College Student Love Anxiety Questionnaire – Chinese Version

Description

Pan Linmin combines research on romantic psychology with the concept of anxiety, conducting surveys specifically targeting the university student demographic. Based on this foundation, she proposes the concept of “romantic anxiety”: a phenomenon where individuals, either yearning for a romantic relationship or experiencing one, feel concern, distress, or tension due to anticipated inadequacies in themselves or due to conflicts arising during the relationship. This emotional experience is accompanied by negative physiological and behavioral responses.

Authors and Contact Email

Pan Linmin (Contact email information not available)

Purpose

The purpose of this research is to measure romantic anxiety among university students and to develop a questionnaire that captures various dimensions of this anxiety.

Test Year

2016

Administration Method and Scoring

The university student romantic anxiety questionnaire consists of 28 items across 5 dimensions, which are:
– 恋爱相处焦虑 (Anxiety in Romantic Interaction)
– 恋爱缺乏焦虑 (Anxiety Due to Lack of Romance)
– 恋爱素质焦虑 (Anxiety About Romantic Qualities)
– 学习与恋爱冲突焦虑 (Anxiety from Conflicts Between Study and Romance)
– 恋爱经历焦虑 (Anxiety from Romantic Experiences)

Responses are scored using a 5-point Likert scale, where:
– 1 represents “完全不符合” (completely disagree)
– 2 represents “不太符合” (somewhat disagree)
– 3 represents “有点符合” (neutral)
– 4 represents “大致符合” (somewhat agree)
– 5 represents “完全符合” (completely agree)

Reliability and Validity

The internal consistency of the scale shows good reliability, with the overall scale reliability at 0.873. The reliability of the other dimensions ranges from 0.725 to 0.829, indicating that the scale possesses good validity and can be effectively used to measure romantic anxiety in university students.

Factors and Subscales

The questionnaire is composed of five dimensions as outlined in the scoring section.

Keywords

Romantic anxiety, university students, psychological research, Likert scale, reliability, validity

Items in Chinese

1. 担心谈恋爱会使学习成绩下降
2. 一直忘不掉前任恋人，让我很不安
3. 理想中的恋人与现实中的差距太大，让我迟迟不想恋爱
4. 担心再也找不到比前任对我更好的恋人
5. 至今未谈恋爱，担心自己有问题
6. 担心谈恋爱会占用大量学习时间
7. 想到身边的朋友都在谈恋爱，自己单身，心里很烦躁
8. 担心恋爱与学习难以兼顾，为此感到苦恼
9. 害怕自己一直无法从曾经的恋爱阴影中走出去
10. 担心追不到喜欢的人，感到迷茫
11. 担心与他（她）一起学习时无法专心读书，因而感到苦恼
12. 对喜欢很久的他（她）表白时，感到紧张，害怕被拒绝
13. 害怕自己喜欢的他（她）已经有了恋人
14. 感觉自己长相不好，害怕他（她）不是真的爱我
15. 感觉自己身材不好，恋爱中很没有自信
16. 和恋人缺乏共同的兴趣，怀疑自己的选择
17. 觉得自己能力不如他（她），没有自信与他（她）谈恋爱
18. 他（她）很帅（漂亮），害怕他（她）被别人抢走
19. 恋人常和我因为各种小事而意见不合，让我很烦躁
20. 恋人的一些生活习惯让我难以接受，使我感到困惑
21. 感觉恋人对我不够坦诚，让我感到很不安
22. 有时恋人做出的事，不能增进感情，反而让我感到苦恼
23. 担心与恋人彼此性格上的差异，会让我们相处不易
24. 想到与恋人发生的争吵，常让我感到一阵头晕
25. 担心谈恋爱会让自己无法专心上课甚至学习
26. 他（她）很优秀，担心恋人会离开我
27. 他（她）行为专横，担心自己很难接纳
28. 他（她）的某种性格，让我感到惶惶不安

Items in English

1. Worry that being in a relationship will lower my academic performance
2. I can’t stop thinking about my ex, which makes me very uneasy
3. The difference between my ideal partner and reality is too great, and I hesitate to start a relationship
4. Afraid that I will never find a partner better than my ex
5. I haven’t been in a relationship so far, worried that I have problems
6. Concerned that a relationship will take up a lot of time needed for studying
7. Thinking about how all my friends are dating while I’m single makes me feel anxious
8. Worried that I can’t balance studying and dating, which causes me distress
9. Fear that I can’t move on from my past relationship
10. Concerned that I can’t pursue the person I like, feeling lost
11. Worried that I can’t concentrate on studying while working with them
12. Feeling nervous when confessing to someone I’ve liked for a long time, fearing rejection
13. Afraid that the person I like might already be in a relationship
14. Feeling insecure about my appearance, fearing that they don’t really love me
15. Feeling self-conscious about my body, lacking confidence in relationships
16. Lacking common interests with my partner makes me question my choice
17. Feeling that I am less capable than them, lacking confidence to date them
18. They are very attractive, and I fear they might be taken by someone else
19. My partner and I often disagree over trivial matters, which frustrates me
20. Some of my partner’s habits are hard for me to accept, leaving me confused
21. Feeling that my partner is not honest enough with me, making me uneasy
22. Sometimes things my partner does don’t enhance our relationship, but rather disturb me
23. Worried that personality differences between us will lead to difficulties in getting along
24. Thinking about arguments with my partner often makes me feel dizzy
25. Concerned that being in a relationship would prevent me from focusing on class or studying
26. They are very capable, so I worry that my partner might leave me
27. Their behavior is domineering, and I’m concerned I won’t be able to accept it
28. Certain aspects of their personality make me feel anxious

References

潘林敏. 大学生自立人格、社会支持与恋爱焦虑关系研究[D].福建师范大学,2016.