Love styles and their relationship to well-being in people with monogamous and non-monogamous partners
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The study of romantic relationships in the scientific literature has focused on well-being due to its importance in mental health. For this reason, its relationship with love styles and diversity in the way of establishing affective-sexual bonds has been of particular interest. The aim was to analyze the relationship between love styles and well-being, and the differences according to affective orientation (people with monogamous and non-monogamous partners) in these variables. A total of 168 people between the ages of 16 and 48 years (M=26.24; SD=5.76) participated. The Positive and Negative Affect Scale (SPANE), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the Love Attitude Scale (LAS) were used. Descriptive analyses, bivariate correlations and hierarchical linear regression analyses were performed to analyze the relationship between the variables and t-tests to study mean differences. The results indicate that love styles are significantly related to well-being: Eros has a positive relationship, while Ludus, Mania and Agape correlate negatively. A hierarchical regression analysis indicated that gender and age together with love styles explain 11.20% of life satisfaction, 11.30% of positive affect and 12.50% of negative affect, with Eros, Mania and Agape being the most significant predictors. The differential analyses showed that people with monogamous partners had higher levels of Eros, Ludus and Pragma than non-monogamous partners. These results emphasize the importance of studying the establishment of affective-sexual bonds from a diverse perspective, considering the variability in affective styles and differences according to affective orientation, as they may play an important role in subjective well-being.
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