Dimensions of Romantic Attitudes

Abstract

Unlike most studies designed to identify dimensions of romantic love, manifestations of romantic love were derived from the subjects rather than from ad hoc considerations by the researchers. In a three-stage process, (a) items were obtained from subjects to form a preliminary scale, (b) a factor analysis of those items led to a revision of the scale, and (c) a readministration to a similar group followed by another factor analysis produced the third and final form of the scale. The final scale had five factors measured by ten items each: Togetherness, Expressions, Concern and Communication, Romancing, and Sensitivity and Spontaneity. No significant differences were found for either marital status or gender; however, significant differences were found among the means of the five factor scales.