Document Type

Honors Thesis

Date of Award

Fall 2023

Abstract

In 1986, Clyde and Susan Hendrick proposed and researched the six styles of love: Eros, Ludus, Storge, Pragma, Mania, and Agape. Their theory has been a major point in research about love and relationships. Though this is a large topic of discussion in the world of psychological literature, there has not been research done about how an individual love style can affect personal well-being, especially between different sexes and genders. This study found that queer individuals reported higher levels of stress, lower scores of well-being, and more likely to be Agapic lovers. Furthermore, honors college students reported lower levels of stress and are less likely to be Pragmatic lovers than their counterparts. Our research looks at the college population, seeing as this is a time where the pressure of finding a relationship along with classes and other life instances. This study also examined the differences between gender and sexuality in relation to all the variables above. The purpose of this study was to expand the knowledge of how love styles could predict self-care, while also searching for differences in those students who are a part of the Honors College or not.

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