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Love styles, coping, and relationship satisfaction: A dyadic approach

2016; Wiley; Volume: 23; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/pere.12112

1475-6811

Ana Vedes, Peter Hilpert, Fridtjof W. Nußbeck, Ashley K. Randall, Guy Bodenmann, Wolfgang Lind,

Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Abstract Romantic partners have different attitudes on what love is and what it means to be in a romantic relationship. These attitudes are conceptualized as love styles that relate to relationship‐maintenance behaviors and relationship satisfaction. Specifically, love styles could be associated with how partners cope with stress (dyadic coping), which in turn may be associated with relationship satisfaction. Using self‐report data from 92 heterosexual couples, findings showed that: (a) eros and agape love styles have positive direct effects on dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction, whereas ludus has a negative direct effect on dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction and (b) dyadic coping partially mediated the association between love styles and relationship satisfaction. Overall, associations were stronger for women than for men.