TY - JOUR
T1 - The subjective experience of love through adult life
AU - Reeder, Heidi M.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - While research on interpersonal love is growing, them is a relative dirge of literature on the experience of love across age. This study uses Sternberg's triangular theory of love to investigate how commitment, intimacy, and passion are subjectively experienced among actual lovers across age. The evidence presented here suggests that lovers' definition and communication of commitment, intimacy, and passion remain relatively stable among age cohorts. However, traditional expressions of commitment, affection, and togetherness, significantly declined over age, unrelated to length of relationship.
AB - While research on interpersonal love is growing, them is a relative dirge of literature on the experience of love across age. This study uses Sternberg's triangular theory of love to investigate how commitment, intimacy, and passion are subjectively experienced among actual lovers across age. The evidence presented here suggests that lovers' definition and communication of commitment, intimacy, and passion remain relatively stable among age cohorts. However, traditional expressions of commitment, affection, and togetherness, significantly declined over age, unrelated to length of relationship.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030440615&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2190/V7J3-XQAL-2X59-M16X
DO - 10.2190/V7J3-XQAL-2X59-M16X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030440615
SN - 0091-4150
VL - 43
SP - 325
EP - 340
JO - International Journal of Aging and Human Development
JF - International Journal of Aging and Human Development
IS - 4
ER -