Benfante Agata, Di Tella Marialaura, Veggi Sara, Freilone Franco, Castelli Lorys, Zara Georgia
Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Italy.
Department of Law, University of Turin, Italy.
Heliyon. 2024 Nov 8;10(22):e40215. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40215. eCollection 2024 Nov 30.
Romantic love plays a central role in the lives of individuals and influences decisions about lasting relationships such as marriage or cohabitation. To understand the dynamics of intimate relationships, both personality traits and attitudes toward love styles need to be explored. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the possible differences between married/cohabiting and single individuals in terms of Dark Triad personality traits and attitudes towards love styles, and to investigate which of these factors can significantly predict participants' relationship status. As a secondary objective, we analysed the presence of gender differences in the examined constructs. A total of 1101 participants (mean age ± SD: 40.75 ± 16.07; women: 710, 64.5 %) completed the Dark Triad Dirty Dozen and the Love Attitudes Scale - Short Form. Data for this study were collected via a web-based survey. Study's results revealed that married/cohabiting participants scored lower on all Dark Triad Dirty Dozen subscales, and they were characterised by more Eros and Agape and less Ludus, Mania, Pragma, and Storge styles compared to their single counterparts. Age, narcissism, Eros, Agape, Mania, and Storge were significant predictors of marriage/cohabitation. The final model explained 53 % of the variance, with 81 % of participants correctly categorised as married/cohabiting vs. single. Finally, men were more ludic and agapic in their love styles than women. These findings suggest that dark personality traits and attitudes toward love styles characterise married/cohabiting and single individuals differently. Understanding these distinctions sheds light on the complexities of romantic relationships across different relationships.
浪漫爱情在个人生活中起着核心作用，并影响着诸如婚姻或同居等持久关系的决策。为了理解亲密关系的动态，需要探索人格特质和对爱情风格的态度。这项横断面研究旨在考察已婚/同居者和单身者在黑暗三性格特质和对爱情风格的态度方面可能存在的差异，并调查这些因素中哪些能够显著预测参与者的恋爱状况。作为次要目标，我们分析了所考察结构中存在的性别差异。共有1101名参与者（平均年龄±标准差：40.75±16.07；女性：710名，占64.5%）完成了黑暗三性格“十二脏问卷”和爱情态度量表简版。本研究的数据通过网络调查收集。研究结果显示，已婚/同居参与者在黑暗三性格“十二脏问卷”的所有子量表上得分较低，与单身者相比，他们的爱神式和圣爱式爱情风格更多，而游戏式、狂热式、实用式和友情式爱情风格更少。年龄、自恋、爱神式、圣爱式、狂热式和友情式爱情风格是婚姻/同居的显著预测因素。最终模型解释了53%的方差，81%的参与者被正确分类为已婚/同居者或单身者。最后，男性在爱情风格上比女性更具游戏式和圣爱式特点。这些发现表明，黑暗人格特质和对爱情风格的态度在已婚/同居者和单身者中表现不同。理解这些差异有助于揭示不同恋爱关系中浪漫关系的复杂性。
