| Gana, Saada & Untas (2013). Marriage & Family Review Empirical research | To analyze the effects of love styles on marital satisfaction, using the Actor-Partner Interdipendence Model (APIM, 2006) | 146 heterosexual couples. Women age 51.17 years (SD 18.66) (range 18 - 83) Men age 52.97 years (SD 18.62) (range 18 - 78) 85% married 103 with children Length of marriage: 28.33 years (SD 17.30) (range 4 months to 60 years) | France | Convenience sample, contacted by university students. Questionnaires filled independently by the partners. | Love styles Marital Satisfaction Depression and anxiety All variables measured by validate tools |
| Goodboy & Myers (2010) Communication Reports Empirical research | To analize the influence of love styles on the use of negative relational maintenance behaviors, such as jealousy induction, avoidance, spying, infidelity, destructive conflict, allowing control | 205 romantic partners 152 Women, Age = 23.74 years (SD 9.07) (range 18 - 60 years) 60% serious committed relationship 15% married current romantic Partner = age 24.42 years (SD 9.26) (range 17 - 65 years) The length of romantic relationships = 4.18 years (SD 7.20) (range 2 months - 37 years) | Mid-Atlantic University | Undergraduate students distributed questionnaires to individuals currently in a romantic relationship | Love styles Relationship quality Negative relational maintenance behaviors All variables measured by validate tools |
| Goodboy et al. (2012). Communication Quarterly Empirical research | To examine the predictive value of love styles on intentional jealousy-evoking be havior directed toward a romantic partner | 197 undergraduate students 104 women Age = 20 years (SD 2), (range 18 - 30 years) The length of relationships = 18.91 months (SD 14.78) (range 2 - 71 months) | Northeastern University |
| Love styles Jealousy Affectionate communication received from a partner All variables measured by validate tools |
| Graham (2011). Journal of Social and Personal Relationships Meta-analysis | To identify the higher-order factors underlying the most popular measures of love. To assess the correlations of these factors with relationship satisfaction and length | 81 studies representing 103 samples 19.387 individuals 737 correlations Samples of young, white, heterosexual individuals provide the majority of information |
| English-language studies involving original data. Collection using one or more of the primary measures. The author or at least two trained undergraduate research assistants examined each article | Love Relationship satisfaction All variables measured by validate tools |
| Hammock & Richardson (2011). The Journal of Social Psychology Empirical research | To examine the association of love styles with the different phases of relationship (initiation, maintenance, and dissolution). Gender differences about love styles | 148 psychology students 97 Females Age = 18 - 32 years 97% 18- 23 years 56.8% involved in a relationship with about 38% for more than a year. 76.9% reported that on average their relationships lasted less than a year. |
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| Love styles (by validate tool) Relationship phases (by ad hoc measures) |
| Honari & Saremi (2015). Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences Empirical research | To investigate the association between love styles and attachment styles. In particular to observe the association with obsessive love style | 306 graduate university students All girls Ages = 28.7 years (SD 4.3) (range, 25 - 40 years) 50% married | Nyshaboor Iran |
| Love styles Attachment style All variables measured by validate tools |