Knowra Triangular theory of love Triangular theory of love Robert Sternberg’s model describes love through intimacy, passion, and commitment. Their combinations produce different forms of love, while changes in the components can reshape a relationship over time.
Intimacy : Emotional closeness involving trust, sharing, mutual understanding, and support. It is the closeness component that distinguishes liking from less intimate forms of love.
Romantic love : A form of love combining intimacy and passion without commitment. It illustrates how pairing closeness with desire creates a distinct type.
Robert Sternberg : An American psychologist known for theories of intelligence, creativity, and love. He developed the triangular model and its classification of love types.
Attachment theory : A psychological framework explaining how early bonds shape patterns of closeness and security. It explains relationship patterns through attachment styles rather than combinations of love components.
Passion : A strong motivational drive involving romance, physical attraction, or sexual desire. It supplies the motivational and often physical component in Sternberg’s model.
Companionate love : A form of love combining intimacy and commitment without strong passion. It shows how durable closeness can remain when passion is absent or diminished.
Psychometric testing : The measurement of psychological traits and constructs using structured instruments. Tests of the model turn its components into measurable constructs.
Love styles : A framework classifying love into styles such as eros, ludus, and storge. It groups love by characteristic approaches rather than intimacy, passion, and commitment.
Commitment : A decision to love someone and, over time, to maintain that love. It captures the decision and long-term intention that can persist as feelings change.
Fatuous love : A form of love combining passion and commitment without developed intimacy. It captures commitment made under passion before deep understanding has formed.
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