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Virtue and Attraction: Validation of a Measure of Love

Vincent Jeffries

California State University, Northridge

This study presents data to validate a measure of love, the Virtue-Attraction Scale (VAS). Love is conceptualized as two basic dimensions: virtue and attraction.Virtue is love which is directed toward furthering the welfare of another, whileattraction is love based upon gratifications which are received from the relationship. The study measures 712 subjects' self-reported love for their mothers and fathers (during their teenage years), and subjects' perceived love of their parents for them. Factor analyses indicate that virtue and attraction are separate dimensions of love. They are also related to parental support, the Davis-Todd Relationship Rating Form, self-esteem and faith in people in a theoretically consistent manner, show discriminant validity when related to need fulfillment, religiosity and altruism and criterion-related validity when related to parental divorce. Additional evidence of validity from previous studies is presented. A preliminary theory of love is considered and the relationship between virtue-attraction and passion is discussed.

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Vol. 10, No. 1, 99-117 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/0265407593101007
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