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Reading this book will help answer the questions: What is love? Who will fall in love and who will not? Why will some love relationships endure and not others? How can one evaluate and improve a love relationship? Why does one love relationship dissolve more easily than another? How should one handle love dissolution problems? This is the most comprehensive and state-of-the-art work on the measurement of love. It includes descriptions of a theoretical paradigm and two love models, a common mythological framework for theory development and evaluation, an introduction to over 40 theories for love development, maintenance, and dissolution, the integration of research principles and strategies, the compilation of 26 popularly used scales, and illustrations of three empirical research programs in measuring love and intimate relations. The compilation of scales provides information on purpose, function, constructs, psychometric properties, subject response formats, and actual measurement items. This book complements Tzeng's most recent work, Theories of Love Development, Maintenance, and Dissolution.

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Author:   Oliver C. S. Tzeng
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780275942731

ISBN 10:   0275942732
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   30 August 1993
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Theoretical Foundations A Common Methodological Framework for Love Research in Theory Development, Measurement, and Evaluation The Psychosemantic Paradigm and Its Love Models: A Theoretical Content Framework for Studies of Love Summary of Octagonal Stages and Love Theorizations Measurement and Empirical Studies of Love Psychometric Theories, Techniques, and Considerations Measurement Scales for Eight Octagonal Stages Folk Theory of Love and Intimate Relations Cross-Scale and Cross-Construct Comparisons in Love Measurements Development of Psychovector Love Scale and Its Differentiability Summary, Discussions and Applications Summary and Applications References Index

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OLIVER C. S. TZENG is Director of the Osgood Laboratory for Cross-Cultural Research at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. He is also professor of psychology, director of the Graduate Applied Social Psychology program, and director of the Multidisciplinary Graduate Training Program on Child Abuse and Neglect. He is the author of Theories of Love Development, Maintenance, and Dissolution (Praeger, 1992), and co-author of Theories of Child Abuse and Neglect (Praeger, 1991), and co-editor of Language, Meaning, and Culture (Praeger, 1990).

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