Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Psychology
Advisor
Gerald Guthrie
Date of Award
1986
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Psychology
Department
Psychology
Physical Description
1 online resource (51 p.)
Subjects
Caring, Need (Psychology), Love, Interpersonal relations
DOI
10.15760/etd.5588
Abstract
The present study examines the roles need and care play in such positive interpersonal attitudes as love, liking, attraction, and friendship, by both replicating and extending a 1982 study by Steck, Levitan, McLane, and Kelley. Subjects were presented with slightly revised Rubin Love Scales which were filled out as if by persons involved in relationships, and were asked to judge how much each hypothetical person loved, liked, was attracted to, and felt friendly toward their partner. In fact, the love scales had been divided into three components, i.e. need, care, and trust, and were filled out with each component at a specific level. Nine patterns were devised using all possible combinations of high, medium, and low levels of care and need, and holding trust at a constant medium level.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/20735
Recommended Citation
Morris, Janet Gruwell, "Care, need, and conceptions of love : a reexamination" (1986). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3704.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3704
10.15760/etd.5588
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