The two hypotheses tested were that (a) feelings of love become more highly correlated with trust and acceptance as relationships develop through time; and (6) parental interference in a love relationship intensifies the feelings of romantic love between members of the couple. The first hypothesis was derived from our conceptualization of love and distinctions between romantic and "conjugal" love. Affirmation of this hypothesis supported a methodology for operationalizing romantic love. The second hypothesis was derived from classical literature and small group dynamics, and was explained in terms of two theoretical principles, namely, the motivating effect of frustration and reactance. This hypothesis was also supported, using both cross-sectional and longitudinal change score correlations. Plausible alternatives to this hypothesis were examined and then eliminated through further analyses. Possible relationship dynamics associated with parental interference and trust were discussed. Finally, the findings were applied to cross-cultural variations in the occurrence of romantic love.

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Subjects scoring high on the California F Scale and those scoring low (N = 94) interacted with high- or equal-status target persons with and without instigation to aggression. Only the least overt aggression measure (pressure, but not shock intensity or duration) gave consistent results. The major finding was that low authoritarians were more hostile toward high-status targets relative to equal-status targets both under conditions of no instigation and instigation to aggress. Reference to contrasting authoritarian and equalitarian ideologies appears to provide a basis for understanding the results.

A test of emotional stability and a marital satisfaction scale were administered to SO couples seeking help with their marriage and to 50 couples with stable marriages. The Stable group scored significantly higher on each of the four subtests of the emotional stability test as well as on the total score. For the Stable group there was a significant relationship between marital satisfaction and emotional stability, but this finding did not hold for the Seeking Help group. No evidence was found to support the hypothesis that women who marry men with emotional problems are more unstable themselves, or that if one partner in a marriage is emotionally unstable the other tends to also become emotionally unstable.1 Requests for reprints should be sent to Lawrence S. Rogers, Mental Hygiene Clinic, Veterans

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