Problem Solving, Social Interest and Love Styles in Romantic Relationships

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between love attitudes to problem solving and social interest. For this aim, the scales were administered to 330 university students in Turkey. Findings showed that physical abuse was negatively associated with game playing love. Physical abuse was negatively correlated with passionate love. Physical abuse was not found to be significant associated with possessive love, altruistic love, pragmatic love and friendship love. Emotional abuse was positively associated with game playing love. Expectedly, emotional abuse was negatively associated with altruistic love, friendship love and passionate love styles. Functional problem solving was positively correlated with altruistic love, friendship love and passionate love styles. Functional problem solving was negatively correlated with game playing love. But functional problem solving was not found to be significant associated with possessive love and pragmatic love. Social interest was found to be positively linked with altruistic love, friendship love and passionate love styles. Social interest was negatively associated with game playing love. Social interest was not found to be significant correlated with possessive love and pragmatic love styles.