Love of one’s musical instrument as a predictor of happiness and satisfaction with musical experience

Sternberg, Robert J.; Hurwitz, Emily Rose; Hwang, Angel Hsing‐Chi; Kuhl, Melanie K

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“…However, the Triangular Theory of Love has been shown to be valid since its origins also for studying different forms of love, such as love for parents or children, for siblings, or for close friends (Sternberg, 1997). It has even been used to describe the love for God (Dhamija et al, 2018) and the love felt by musicians for their musical instrument (Sternberg et al, 2023).…”

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Loving in Consensual Non-Monogamies: Challenging the Validity of Sternberg’s Triangular Love Scale

Braida

Matta²,

Paccagnella

2023

Sexuality & Culture

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In recent decades, Consensual Non-Monogamies—and polyamory, in particular—have increased in popularity, diversifying the panorama of intimacies stretching far beyond the monogamous heterosexual couple. Today, CNMs constitute an interesting subject of study, worthy of attention both theoretically and empirically. However, most of the psychometric tools developed to study the concept of love were not developed specifically for this type of relationships. One of the most commonly used of these tools is Sternberg’s Triangular Love Scale (STLS), which measures love as a function of three main components: Intimacy, Passion, and Decision/Commitment. Although STLS is widely used in social and psychological research and has been applied to various populations, it has never been used to measure love in CNMs. This article discusses the results of a questionnaire based on STLS administered to 558 individuals from 33 different countries. At the time of completing the questionnaire, each respondent had at least two sexual and/or romantic relationships with the consent of all of those involved. While STLS is validated in studies of people in monogamous relationships, confirmatory factor analysis suggests that it is not an appropriate tool for our sample of consensually non-monogamous individuals. This article seeks to explain this finding using qualitative data from an earlier study exploring how people who engage in forms of consensual non-monogamy define love and relationships.

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Loving in Consensual Non-Monogamies: Challenging the Validity of Sternberg’s Triangular Love Scale

Braida

Matta²,

Paccagnella

2023

Sexuality & Culture

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Loving our leaders: A triangular theory of love for political figures

Goldberg,

Sternberg

2024

J Applied Social Pyschol

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Many people support and stand by political candidates in the same way that a person might support a significant other. In two studies, we preliminarily explored the utility of a triangular theory of love proposed for political figures. In the first study, data from 87 university students were used to obtain results relating to levels of intimacy, passion, commitment, and satisfaction for a participant‐chosen political figure. We hypothesized that intimacy, passion, and commitment would predict higher levels of satisfaction with political figures. Correlational analyses revealed significant relationships between all three variables and satisfaction. In stepwise multiple regressions, intimacy and passion retained significant relationships with satisfaction. In the second study, 299 university students reported levels of intimacy, passion, commitment, and satisfaction for three political figures: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and Barack Obama. All three variables were significantly correlated with satisfaction for each candidate. Stepwise multiple regression analyses revealed that intimacy and commitment, but not passion, predicted satisfaction for Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Intimacy, passion, and commitment significantly predicted satisfaction for Barack Obama. Voters may experience a kind of love for political figures, and understanding this relationship may have implications for helping voters make informed decisions during elections.

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A RELIC theory of love: The role of interpersonal, intrapersonal, and extrapersonal elements in love

Sternberg,

Sternberg

2024

Theory & Psychology

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This article presents a new, RELIC (Real Love In Context) theory of love. The theory contains three subtheories. Two of them constitute an endosystem, or inner system of love. The triangular theory, an interpersonal theory, describes love in term of the intimacy, passion, and commitment one feels toward another person. The theory of love as a story, an intrapersonal theory, describes stories that characterize one’s ideal depiction of what love should and potentially could be. The third, extrapersonal subtheory constitutes an ecosystem, or outer system of love. Drawing on the work of Urie Bronfenbrenner, it describes five hierarchically nested environmental systems (microsystem, mesosystem, exosytem, macrosystem, chronosystem) in which love is embedded and that continually affect the love one feels for another. The forces of the ecosystem act upon the endosystem in ways that can bring couples (or larger groups) together or drive them apart.

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Love of one’s musical instrument as a predictor of happiness and satisfaction with musical experience

Cited by 3 publications

References 29 publications

Loving in Consensual Non-Monogamies: Challenging the Validity of Sternberg’s Triangular Love Scale

Loving in Consensual Non-Monogamies: Challenging the Validity of Sternberg’s Triangular Love Scale

Loving our leaders: A triangular theory of love for political figures

A RELIC theory of love: The role of interpersonal, intrapersonal, and extrapersonal elements in love

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