Title

Passionate Love And Social Anxiety Of American And Italian Students

Authors

Authors

A. Y. Wang

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Psychology

Keywords

Psychology

Abstract

This study compared American and Italian college students (males and females) on the Passionate Love Scale and the Social Aversion and Distress Scale. The findings indicated that contrary to popular social stereotypes, Italians experienced love less passionately than Americans and that Italian men were the least passionate of all groups studied. In addition, Italians experienced less social anxiety than their American counterparts. These results are discussed in relation to the role of implicit theories of personality in determining the social stereotypes that individuals possess of themselves and toward others.

Journal Title

Psychology

Volume

31

Issue/Number

3-4

Publication Date

1-1-1995

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

9

Last Page

11

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1994QB92000003

ISSN

0033-3077

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