Predicting Role of Love Attitudes and Satisfaction with Love Life for Relationship Quality among University Students

Abstract

The present study attempted to explore the role of different love attitudes in relationship satisfaction and relationship quality. It was also intended to explore the role of various demographics (age, gender, and relationship length) in relation to major constructs of study. A purposive sample (N == 230) comprised of male (n == 115) and female (n = 115) students of Quaid-i-Azam University who were currently in love relationship was taken. Love Attitude Scale (Hendrick & Hendrick, 1990), Relationship Assessment Scale (Hendrick, 1988), and Positive Negative Relationship Quality Scale (Fincham & Rogge, 2010) were used to assess different love attitudes, satisfaction in love life, and relationship quality. The results conclude that eros, mania, ludus, storge pragrna were found to be positively related with relationship satisfaction. Results showed that eros, ludus, storge, and agape were negative predictor of relationship satisfaction and positive relationship quality whereas; Pragma and mania were found to be positive predictors of relationship satisfaction and positive relationship quality. Pragrna and agape negatively predicted negative relationship quality whereas; eros, ludus, storge and mania positively predicted negative relationship quality. Furthermore; relationship satisfaction positively predicted positive relationship quality and negatively predicted negative relationship quality. Significant differences were found between males and females on ludus love attitude. The present study has theoretical and practical implications which have also been discussed.