The love attitudes scale: Short form

Author(s): Hendrick, S. S., Dicke, A.

Journal/Book: J Soc Person Relat. 1998; 15: 6 Bonhill Street, London, England EC2A 4PU. Sage Publications Ltd. 147-159.

Abstract: The Love Attitudes Scale (LAS) is a well-standardized measure of six of Lee's (1973) love styles, The LAS has six subscales, each with seven items, Several researchers have selected subsets of the items to create very brief versions of the LAS; however, no brief version has been fully validated. To satisfy the need for brief love scales, we selected the best four of seven items per subscale, using a large data collection, and began the process of restandardization. Three studies, with over 2700 participants, are reported that yielded two new short forms of the LAS, one with 4-item and one with 3-item subscales. The data indicate that these versions have even stronger psychometric properties than the original scale. The LAS: Short Form should be suitable for researchers who need a brief love scale as part of a battery of relationship measures.

Note: Article Hendrick C, Texas Tech Univ, Dept Psychol, Lubbock,TX 79409 USA

Keyword(s): LAS, short form; love attitudes; love measurement

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