From Eros to Agape: A Comprehensive Study of Love Attitudes Across Demographics
Chandrakant ¹ and R Venkat Reddy²
¹Department of Psychology, Gulbarga university, Kalaburagi.
²Department of Psychology, Sharanabasveshwar College of Arts, Kalaburagi
Abstract
This research examines the complex dimensions of love attitudes by demography, with a focus on gender, age, and cross-cultural differences. Grounded in Sternberg’s Triangular Love Theory and Lee’s Love Attitudes Scale (LAS), the study integrates knowledge about love styles such as Eros, Ludus, Storge, Pragma, Mania, and Agape. Evidence of Indian college students, with cross-cultural comparisons, identifies major differences by gender: males are more Ludic, and females are more Pragmatic. Dominant love styles—Eros, Storge, and Agape—indicate the cultural focus on emotional interdependence and commitment in Indian culture. Trends by age indicate that younger people prefer idealistic love styles, whereas older adults are more practical. The study highlights the interplay between psychological and socio-cultural considerations in shaping love attitudes and their consequences for well-being and satisfaction in relationships.
Keywords
Love attitudes, , Indian college students, gender differences, cross-cultural love styles, relationship satisfaction, socio-cultural influences, emotional interdependence.
DOI link – https://doi.org/10.69758/GIMRJ/2501I01S01V13P0008
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