The Relationship Between Dimensions of Love, Personality, and Relationship Length

The present study examined the associations among participant demographics, personality factors, love dimensions, and relationship length. In total, 16,030 participants completed an internet survey assessing Big Five personality factors, Sternberg’s three love dimensions (intimacy, passion, and comm...

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Published in:Archives of sexual behavior 2010-10, Vol.39 (5), p.1181-1190
Main Authors: Ahmetoglu, Gorkan, Swami, Viren, Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Female
Humans
Internet
Interpersonal Relations
Love
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Psychological
Original Paper
Personal relationships
Personality
Personality traits
Psychology
Public Health
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners
Social Sciences
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:The present study examined the associations among participant demographics, personality factors, love dimensions, and relationship length. In total, 16,030 participants completed an internet survey assessing Big Five personality factors, Sternberg’s three love dimensions (intimacy, passion, and commitment), and the length of time that they had been involved in a relationship. Results of structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that participant age was negatively associated with passion and positively associated with intimacy and commitment. In addition, the Big Five factor of Agreeableness was positively associated with all three love dimensions, whereas Conscientiousness was positively associated with intimacy and commitment. Finally, passion was negatively associated with relationship length, whereas commitment was positively correlated with relationship length. SEM results further showed that there were minor differences in these associations for women and men. Given the large sample size, our results reflect stable associations between personality factors and love dimensions. The present results may have important implications for relationship and marital counseling. Limitations of this study and further implications are discussed.
ISSN:0004-0002
1573-2800
DOI:10.1007/s10508-009-9515-5