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  • Social Psychology
  • Relationship Science

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  • Theories of romantic love by Murstein (1971) and Reiss (1960) provide a foundation.
  • Empirical work has explored predictors of romantic affect.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the relationship between physical attractiveness, intimacy needs, self-disclosure, and thoughts about a partner.
  • Assess the predictive power of these factors on reported romantic love.

Main Methods:

  • Path-analytic study involving 656 college students during 1977-78.
  • Survey assessed physical attractiveness, intimacy needs, self-disclosure, thoughts about partner, and romantic love.
  • Path structures analyzed for subsamples and by relationship duration.

Main Results:

  • All four predictors (physical attractiveness, intimacy needs, self-disclosure, thoughts about partner) were significantly associated with romantic love.
  • Thinking about one's partner emerged as the most potent predictor.
  • Few significant sex differences were observed.

Conclusions:

  • Theories by Murstein and Reiss offer testable foundations for studying romantic involvement.
  • Future research should explore additional antecedents, cognitive processes, diverse comparison criteria, and dyadic perspectives in romantic love.