The Status of Theory and Research on Love and Commitment

Development of a prototype‐based measure of relational boredom

“…For example, scores on Frei and Shaver's (2002) prototype-based respect scale were correlated .73 with scores on a relationship satisfaction scale. Similarly, scores on standard love and commitment scales tend to correlate in the range of .70 to .80 with satisfaction scores (see, e.g., Fehr, 2001;Le & Agnew, 2003). In their analysis of respect, Frei and Shaver pointed out that it is quite likely that respecting one's partner and feeling satisfied with one's relationship "are intertwined in couple members' minds" (p. 136).…”

A Neuro-Psychoanalytical Dialogue for Bridging Freud and the Neurosciences

“…Recent advances in the cognitive and affective neurosciences have enabled psychologists and neurobiologists to investigate different aspects of romantic love, including its motivational basis (Aron et al 2005 ;Fehr 2001 ;Meyers and Berscheid 1997 ). There have also been numerous studies that explored the underlying neural mechanisms of sexual arousal, sexual activity and pair formation (Beauregard et al 2001 ;Insel et al 1998 ;Karama et al 2002 ;Tiihonen et al 1994 ;Van Goozen et al 1997 ;reviewed in Fisher 2004 ).…”

A perspectiva evolucionista sobre relações românticas

“…Quando nos referimos ao amor pela nossa mãe e ao amor por um parceiro romântico, estamos falando do mesmo sentimento? Essa foi uma das perguntas que motivaram o surgimento de diversas teorias no intuito de ir além da simples conceitualização de amor, e buscaram identificar e compreender os possíveis tipos de amor (Berscheid, 2006;Fehr, 2001).…”