INCIDENCE AND DURATION OF ROMANTIC ATTRACTION IN STUDENTS PROGRESSING FROM SECONDARY TO TERTIARY EDUCATION

There is increasing interest in the nature and biological significance of romantic love but few quantitative data are available for testing specific hypotheses. This paper describes the use of a survey instrument to assess incidence and duration of romantic attractions over a 2-year period amongst s...

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Published in:Journal of biosocial science 2001-04, Vol.33 (2), p.173-184
Main Authors: BRUCE, NEVILLE W., SANDERS, KATHERINE A.
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Adolescent
Adult
Australia
Biological and medical sciences
College Students
Courtship
Dating (Social)
Education
Female
Females
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender
Health Occupations - education
High School Students
Humans
Incidence
Interpersonal Attraction
Interpersonal Relations
Intimacy
Love
Male
Males
Mate Selection
Opposite Sex Relations
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychophysiology
Seasonal fluctuations
Seasonal Variations
Seasons
Secondary education
Sexual reproduction
Social interactions. Communication. Group processes
Social psychology
Students
Students - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tertiary education
Time
Universities
University students
Western Australia
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Adult
Australia
Biological and medical sciences
College Students
Courtship
Dating (Social)
Education
Female
Females
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Gender
Health Occupations - education
High School Students
Humans
Incidence
Interpersonal Attraction
Interpersonal Relations
Intimacy
Love
Male
Males
Mate Selection
Opposite Sex Relations
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychophysiology
Seasonal fluctuations
Seasonal Variations
Seasons
Secondary education
Sexual reproduction
Social interactions. Communication. Group processes
Social psychology
Students
Students - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tertiary education
Time
Universities
University students
Western Australia
title INCIDENCE AND DURATION OF ROMANTIC ATTRACTION IN STUDENTS PROGRESSING FROM SECONDARY TO TERTIARY EDUCATION
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