PPT Slide
- Verbal Ability (Lamke & Nelson, 1973)
- Life Events Survey (Sarason, Johnson & Siegel, 1978) assesses occurrence of 43 negative life events in past 18 months
- Triangular Love Scale (TLS, Aron & Westbay, 1996) assesses intimacy, passion and commitment
- Commitment: A summary score of the dedication and constraint subscales of the Commitment Inventory (Stanley & Markman, 1992) and the commitment scale of the TLS
- Coherence assessed in the Current Relationship Interview (Crowell & Owens, 1996) assesses the degree to which individuals present a believable, consistent, and coherent narrative of their current romantic relationship
- Nature of losses and abuse (e.g., age at first loss, number of losses, etc.) were obtained from the AAI