Levitas Sternberg’s triangular theory of love Robert Sternberg’s theory of love is best explained in the context of interpersonal relationships. An interpersonal relationship can be defined as two or more people who have a strong, deep or close association. The three components Sternberg uses are intimacy, passion and commitment. His theory uses 6 manifestations which are combinations of the three components. This covers a variety of different kinds of relationships in human kind. Sternberg’s theory
Love in terms of a relationship can be described as an experience between two people sharing mutual feelings, understandings and the enjoyment of being with one another. What love is varies from person to person; Psychologist Robert Sternberg came up with the triangular theory of love stating there are three main components for any love relationships. Another psychologist Elaine Hatfield suggests that there are two basic types of love for relationships. On the other hand, an anthropologist Helen
According to Sternberg, the theories were separated, the triangular theory of love and the theory of love as a story. Love can be understood in three components that can form a triangle. Each of the components manifests different aspect of love. In my own words, this theory is using intimacy, passion, and commitment as the three main points because this is three words that each relationship, friendship should exercise. My boyfriend Jakob and I have known each other for a total of two years now. We
can be applied to early development studies of attachment theory, such as those by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth, and carried over to our studies of romance and love through the works of Robert J. Sternberg. Many of our class lessons have focused on cause and effect: childhood cause and adulthood effect. Thus it is not strange to note, Sternberg’s research, the triangular theory of love, is impacted by Bowlby and Ainsworth’s attachment theory. As we notice within each stage and style of relationship
Romeo and Juliet is a classic love story of two young, ill-fated lovers who are stuck in the cross-fire of hatred between their families. But is it really a love story between Romeo and Juliet? Robert Sternberg, professor at Cornell University, develops his theory of love by comparing it to a triangle. In the triangle, each point is represented by one of the three components of love: intimacy, passion, and decision/commitment. Paris, a sickening creep, and Juliet, the young adolescent girl whom Paris
Fitzgerald stated, “There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice.” Although this is true, and there are as many types of love as people who experience them, there are key elements needed in creating the “true love” each of us strives to possess. Psychologist Robert J. Sternberg explains these vital components in his Triangular Theory of Love. According to his theory, love is comprised of intimacy, commitment, and passion. Different types of love are the result of the various combinations
other kids are going to call him name because they learned that crying is not a characteristic of a man. This is a conduct learned through several generations, and it is not changing any time soon. 2. There is not one person in the world that loves you more than your mother. My mother and I have a very distant relationship, but I
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phenomenological Analysis (IPA) Myia Hewison University of Sunderland Psychological Research PSY 225 02/11/2014 Word count 2403 Abstract Robert Sternberg’s Triangular Love Theory (1997) suggests that love comprises of three components: intimacy, passion and commitment. Looking closely at the concept of commitment, Hazan and Shaver (1987) developed their theory on adult attachment suggesting that the emotional bond formed during a relationship is similar to that of the one a child has with a caregiver