Triangular Love Scale (TLS-15)

tls15()

Social and Interpersonal Factors
Sternberg’s triangular love theory questionnaire. A shorter version of TLS-45, that measures three components of love: intimacy, passion, and commitment.

Module

veleslibrary.questionnaires.tls15

Import

from veleslibrary.questionnaires.tls15 import tls15

Original

Kowal, M., Sorokowski, P., Dinić, B. M., Pisanski, K., Gjoneska, B., Frederick, D. A., Pfuhl, G., Milfont, T. L., Bode, A., Aguilar, L., García, F. E., Roberts, S. C., Abad-Villaverde, B., Kavčič, T., Miroshnik, K. G., Ndukaihe, I. L. G., Šafárová, K., Valentova, J. V., Aavik, T., … Sternberg, R. J. (2024). Validation of the short version (TLS-15) of the triangular love scale (TLS-45) across 37 languages. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53(2), 839–857. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02702-7
Sternberg, R. J. (1988). The triangle of love: Intimacy, passion, commitment. Basic Books.
Sternberg, R. J. (1997). Construct validation of a triangular love scale. European Journal of Social Psychology, 27(3), 313–335. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(199705)27:3<313::AID-EJSP824>3.0.CO;2-4

Score calculation

An average. Can be calculated separately for the subscales or for the whole questionnaire.

Reverse items

None.

Subscales

  1. Intimacy: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  2. Passion: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
  3. Commitment: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Reliability

α = .95

Subscales

  1. Intimacy: α = .89
  2. Passion: α =.89
  3. Commitment: α = 0.92

Implemented by

Ksawery Łakomy (University of Wrocław)

Args

name : str
Base name for pages and questions. Defaults to “TLS15”.

instruction : str
Instruction for the questionnaire. None means that the default instruction will be used.

questionOptions : dict | None
Additional options for questions as a dictionary. Defaults to None.

pageOptions : dict | None
Additional options for pages as a dictionary. Defaults to None.

Returns

PageModel
PageModel with the TLS15 questionnaire.