Universality of the Triangular Theory of Love

Autor(en): Piotr Sorokowski, Agnieszka Sorokowska, Maciej Karwowski, Agata Groyecka, Toivo Aavik, Grace Akello, Charlotte Alm, Naumana Amjad, Afifa Anjum, Kelly Asao, Chiemezie S. Atama, Derya Atamtürk Duyar, Richard Ayebare, Carlota Batres, Mons Bendixen, Aicha Bensafia, Boris Bizumic, Mahmoud Boussena, David M. Buss, Marina Butovskaya, Seda Can, Katarzyna Cantarero, Antonin Carrier, Hakan Çetinkaya, Dominika Chabin, Daniel Conroy-Beam, Ilona Croy, Rosa María Cueto, Marcin Czub, Daria Dronova, Seda Dural, Izzet Duyar, Berna Ertugrul, Agustín Espinosa, Ignacio Estevan, Carla Sofia Esteves, Tomasz Frackowiak, Jorge Contreras Graduño, Farida Guemaz, Tran Ha Thu, Mária Haľamová, Iskra Herak, Marina Horvat, Ivana Hromatko, Chin Ming Hui, Jas Laile Jaafar, Feng Jiang, Konstantinos Kafetsios, Tina Kavcic, Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair, Nicolas Kervyn, Nils C. Köbis, Aleksandra Kostic, Anna Krasnodębska, András Láng, Georgina R. Lennard, Ernesto León, Torun Lindholm, Gulia Lopez, Mohammad Madallh Alhabahba, Alvaro Mailhos, Zoi Manesi, Rocio Martinez, Mario Sainz Martinez, Sarah L. McKerchar, Norbert Meskó, Girishwar Misra, Conal Monaghan, Emanuel C. Mora, Alba Moya-Garófano, Bojan Musil, Jean Carlos Natividade, George Nizharadze, Elisabeth Oberzaucher, Anna Oleszkiewicz, Mohd Sofian Omar Fauzee, Ike E. Onyishi, Baris Özener, Ariela Francesca Pagani, Vilmante Pakalniskiene, Miriam Parise, Bogusław Pawłowski, Farid Pazhoohi, Marija Pejičić, Annette Pisanski, Katarzyna Pisanski, Nejc Plohl, Edna Ponciano, Camelia Popa, Pavol Prokop, Aneta Przepiórka, Truong Quang Lam, Muhammad Rizwan, Joanna Różycka-Tran, Svjetlana Salkičević, Ruta Sargautyte, Ivan Sarmany-Schuller, Susanne Schmehl, Anam Shahid, Rizwana Shaikh, Shivantika Sharad, Franco Simonetti, Meri Tadinac, Truong Thi Khanh Ha, Karina Ugalde González, Christin Melanie Vauclair, Luis Diego Vega, Dwi Ajeng Widarini, Bogdan Wojciszke, Gyesook Yoo, Zainab Fotowwat Zadeh, Marta Zaťková, Maja Zupančič, Robert J. Sternberg
Abstrakt: The Triangular Theory of Love (measured with Sternberg's Triangular Love Scale - STLS) is a prominent theoretical concept in empirical research on love. To expand the culturally homogeneous body of previous psychometric research regarding the STLS, we conducted a large-scale cross-cultural study with the use of this scale. In total, we examined more than 11,000 respondents, but as a result of applied exclusion criteria, the final analyses were based on a sample of 7332 participants from 25 countries (from all inhabited continents). We tested configural invariance, metric invariance, and scalar invariance, all of which confirmed the cultural universality of the theoretical construct of love analyzed in our study. We also observed that levels of love components differ depending on relationship duration, following the dynamics suggested in the Triangular Theory of Love. Supplementary files with all our data, including results on love intensity across different countries along with STLS versions adapted in a few dozen languages, will further enable more extensive research on the Triangular Theory of Love.
Organisation(en): Department für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Externe Organisation(en): Uniwersytet Wrocławski, University of Tartu, Gulu University, Stockholm University, University of the Punjab, Westminster College, New Wilmington, University of Nigeria, Istanbul University, THETA Uganda, Franklin & Marshall College, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) , University of Algiers 2, Australian National University, University of Texas, Austin, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ankara Üniversitesi, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Université catholique de Louvain, University of California, Santa Barbara, Technische Universität Dresden, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi, Universidad de la República, ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Setif 2 University , Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Universität Maribor, University of Zagreb, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Malaya , Huaqiao University, Olmützer Palacky-Universität, University of Primorska, University of Amsterdam (UvA), University of Niš, Opole University, University of Pécs, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Middle East University, Jordan, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Universidad de Monterrey, University of Delhi, Universidad de La Habana, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Kakha Bendukidze University, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Vilnius University (VU), University of British Columbia (UBC), Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Romanian Academy, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, The Delve Pvt Ltd, University of Gdańsk, Aga Khan University Hospital, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, Universitas Prof Dr Moestopo (Beragama), Kyung Hee University, Bahria University, University of Ljubljana, Cornell University
Journal: Journal of Sex Research
Band: 58
Seiten: 106-115
Anzahl der Seiten: 10
ISSN: 0022-4499
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1787318
Publikationsdatum: 01-2021
Peer-reviewed: Ja
ÖFOS 2012: 106051 Verhaltensbiologie
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ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete: Allgemeine Psychologie, Gender studies, History and Philosophy of Science, Sociology and Political Science
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