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Pamela C Regan1, Carlos Anguiano
1Department of Psychology, California State University, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA. pregan@calstatela.edu
Abstract:
This study examined the association between romanticism (operationalized as mean score on the Romantic Beliefs Scale) and age, sex, and ethnicity in a large community sample (N = 436). Age was negatively correlated with romanticism scores; as age increased, romanticism scores decreased. No sex differences were found; men and women had similar, moderate scores. Although ethnicity largely was unrelated to romanticism, Asian/Pacific Islander participants were significantly more romantic than were African-American participants.
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