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Psychosocial Predictors of Love Satisfaction Among College Students from Madeira

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2020

Luísa Soares Open the ORCID record for Luísa Soares [Opens in a new window] ,
Orlanda Cruz ,
Filipa Oliveira ,
Carla V. Lucas  and
Félix Neto Open the ORCID record for Félix Neto [Opens in a new window]
Luísa Soares*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Madeira, Portugal
Orlanda Cruz
Affiliation:
Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal
Filipa Oliveira
Affiliation:
Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Madeira, Portugal
Carla V. Lucas
Affiliation:
Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Madeira, Portugal
Félix Neto
Affiliation:
Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal
*
Address for correspondence: Luísa Soares, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9000-390Funchal, Portugal. Email: lsoares@uma.pt
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Abstract

This study examined three sets of psychosocial variables (love styles, perceived social support, and social and emotional loneliness) as predictors of satisfaction with love life among 357 college students from Madeira (57% females). The participants completed four scales, including the Love Attitudes Scale (LAS), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Support (MSPSS), the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale (SELSA-S), and the Satisfaction with Love Life Scale (SWLLS). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the unidimensionality of the SWLLS among college students in Madeira region. Overall, satisfaction with love life was significantly predicted by indicators of love styles, perceived social support, and social and emotional loneliness, accounting respectively for 51%, 28%, and 60% of the variance being explained. The study provided additional evidence of the importance of love styles, social support and loneliness in satisfaction with love life.

Keywords

emotional lonelinesslove satisfactionlove stylessocial lonelinesssocial support
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Journal of Relationships Research , Volume 11 , 2020 , e6
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Copyright © The Author(s), published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Australian Academic Press Pty Ltd 2020

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