Glavač Timotej, Poštuvan Vita, Schmeckenbecher Jim, Kapusta Nestor D
Department of Psychology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Andrej Marušič Institute, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia.
Front Psychol. 2024 Sep 9;15:1440013. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1440013. eCollection 2024.
The main purpose of the present study was to validate the Slovenian version of the 41- item Capacity to Love Inventory (CTL-I). Based on psychoanalytic theory, limitations to capacity to love are expected to be associated with personality dysfunction and disintegration as well as fundamental mental capacities such as self-reflection and self-awareness.
To examine these assumptions, a sample of 552 Slovenian non-clinical individuals were recruited through academic networks. The construct validity of the CTL-I was assessed using a confirmatory factor analysis and convergent validity of the CTL-I and its subscales was established against IPO-16, PID-5 BF, MAAS.
Our findings show that the Slovenian version of the CTL-I replicated the six-factor structure, exhibiting good model fit as well as satisfactory internal consistency of all subscales. In line with expectations, capacity to love was found to be inversely associated with dysfunctional personality traits and structural personality disturbances. Accordingly, higher dispositional mindfulness was coherently associated with all domains of CTL-I.
The results add to the growing evidence for the cross-cultural validity and sound psychometric properties of CTL-I, presented here in the Slovenian version. Our findings also point to the significance of dispositional mindfulness both in relation to capacity to love as well as mental health.
本研究的主要目的是验证斯洛文尼亚语版的41项爱的能力量表（CTL-I）。基于精神分析理论，预计爱的能力限制与人格功能障碍和瓦解以及诸如自我反思和自我意识等基本心理能力相关。
为检验这些假设，通过学术网络招募了552名斯洛文尼亚非临床个体作为样本。使用验证性因素分析评估CTL-I的结构效度，并对照IPO-16、PID-5 BF、MAAS确立CTL-I及其子量表的收敛效度。
我们的研究结果表明，斯洛文尼亚语版的CTL-I重现了六因素结构，显示出良好的模型拟合以及所有子量表令人满意的内部一致性。正如预期的那样，发现爱的能力与功能失调的人格特质和结构性人格障碍呈负相关。因此，较高的特质正念与CTL-I的所有领域都密切相关。
研究结果进一步证明了CTL-I（此处为斯洛文尼亚语版）的跨文化效度和良好的心理测量特性。我们的研究结果还指出了特质正念在爱的能力和心理健康方面的重要性。
