Measuring Love: Sexual Minority Male Youths' Ideal Romantic Characteristics.
Measuring Love: Sexual Minority Male Youths' Ideal Romantic Characteristics.
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10.1080/15538605.2011.574573
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2011-04
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Zimmerman M
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Bauermeister JA;Johns MM;Pingel E;Eisenberg A;Santana ML;Zimmerman M
研究性少数群体如何描述同性关系中的爱情的研究很少。本研究以447名性少数男性青年为样本，检验了斯滕贝格的爱情三角理论的有效性。为了检验该理论对我们人群的适用性，我们检查了三元爱情量表（TLS）的心理测量学特性，并测试了该理论的三个基本结构是否当被试被要求考虑他们与另一个男人的理想关系时，（亲密、激情和承诺）出现了。在最小化项目交叉负荷和调整激情分量表的内容后，我们发现支持三因素解决方案来描述性少数男性青年的理想浪漫关系。我们讨论了我们的研究结果的影响性少数男性青年之间的TLS的测量，并提出了如何提高其测量在未来的研究。
Research examining how sexual minorities characterize love within same-sex relationships is scarce. In this study, we examined the validity of Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love in a sample of sexual minority male youth (N = 447). To test the adequacy of the theory for our population, we examined the psychometric properties of the Triadic Love Scale (TLS) and tested whether the three underlying constructs of the theory (Intimacy, Passion, and Commitment) emerged when participants were asked to consider their ideal relationship with another man. Using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), we found support for the three-factor solution to characterize sexual minority male youths’ ideal romantic relationship, after minimizing item cross-loadings and adapting the content of the Passion subscale. We discuss the implications of our findings regarding the measurement of the TLS among sexual minority male youth and propose ways to enhance its measurement in future research.