and Capacity to Love

Leite,

Costa,

Ribeiro

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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This study aims to evaluate if the relation between love life satisfaction, assessed by the satisfaction with love life scale (SWLLS), and capacity to love, assessed by the capacity to love inventory (CTL-I), is moderated by gender and by being or not in a romantic relationship, in a Portuguese sample. To this end, the adaptation and validation of CTL-I for this population were carried out through an exploratory factorial analysis (EFA) followed by a Robust Maximum Likelihood (MLR) confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA). A multi-group analysis for measurement invariance depending on being in a romantic relationship or not was assessed. The model’s reliability was also evaluated. The associations between SWLLS and CTL-I were tested by correlations, regressions and moderations. At last, differences between means and distributions concerning sociodemographic variables were determined. The results showed that a good model fit for the Portuguese version of the CTL-I was found, as well as good psychometric properties. Results also showed that satisfaction with love life contributes to explaining the capacity to love and all its dimensions, and that gender and being in a romantic relationship moderate the association between love life satisfaction and the capacity to love. Being female and being in a romantic relationship make the relationship between love life satisfaction and the capacity to love stronger and more meaningful.

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The Capacity of Feeling Loved

Surijah

Rahayu²,

Supriyadi³

2020

jip

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Love is an indispensable part of human life, and this study specifically investigated the expression of feeling loved. This study aims to explore the association between couples’ feeling loved and different components of wellbeing. We constructed a continuous rating scale to measure couples’ feeling loved and its contribution toward life satisfaction and positive affect. There were 252 couples participated in this study. To examine the measurement’s consistency, this study compared the continuous rating scale of feeling loved with its Likert scale and rating scale counterpart. This study also investigated the role of feeling loved towards the scores of positive affect and life satisfaction as the components of wellbeing. Actor partner interdependence model and linear regression results showed that feeling loved was positively contributed to life satisfaction and positive affect; however, there was no significant interactive effect within partner. This study suggested feeling loved influenced wellbeing, although other predictors may play more prominent roles in determining wellbeing. Keywords: love, feeling loved, wellbeing

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Evaluation of capacity to love, depression, and anxiety in women according to their relationship status

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Modeling multivariate associations with parental loneliness via perceived closeness and support

Modeling multivariate associations with parental loneliness via perceived closeness and support

Being Female and in a Romantic Relationship Enhances the Association between Satisfaction with Love Life and Capacity to Love

The Capacity of Feeling Loved

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