Relational implications of communication skill evaluations and love styles

Kunkel, Adrianne; Burleson, Brant R.

doi:10.1080/10417940309373260

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“…A number of studies reported that women favored the style of Agape more than men (e.g., Davies, 2001;Schultz et al, 2001). In contrast, other research indicated men scored higher on Agape (e.g., Fallon & Bowles, 1999;Grote & Frieze, 1998;Heaven, Da Silva, Carey, & Holen, 2004;Kunkel & Burleson, 2003;Sprecher & Toro-Morn, 2002;Worobey, 2001). The inconsistencies in these results may be due to the fact that most love-style studies were conducted to contrast and compare different love styles and did not focus on one style of love.…”

Section: Marriage and Family Reviewmentioning

confidence: 59%

Agape Love in Couple Relationships

Li¹,

Huddleston-Casas

2005

Marriage & Family Review

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This study examined Agape love in couple relationships among randomly-sampled, telephone-surveyed adults currently involved in a romantic relationship. Agape refers to other-centered, altruistic love and is one of the six styles of love from John Lee's (1973) theory of love styles. The results showed that age, religiosity, and relationship satisfaction were positively correlated with Agape. People with more education reported lower Agape love scores than did less educated people. Men reported a higher level of Agape love than did women when controlling for age, education, religiosity and relationship satisfaction.

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Section: Marriage and Family Reviewmentioning

confidence: 59%

Agape Love in Couple Relationships

Li¹,

Huddleston-Casas

2005

Marriage & Family Review

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“…Sample items include: "My partner fits my ideal standards of physical beauty" (eros), "I enjoy playing the 'game of love' with my partner and a number of other partners" (ludus), "Our friendship merged gradually into love over time" (storge), "One consideration in choosing my partner was how he/she would reflect on my career" (pragma), "When my partner does not pay attention to me, I feel sick all over" (mania), and "I would rather suffer myself than let my partner suffer" (agape). Previous reliability coefficients for this scale have been: .71 for the Eros subscale, .69 Ludus, .75 Storge, .78 Pragma, .74 Mania, and .82 Agape (Kunkel & Burleson, 2003). In this study, obtained Cronbach coefficients alpha were: Eros (α = .74), Ludus (α = .83), Storge (α = .77), Pragma (α = .81), Mania (α = .75), and Agape (α = .84).…”

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confidence: 98%

Love Styles and Desire for Closeness in Romantic Relationships

Goodboy

Booth‐Butterfield

2009

Psychol Rep

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This study investigated differences in love styles (i.e., eros, ludus, storge, pragma, agape, mania) associated with the romantic desire for closeness. Participants were 197 undergraduate students (M age = 19.8 yr., SD = 1.9; 92 men, 104 women) currently in a romantic relationship who completed a survey assessing their love styles and current desire for closeness with their partner (i.e., desired less closeness, the same level of closeness, or more closeness). Results indicated small significant differences in individuals' preferences for closeness with the eros and ludus love styles. Specifically, individuals who desired less closeness scored lower on eros love and higher on ludus love than partners who reported an ideal level of closeness or who desired more closeness.

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“…People who have a PLA prefer spending time with their partners as well as giving and receiving tokens of affection, such as comforting and supporting their partner, managing conflicts, and helping their partner resolve issues. 35 These people are attentive and expressive in face-to-face interactions because of their positive perceptions of self and others. 36 Partners who score high in PLA are likely to be highly competent in communication and in managing a high-quality relationship.…”

Section: Rq2: How Does Communication Quality Online Mediate the Relationships Between Mobile-mediated Communication And Relationship Qualmentioning

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Mobile-Mediated Communication in Romantic Relationships: The Effects of Communication Indicators and Love Attitude on Relationship Quality

2021

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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Whether mobile phones benefit or sabotage close relationships has been a persistent subject of debate in media and communication studies. Because previous studies have demonstrated contrasting findings, further studies on this topic are required. Based on media richness theory and social penetration theory, this study investigated the direct and indirect associations between mobile communication and relationship quality (i.e., depth, support, and conflict) in romantic relationships. A survey of 1,000 university students in China revealed that relationship depth was positively predicted by mobile phone calls and negatively predicted by mobile short messages. Mobile WeChat had dialectical effects, as it reinforced relationship depth and support, but increased conflict. Regarding indirect effects, communication quality online positively mediated the effects of mobile phone calls on relationship quality and negatively mediated the effects of mobile short messages and Weibo on relationship quality. Moreover, passionate love attitudes (PLAs) and gender negatively moderated the effects of mobile phone calls on relationship depth, indicating that females and individuals who had stronger PLAs had lower relationship quality when they used mobile phone calls to interact with their romantic partners. The moderating effects of PLA were extended to the indirect relationship between phone calls and relationship quality through communication quality. Overall, this study developed a typology to examine mobile relational communication by integrating the quantity (i.e., mobile use frequencies) and quality of mobile communication, as well as personal attitudes in close relationships.

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Relational implications of communication skill evaluations and love styles

Cited by 10 publications

References 44 publications

Agape Love in Couple Relationships

Agape Love in Couple Relationships

Love Styles and Desire for Closeness in Romantic Relationships

Mobile-Mediated Communication in Romantic Relationships: The Effects of Communication Indicators and Love Attitude on Relationship Quality

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