Addicted to love? Validity evidence for the Love Addiction Inventory - Brazilian version.

IF 1.5 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI:10.1186/s41155-025-00345-2

Daniela Zibenberg, Jean Carlos Natividade

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Abstract

Background: The Love Addiction Inventory (LAI) is an instrument developed to assess the six dimensions of addiction to a romantic partner: salience, tolerance, mood modification, relapse, withdrawal, and conflict.

Objective: The present study sought to adapt and provide validity evidence for the Brazilian version of the LAI.

Method: An online questionnaire was completed by 1310 Brazilian adults who were in romantic relationships.

Results: The data shows adequate reliability indices, validity evidence regarding the instrument's internal structure, and validity based on the relationships among the variables. Notably, positive correlations between the LAI and Emotional Dependence Questionnaire and other addiction markers and negative correlations between the LAI and self-esteem were identified.

Conclusion: These findings provide a helpful instrument for symptom tracking and investigating interventions for the treatment of love addiction in future research.

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沉迷于爱情？爱情成瘾量表的效度证据-巴西版。

背景：爱情成瘾量表（LAI）是一种用来评估对浪漫伴侣上瘾的六个维度的工具：显著性、耐受性、情绪调节、复发、戒断和冲突。目的：本研究试图为巴西版本的LAI提供适应性和有效性证据。方法：对1310名处于恋爱关系中的巴西成年人进行了在线问卷调查。结果：数据具有足够的信度指标、仪器内部结构的效度证据和基于变量间关系的效度。值得注意的是，LAI与情绪依赖问卷等成瘾指标呈正相关，与自尊呈负相关。结论：本研究结果为进一步研究恋爱成瘾的症状追踪和干预措施研究提供了有益的工具。

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Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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2.60

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24 weeks

期刊介绍： Psicologia: Reflexão & Crítica is a journal published three times a year by Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento (Psychology Graduate Program) of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul). Its objective is to publish original works in the psychology field: articles, short reports on research and reviews as well as to present to the scientific community texts which reflect a significant contribution for the psychology field. The short title of the journal is Psicol. Refl. Crít. It must be used regarding bibliographies, footnotes, as well as bibliographical strips and references.