The Japanese Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 1991, Vol.31, No.2, 132-146 A study on the deteminants of love styles and relational evaluations in heterosexual involvement of college students MASAHIKO NAKAMURA (Ehime University) The purpose of this study was to investigate how heterosexual interaction including cognitive and behavioral aspects varies in terms of love styles, satisfaction, and commitment. A questionnaire survey was conducted for one hundred and fifty two college students who were engaging in romantic relationships. Respondents answered measures on their current interaction, and on perceived similarity with their partner. They had also rated love style measure based on Lee(1977)'s typology of love, and social exchange measures incuding satisfaction and commitment with partner. Multiple regression analyses showed that Erotic love style was dominant in romantic relationship. That is, Eros was positively afected by exchanges of self-disclosure, giving money and goods, meta-commnication, and perceived similarity. Those results were generally consistent, regardless of respondents' gender, relationship length, and intimacy status. It was also revealed that commitment for partner was generally determined by self-investment, relationship satisfaction and CLalt, supporting the prediction from Rusbult(1983)'s investment model. On the other hand, equity of outcomes had little effect for satisfaction, and commitment. Key words: love, close relationships, interpersonal attraction, social exchange, intimacy.
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