Prediction of Components of Love Based on Sexual Schemas of Women and Men in Isfahan with the Mediation of Religious Commitmen

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• E Ghanbari
• H Motamedi
• N Heydarian Far
• Zh Refahi

Abstract

    The aim of the present study was predicting the components of love based on sexual schemas of women and men in Isfahan with the mediation of religious commitment.
This study was conducted using descriptive-analytic method and path analysis was applied. The subjects in this study were 320 students who were selected randomly. The participants were asked to respond to Steve questionnaire Love Triangle (1994), religious commitment Vrtygton test (2003) and the scale of sexual stereotypes of men and women (Anderson et al., 1999). To analyze the data, in addition to descriptive analysis (mean and standard deviation) of correlation and path analysis, AMOS-16 software was used for the hypothetical model. The results showed that in women, regarding the sexual relationship of love with the mediating role of religious commitment schemas, the gender stereotypes variable with 0/05 direct effect on the dimensions of love could not significantly affect, but considering the indirect effect of religious commitment, female sexual schemas of -0/066, could significantly affect the dimensions of love. While in men, the sexual relationship of love with the mediating role of religious commitment scheme showed that the direct effect of changing sexual Schema -0/10 on aspects of love, and the indirect effect of internal commitment, sexual stereotypes men of 0/22 could not significantly affect the dimensions of love.

Keywords

• Components of Love
• Sexual Female Schemas
• Schema Male Sexual
• Religious Commitment

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