Being Female and in a Romantic Relationship Enhances the Association between Satisfaction with Love Life and Capacity to Love

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15464973
AutoresÂngela Leite (0000-0003-0560-1756, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, autor de correspondencia), Ana Costa (0000-0001-5225-3059, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro), Beatriz Ribeiro (0000-0001-8595-9082, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro), Carolina Fonseca (0000-0003-2454-6940, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro), Inês Ribeiro (0000-0001-8464-4513, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro), J A Mesquita (0009-0000-8590-7266, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro), Sara Ribeiro (0000-0002-5074-5452, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro)
Año2023
Volumen20
Número23
Páginas7108-7108
Fecha de publicación2023-11-24
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20237108
PMID38063538
OpenAlexW4388977862
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas19

This study aims to evaluate if the relation between love life satisfaction, assessed by the satisfaction with love life scale (SWLLS), and capacity to love, assessed by the capacity to love inventory (CTL-I), is moderated by gender and by being or not in a romantic relationship, in a Portuguese sample. To this end, the adaptation and validation of CTL-I for this population were carried out through an exploratory factorial analysis (EFA) followed by a Robust Maximum Likelihood (MLR) confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA). A multi-group analysis for measurement invariance depending on being in a romantic relationship or not was assessed. The model's reliability was also evaluated. The associations between SWLLS and CTL-I were tested by correlations, regressions and moderations. At last, differences between means and distributions concerning sociodemographic variables were determined. The results showed that a good model fit for the Portuguese version of the CTL-I was found, as well as good psychometric properties. Results also showed that satisfaction with love life contributes to explaining the capacity to love and all its dimensions, and that gender and being in a romantic relationship moderate the association between love life satisfaction and the capacity to love. Being female and being in a romantic relationship make the relationship between love life satisfaction and the capacity to love stronger and more meaningful

Association (psychology · Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · Factorial analysis · Life satisfaction · Population · Portuguese · Romance · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Customer Service Quality and Loyalty · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology