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Are We Missing the Circumplexity? An Examination of Love Styles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2019

Vicente Cassepp-Borges Open the ORCID record for Vicente Cassepp-Borges [Opens in a new window]  and
Emilio Ferrer
Vicente Cassepp-Borges*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciências Humanas e Sociais de Volta Redonda, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Emilio Ferrer
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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Address for correspondence: Vicente Cassepp-Borges, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Ciências Humanas e Sociais de Volta Redonda, Rua Desembargador Ellis Hermydio Figueira, 783, Sala 214A, Bairro Aterrado – Volta Redonda, RJ, CEP 27213-145 – Brazil. Email: cassepp@gmail.com
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Abstract

The colours of love theory is of great importance for understanding love. However, previous research on this theory did not consider the model as circular, as originally proposed. This article investigates the spatial location of items and underlying love dimensions in the Love Attitudes Scale with a large Brazilian sample of 1,549 participants. The measure replicated the six-factor structure of previous studies (Eros, Ludus, Storge, Mania, Agape and Pragma), including the small correlations between factors and internal consistency. The circumplex structure, however, differed from the original theory. Multidimensional scaling showed an opposition between Ludus and Eros, as well as between Mania and Storge, suggesting a new spatial location to love styles. Based on the findings, we propose a revised reformulation of the colours of love theory using attachment theory as a framework to interpret the results.

Keywords

circumplex modelscolours of loveromantic relationshipsattachment theory
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Journal of Relationships Research , Volume 10 , 2019 , e21
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2019 

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