In recent years, interest in satisfaction with love life (SWLL) has increased. Empirical evidence demonstrated that SWLL favors subjective well-being, physical and mental health, marital quality and stability. In this regard, the study aimed to examine evidence based on the internal structure validity, reliability, and measurement invariance of the Peruvian version of the Satisfaction with Love Life Scale (SWLLS). The participants were 323 older adults recruited from the region of San Martin (Peru) with an average age of 68.73 years (SD = 7.17). The sample comprised of 49.5% women and 50.5% men. The results supported the one-dimensional model and adequate reliability of the SWLLS. A multi-group analysis provided evidence of configural, metric, and scale invariance across genders. The findings verified the validity and reliability of the Peruvian version of the SWLLS, which can be used to measure SWLL. / Universidad del Norte

This study aimed to examine the relationship between romantic self-concept (self-concept in the realm of love) and satisfaction in one’s love life. Drawing from a population of mainly college students, overall self-concept was measured using the “Six-Factor Self-Concept Scale for Adults” (Stake, 1994). Additionally, the assessment was augmented by incorporating several more curated questions specifically designed to measure one’s romantic self-concept. Moreover, their satisfaction in love life was measured using Neto’s (2005) “Satisfaction with Love Life Scale”. Lastly “The Relationship Assessment Scale” (Hendrick, 1988) was used to measure couple satisfaction for those who were not single. The guiding hypothesis proposed that those with a higher (more positive) romantic self-concept will experience greater satisfaction levels within their love lives. This research highlights the intricate dynamics and influences shaping the link between individuals' self-perceptions and their experiences in romance.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:20:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 VergasVAS.pdf: 346048 bytes, checksum: ff36ecd8cd1debb1611fd02d05c352ea (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-05-31 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Romantic love constitutes a central value in the social imaginary of modern societies and with reflexes in today s society. This is because the romantic expectation of realization of love appears, in the majority of cases, as a guarantee of completeness and happiness of individuals. However, the ideal of romantic love imposes a series of demands and character roles that are not easy, in modern age, to be brought about into practice by the ones in love. And, it is in this sense that possible conflicts appear between the romantic proposition and the practical reality of contemporary love. Consequently, the possibility of suffering from love emerges because of these propositions. Initiating from these presumptions, this paper aims to study the contemporary forms of representation and expression of love and of the suffering because of love, through the course of love in the life of some men and women, residents of Natal/RN, that live and/or have lived emotional-sexual relationships, observing the relationship that can be established between suffering from love and the ideal romantic love / O amor rom?ntico constituiu-se num valor central no imagin?rio social das sociedades modernas, tendo seus reflexos, at? hoje, nas sociedades contempor?neas. Isso porque a expectativa rom?ntica de realiza??o amorosa surge, em boa medida, como garantidora dos sentimentos de completude e felicidade dos indiv?duos. O ideal de amor rom?ntico, contudo, imp?e uma s?rie de exig?ncias e o cumprimento de pap?is que, na atualidade, n?o s?o t?o f?ceis de serem efetivados, em sua pr?tica, pelos sujeitos amorosos. ? nesse sentido que podem surgir conflitos entre a proposi??o rom?ntica e as pr?ticas amorosas contempor?neas. Tais conflitos, por sua vez, podem engendrar o sofrimento amoroso. Partindo desses pressupostos, este trabalho visa a estudar as formas contempor?neas de representa??o e de express?o do amor e do sofrimento amoroso, atrav?s da trajet?ria de vida amorosa de alguns homens e de algumas mulheres, residentes em Natal/RN, que vivenciam e/ou vivenciaram relacionamentos afetivo-sexuais, observando a rela??o que se pode estabelecer entre sofrimento amoroso e o ideal de amor rom?ntico