Development of a Scale of Immature/Mature Love

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  • 恋愛様相尺度の作成と信頼性・妥当性の検討
  • レンアイ ヨウソウ シャクド ノ サクセイ ト シンライセイ ・ ダトウセイ ノ ケントウ

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This report documents the instrumentation of a Scale of Immature/Mature Love (SIML). 750 individuals who had a boyfriend or girlfriend completed an on-line questionnaire with scale items scale based on a three-dimension model (Kosaka, 2011). The “Relativity-Absoluteness(R-A)” dimension represented loving one's partner because he/she compared favorably with others, or loving the partner unconditionally. The “Ownership-Openness(O-O)” dimension was about monopolizing the partner, or hoping for the partner's happiness and well-being. The “Immersiveness-Leapingness(I-L)” dimension reflected excessive focus on the relationship with one's partner, or challenges for the future based on the existence of the partner. Confirmatory factor analysis supported these three dimensions. A “Lover Score” based on all SIML items showed positive correlations with scores for identity, intimacy, relationship satisfaction, desire to marry the partner, and positive effects of the romantic relationship, and negative correlations with scores for negative effects of the romantic relationship. R-A scores correlated significantly with evaluations of the relationship and satisfaction, I-L scores shows significant correlations with ego development, and O-O scores showed only weak correlations with other variables.

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