Love Types and Subjective Well-Being: A Cross-Cultural Study

By Jungsik Kim, E. Hatfield. 2004

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This cross-cultural research explored the relationship between Hatfield & Rapson's (1993) love types and subjective well-being. College students from an individualistic culture (USA) and a collectivist culture (Korea) completed the Passionate Love Scale (PLS; Hatfield & Rapson), the Companionate Love Scale (CLS; Sternberg, 1986), the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS; Pivot & Diener, 1993), and the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS; Watson, Clarke, & Tellegen, 1988). It was found that two love types are related to subjective well-being in a different way: life satisfaction was more strongly predicted by companionate love than by passionate love, whereas positive and negative emotions were more accounted for by passionate love than by companionate love. No culture and gender difference was found in this overall relationship, but gender difference was found in the extent of the association between companionate love and satisfaction with life, and between passionate love and emotional experiences, respectively.

Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Marketing, Social Psychology

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Citations in the corpus

Does a Long-Term Relationship Kill Romantic Love? (2009, background): “With regard to love in those marriages, studies suggest that it is also an important predictor of happiness, positive emotions, and life satisfaction (e.g., Diener & Lucas, 2000, who assessed love in general; Kim & Hatfield, 2004, who used the PLS).”
What type of relationship do we have with loved brands (2014, background): “Numerous studies confirm cultural differences as they relate to the orientation toward love (Sprecher et al., 1994), their attitudes towards love (Simmons et al., 2001) and their love relationships (Kim and Hatfield, 2004) between people.”
A comparison of polyamorous and monoamorous persons: are there differences in indices of relationship well-being and sociosexuality? (2013, background): “Using samples of college students from Korea and the United States, Kim and Hatfield ( 2004) also furnished evidence suggesting that the measure exhibits construct validity (i.”
When consumers love their brands: Exploring the concept and its dimensions (2008, background): “Concerning the dimensions that are not associated to the love feeling (the dimensions only related to the category “rather agree”), some appear in the interpersonal love literature such as commitment (Fehr, 1988; Sternberg, 1986), well-being (Kim and Hatfield, 2004), and attachment (Fehr, 1988).”
Measuring love in romantic relationships: A meta-analysis (2011, background): “Love is an essential component of a successful relationship (Simpson, Campbell, & Berscheid, 1986) and has been linked to life satisfaction, relationship stability, and psychological and general health (Dietch, 1978; Fehr, 2001; Kim & Hatfield, 2004).”
Is Long-Term Love More Than A Rare Phenomenon? If So, What Are Its Correlates? (2012, background): “Several studies suggest that love is an important predictor of happiness, positive emotions, and life satisfaction (e.g., Diener & Lucas, 2000; Kim & Hatfield, 2004).”