AGE AND RESPONSES TO THE LOVE ATTITUDES SCALE - CONSISTENCY IN STRUCTURE, DIFFERENCES IN SCORES

Two separate issues concerning the relation between age and love are a ddressed in this article. The Brat issue is concerned with the age gen eralizability of the factor structure produced by responses to the Lov e Attitudes Scale. The data presented indicate that the factor structu re of responses to the Love Attitudes Scale is highly similar in colle ge-aged and middle-aged participants. The second issue concerns the re lation between age and actual scores on the sub-scales of the Love Att itude Scales. The data indicate that age is related to responses on th e Mania and Agape sub-scales, particularly for females. Collectively, these data suggest that general structural conceptions of love remain relatively constant into middle-age, but that there is a relation betw een age and some specific love styles.