🔑 Key Definitions
Magic Ratio: 5:1 positive to negative interactions in happy couples (Gottman) 5️⃣
Four Horsemen: Criticism, contempt, defensiveness, stonewalling (predict divorce) 🐴
Triangular Theory: Love = Intimacy + Passion + Commitment (Sternberg) 🔺
Four Horsemen: Criticism, contempt, defensiveness, stonewalling (predict divorce) 🐴
Triangular Theory: Love = Intimacy + Passion + Commitment (Sternberg) 🔺
👤 Important Figures
- Hazan & Shaver (1987) - Adult attachment styles 💑
- John Gottman - Relationship research, 5:1 ratio 📊
- Robert Sternberg - Triangular Theory of Love 🔺
📊 Adult Attachment Styles
- Secure - Positive self + Positive others 💚
- Anxious-Preoccupied - Negative self + Positive others 💛
- Dismissive-Avoidant - Positive self + Negative others 🧊
- Fearful-Avoidant - Negative self + Negative others 💔
🔺 Sternberg's Love Types
- Romantic = Intimacy + Passion 💗🔥
- Companionate = Intimacy + Commitment 💗💍
- Consummate = ALL THREE 💗🔥💍
💡 Exam Tips
- Gottman's ratio: 5:1 positive to negative 5️⃣
- Four Horsemen: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, Stonewalling 4️⃣🐴
- Sternberg: Intimacy + Passion + Commitment = Consummate 🔺