Aspects of beliefs commonly interact in the dynamics of romantic relationships, thus influencing aspects of the perception, expectations and relationship strategies, among others. This research aimed to construct and validate a measure assessing beliefs about love in a Brazilian sample and verify its dimensional structure. A total of 1,530 individuals participated in this study, 660 of these being males and 870 females: The sample was divided into two sub-samples. The results showed a psychometric instrument with adequate parameters of precision and a confirmed structure of six-dimensional factors styles of love in a Brazilian sample: eros, agape, ludus, storge, mania and pragma.
romantic relationships; love styles; psychological measurement
