We hypothesized that participants in love and more experienced in romantic love (eg,
schematics) would perceive love more accurately than those who were not in love and less�…

The purpose of this study was to examine possible links between relationship beliefs
(Implicit Theories of Relationships and Importance of intimacy and passion), love�…

A leading theory of romantic love is that it functions to make one feel committed to one's
beloved, as well as to signal this commitment to the beloved. Because women tend to be�…

The present study identifies the higher-order factors underlying the most popular measures
of love in use today through meta-analytic factor analysis. Eighty-one studies representing�…

This article examines the possibility that romantic love (with intensity, engagement, and
sexual interest) can exist in long-term relationships. A review of taxonomies, theory, and�…

Passionate love (PL) is a central concept in romantic relationships, yet the process through
which it enhances relationship maintenance remains unclear. The current research included�…

Sažetak Although love has been tied to different behaviors for men and women, it is unclear
whether individuals intend to express their love through such behaviors. In order to identify�…

Romantic partners have different attitudes on what love is and what it means to be in a
romantic relationship. These attitudes are conceptualized as love styles that relate to�…

Love is a complex construct of undeniable importance for human beings and an area of
research that has progressed over the past decades. The capacity to love, specifically, refers�…

Multiple studies throughout recent years have investigated the theory of love that identified
six love attitudes: Eros, Ludus, Storge, Mania, Pragma, and Agape. Research found that�…