Do people with different attachment styles differ in terms in their experience of love?

Yes, they do. Secure folks scored significantly higher on passion, intimacy and commitment than did either Avoidant or Anxious/Ambivalent folks. This means that on The Love Test, they rated themselves as experiencing more of the things that describe the dimensions of love. Check out the The Experience Version Item means for each Attachment Style group to see which items had the most impact on these differences.

Mean Love Test Experience Scores by Attachment Style

Love Test Scale Score	Attachment Style
	Secure	Avoidant	Anxious/ Ambivalent	F	p
Passion	*76.4%	69.8%	71.3%	f(2,692)=13.4	< .0001
Intimacy	*84.8%	78.0%	74.3%	f(2,692)=25.1	< .0001
Commitment	*77.9%	70.6%	69.3%	f(2,692)=18.1	< .0001

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