Love, jealousy, satisfaction and violence in young couples: A network analysis.
In recent years, couples have been affected by health measures related to COVID-19, a circumstance that forces us to examine couple interactions in terms of crucial variables of their functioning. In this sense, the present study aimed to examine the association between love, jealousy, satisfaction,...
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| description | In recent years, couples have been affected by health measures related to COVID-19, a circumstance that forces us to examine couple interactions in terms of crucial variables of their functioning. In this sense, the present study aimed to examine the association between love, jealousy, satisfaction, and violence in young couples through network analysis. A total of 834 young people and adults between 18 and 38 years of age (Mean = 20.97, SD = 2.39) participated; 646 women (77.50%) and 188 men (22.50%), who completed the Sternberg's love scale (STLS-R), Brief Jealousy Scale (BJS), Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) and Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST-2). A partial unregularized network was estimated using the ggmModSelect function. The Bridge Strength index was calculated because the aim was to identify the bridge nodes between the variables under study. The results reveal that two nodes of the love variable, Commitment, and Intimacy, had a direct and moderate relationship with the Satisfaction node. The latter is the central node in the network. However, in the male group, the most intense associations are in Satisfaction-Intimacy, Violence-Passion, Jealousy-Commitment. It is concluded that there are relevant connections between the nodes of the network, which invite further research on couple relationships after the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1605b41be7741378aad7eba05acedd42023-06-16T05:31:21ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01185e028555510.1371/journal.pone.0285555Love, jealousy, satisfaction and violence in young couples: A network analysis.José Ventura-LeónCristopher Lino-CruzIn recent years, couples have been affected by health measures related to COVID-19, a circumstance that forces us to examine couple interactions in terms of crucial variables of their functioning. In this sense, the present study aimed to examine the association between love, jealousy, satisfaction, and violence in young couples through network analysis. A total of 834 young people and adults between 18 and 38 years of age (Mean = 20.97, SD = 2.39) participated; 646 women (77.50%) and 188 men (22.50%), who completed the Sternberg's love scale (STLS-R), Brief Jealousy Scale (BJS), Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) and Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST-2). A partial unregularized network was estimated using the ggmModSelect function. The Bridge Strength index was calculated because the aim was to identify the bridge nodes between the variables under study. The results reveal that two nodes of the love variable, Commitment, and Intimacy, had a direct and moderate relationship with the Satisfaction node. The latter is the central node in the network. However, in the male group, the most intense associations are in Satisfaction-Intimacy, Violence-Passion, Jealousy-Commitment. It is concluded that there are relevant connections between the nodes of the network, which invite further research on couple relationships after the COVID-19 pandemic.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285555 |
| spellingShingle | José Ventura-León Cristopher Lino-Cruz Love, jealousy, satisfaction and violence in young couples: A network analysis. PLoS ONE |
| title | Love, jealousy, satisfaction and violence in young couples: A network analysis. |
| title_full | Love, jealousy, satisfaction and violence in young couples: A network analysis. |
| title_fullStr | Love, jealousy, satisfaction and violence in young couples: A network analysis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Love, jealousy, satisfaction and violence in young couples: A network analysis. |
| title_short | Love, jealousy, satisfaction and violence in young couples: A network analysis. |
| title_sort | love jealousy satisfaction and violence in young couples a network analysis |
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