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- The study focused on how different attitudes toward love influence the different stages of relationships: starting, maintaining, and ending them.
- The love attitude "Ludus" was linked to casual relationships and a lack of commitment, while "Pragma" played a significant role in choosing partners at the beginning.
- During maintenance, "Agape" and "Mania" were associated with positive feelings, but all three (Agape, Mania, and Eros) were connected to negative emotions when relationships ended.
Article Abstract
The present study examined the association of love attitudes with the initiation, maintenance, and dissolution of relationships. Respondents completed the Love Attitudes Scale and a questionnaire designed to measure experiences at each stage of relationship development. Ludus was relevant to all stages of relationship development; ludic attitudes were associated with absence of concern for partner loyalty, short and uncommitted relationships, and positive feelings about relationship dissolution. Pragma was associated primarily with relationship initiation (i.e., selection of an appropriate partner). Agape and Mania were most apparent during maintenance, as evidenced by relationships with indicators of involvement and loyalty. Agape, Mania, and Eros related to negative emotions at the point of relationship dissolution.
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