Evaluation Form of Love Resources for Individual – Chinese Version

Description

Marriage is a legal, moral, and psychological contract formed between individuals of different sexes, aimed at more effectively meeting their diverse needs. The satisfaction of these needs is the fundamental driving force behind the existence of marriage. Human marriage encompasses three layers of relationships: the first is a sexual partnership, which has persisted from prehistoric times to the present; the second is an economic cooperative relationship, where both parties utilize their combined resources to manage a household, including raising children and acquiring living and production materials through division of labor; the third is a spiritual friendship, enabling effective communication and emotional exchange between the partners. Thus, individuals in a marriage can fulfill not only physiological needs (primarily sexual) but also material needs (such as economic security, housing, and mutual care), as well as emotional needs such as love, attachment, emotional communication, intellectual exchange, and entertainment. Naturally, the emphasis on, and degree of satisfaction of, these needs varies across different eras of marriage. A happy marriage is one that is reasonably matched, where the rationality of this matching depends on whether both parties adhere to the two matching principles of marriage: first, whether the resource conditions related to the marriage of both parties are equivalent, i.e., the dimension of equivalence (等价性维度); second, whether the marriage characteristics of both parties are compatible, i.e., the dimension of fit (契合性维度). The combination of marriage includes both homogeneous aspects and heterogeneous aspects. If the equivalence of marriage is a condition for stability, then the fit of the marriage is a necessary condition for fulfillment. Fit refers to whether the physiological, psychological, social, and value orientation matches of both spouses are reasonable. If there is disharmony or dissatisfaction in the couple’s sexual physiology, the foundation of marriage will be unstable; if the personality traits of the couple are not compatible, they cannot form positive interactions, leading to painful experiences; if there is a lack of alignment in interests, hobbies, attitudes, and other values, frequent and trivial conflicts will arise, affecting the degree of marital satisfaction.

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Purpose

The purpose of the evaluation form is to assess individual qualities in terms of romantic resources and compare them objectively with same-age individuals of the same gender.

Test Year

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Administration Method and Scoring

The “Evaluation Form of Love Resources for Individual” (EFLRI) consists of 14 items to quantify 12 aspects of individual romantic resources: appearance, body shape, sexual health, physical health, character, psychological health, sense of responsibility, ability, profession/career, education level, income, and family background. A 7-point Likert scale is used for scoring, where 1 (完全符合) indicates complete agreement and 7 (完全不符合) indicates complete disagreement. Higher scores reflect a greater possession of resources. The internal consistency coefficient of the scale is 0.77, and the split-half reliability is 0.79.

Reliability and Validity

The internal consistency coefficient of the evaluation form is 0.77, and the split-half reliability is 0.79.

Factors and Subscales

The evaluation form assesses the following dimensions:
– Appearance
– Body shape
– Sexual health
– Physical health
– Character
– Psychological health
– Sense of responsibility
– Ability
– Profession/career
– Education level
– Income
– Family background

Keywords

Marriage, romantic resources, assessment, equivalence dimension, fit dimension, individual differences

Items in Chinese

1. 我的身体非常健康
2. 我的职业能力非常强
3. 我是一个非常有责任心的人
4. 我的身材非常完美
5. 我有同性恋趋向
6. 我的收入很高(学生身份指收入前景)
7. 我的相貌非常出众
8. 我的性格非常完美
9. 我的职业成就很高(学生身份指学业)
10. 我的性功能很正常
11. 我是一个心理很健康的人
12. 我的家庭条件非常优越
13. 我的生活能力非常强
14. 我有一些特别的性行为(如窥视、恋物等)

Items in English

1. My body is in very good health
2. My professional ability is very strong
3. I am a very responsible person
4. My body shape is perfect
5. I have homosexual tendencies
6. My income is high (for students, this refers to income prospects)
7. My appearance is outstanding
8. My character is perfect
9. My professional achievements are high (for students, this refers to academic performance)
10. My sexual function is normal
11. I am psychologically healthy
12. My family conditions are very favorable
13. My living skills are very strong
14. I have some special sexual behaviors (such as voyeurism, fetishism, etc.)

References

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