Relationship of Love, Affect and Wellbeing | The International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy

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Comparative Study

| Published: December 25, 2014

Relationship of Love, Affect and Wellbeing

Assistant Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Dept. of Psychology, AIBAS, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur Google Scholar More about the auther

Aastha Dhingra

M.Phil Clinical Psychology trainee, Dept. of Psychology, AIBAS, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.060/20140201

DOI: 10.25215/0201.060

ABSTRACT

Love is more than a close friendship. It acts as a major facilitator of interpersonal relationship. Love is positive in nature and leaves a positive affect on every individual. An individual in love not only feels positive but spreads positivity around. They smile, be kind to other people, behave compassionately with everyone. If the person is happy then he is likely to be psychologically and emotionally healthy. The current study aimed at understanding the relationship between love, affect and wellbeing among young females aged between 20-25 years. The study reported a significant positive relationship between love and positive affect with the significant correlation of 0.29 at 0.05 levels (p<0.05). It was also found a significant positive relationship between love and wellbeing with the significant correlation of 0.58 at 0.01 level (p<0.01). This means that people in love experience positive emotions and healthy wellbeing. The correlation between love and negative affect came out to be insignificant. The correlation turned out to be -0.13. This means that people in love do not experience negative emotions.

Keywords

Love, Well being, Affect, Relationship

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How to cite this article:

K Singh, A Dhingra (2014) Relationship of Love, Affect and Wellbeing International Journal of Indian Psychology, 2 (1), DOI: 10.25215/0201.060, DIP: 18.01.060/20140201