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The perception of a Woman's Love in a relationship with a prisoner is erotic and altruistic

The perception of a Woman's Love in a relationship with a prisoner is erotic and altruistic

Type of Publication: Journal article
URI (citable link): http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-266062
Author: Giebel, Gilda; Elbert, Thomas
Year of publication: 2014
Published in: Journal of Forensic Science & Criminology ; 1 (2014), 4. - 402
DOI (citable link): https://dx.doi.org/10.15744/2348-9804.1.402
Summary:
Studies have reported the effects of imprisonment on the wives and girlfriends of prisoners, but have not investigated how these women perceive love and commitment. This study analyzes four different styles of love: eros (romantic love), storge (amicably love), mania (possessive love), and agape (altruistic love) in a sample of 96 women who are in relationships with prisoners. The same love styles were compared to a control sample of N=96 women. They were selected from a larger sample of 859 women such that the variables age and duration of the relationship of the two groups were matched. Results show that women in relationships with prisoners score higher on the eros and agape love styles in comparison to the women from the control group. Those women who stay in love with prisoners seem to endure the negative consequences of their partners imprisonment through feelings of deep love, commitment, and altruistic care.
Subject (DDC): 150 Psychology
Link to License: Terms of use
Bibliography of Konstanz: Yes

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GIEBEL, Gilda, Thomas ELBERT, 2014. The perception of a Woman's Love in a relationship with a prisoner is erotic and altruistic. In: Journal of Forensic Science & Criminology. 1(4), 402. Available under: doi: 10.15744/2348-9804.1.402

@article{Giebel2014perce-26606, title={The perception of a Woman's Love in a relationship with a prisoner is erotic and altruistic}, year={2014}, doi={10.15744/2348-9804.1.402}, number={4}, volume={1}, journal={Journal of Forensic Science & Criminology}, author={Giebel, Gilda and Elbert, Thomas}, note={Article Number: 402} }

2014-03-04T09:18:06Z The perception of a Woman's Love in a relationship with a prisoner is erotic and altruistic terms-of-use Journal of Forensic Science & Criminology ; 1 (2014), 4. - 402 Elbert, Thomas eng Elbert, Thomas 2014-03-04T09:18:06Z 2014 Studies have reported the effects of imprisonment on the wives and girlfriends of prisoners, but have not investigated how these women perceive love and commitment. This study analyzes four different styles of love: eros (romantic love), storge (amicably love), mania (possessive love), and agape (altruistic love) in a sample of 96 women who are in relationships with prisoners. The same love styles were compared to a control sample of N=96 women. They were selected from a larger sample of 859 women such that the variables age and duration of the relationship of the two groups were matched. Results show that women in relationships with prisoners score higher on the eros and agape love styles in comparison to the women from the control group. Those women who stay in love with prisoners seem to endure the negative consequences of their partners imprisonment through feelings of deep love, commitment, and altruistic care. Giebel, Gilda Giebel, Gilda

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