The Love Addiction Inventory: Preliminary Findings of the Development Process and Psychometric Characteristics
The Love Addiction Inventory: Preliminary Findings of the Development Process and Psychometric Characteristics
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DOI：
10.1007/s11469-019-00097-y
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发表时间：
2021-06-01
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通讯作者：
Ingrassia, Massimo
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作者：
Costa, Sebastiano;Barberis, Nadia;Ingrassia, Massimo
尽管功能失调的爱情关系的存在是众所周知的，“爱上瘾”一词可以追溯到20世纪70年代，但对这一主题的实证研究仍然有限。可以说，最大的问题是缺乏对爱情成瘾结构的明确定义，也缺乏评估其症状的心理测量工具。本研究的目的是利用行为成瘾的成分模型编制和检验爱情成瘾自评量表的心理测量学特征。两项研究基于对663名亲密关系(至少持续6个月)参与者的拆分，以检验新开发的爱情成瘾量表及其六个条目短表的心理测量学特征。在第一项研究中，对329名参与者进行了探索性因素分析(EFA)。在第二项研究中，采用验证性因素分析(CFA)方法，对334名恋爱中的参与者进行了调查。在这两项研究中，还检查了信度和同时效度。结果表明，《恋爱成瘾问卷》及其六项简式的因素结构与理论框架基本一致，具有良好的信度和同时效度。无论是短的还是长的LAI在心理测量学上都很强大，可以在未来的研究中用来评估爱情成瘾。
Although the existence of dysfunctional love relationships is well known and the term "love addiction" dates back to the 1970s, empirical studies on this topic are still limited. The biggest problem is arguably is the lack of a clear definition of the love addiction construct and the lack of psychometric instruments for the assessment of its symptoms. The aim of the present study was to develop and examine the psychometric characteristics of a self-report scale assessing love addiction using the components model of behavioral addiction. Two studies based on the splitting of a total sample of 663 participants involved in an intimate relationship (for at least for 6 months) were recruited to examine the psychometric characteristics of the newly developed love addiction scale and its six-item short-form. In the first study, an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted with a sample of 329 participants. In the second study, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) approach was used with a sample of 334 participants engaged in a romantic relationship. In both studies, reliability and concurrent validity were also examined. Results suggested that the factor structure of the Love Addiction Inventory and its six-item short-form is in line with the theoretical framework and showed good reliability and concurrent validity. The LAI in both short and longer forms are psychometrically robust and can be used to assess love addiction in future studies.