The Love Test Results

The Love Test Love Test Findings
Attachment Style Sample

As of 3/19/96,
Only one version (concept or experience) taken during a session:

The Concept Version has been taken 857 times.
The Experience Version has been taken 395 times.

Both versions taken together during the same session:

Both Versions have been taken 695 times.

Gender 1051 males (54%) and 897 females (46%). The sample ranges in age from 11 to 67 years of age. The average age of Love Test Takers is 25 and the median (middle) age is 23 years.

Love Test Takers are from the following countries:

Country                  Number    Percent
Australia                  27       1.4
Austria                     3        .2
Belgium                     3        .2
Brazil                      2        .1
Bulgaria                    1        .1
Canada                    166       8.7
China                       1        .1
Colombia                    1        .1
Costa Rica                  1        .1
Denmark                     3        .2
Egypt                       6        .3
El Salvador                 1        .1
Finland                     3        .2
France                      5        .3
Germany                     3        .2
Greece                      1        .1
Guinea                      1        .1
Haiti                       1        .1
Hong Kong                   7        .4
Hungary                     1        .1
Iceland                     1        .1
India                      15        .8
Indonesia                   7        .4
Ireland                     2        .1
Israel                      3        .2
Italy                       2        .1
Japan                       4        .2
Kenya                       4        .2
Korea, South               13        .7
Macau                       1        .1
Malaysia                    8        .4
Mexico                     13        .7
Morocco                     1        .1
Nepal                       2        .1
Netherlands                10        .5
New Zealand                 5        .3
Norway                      7        .4
Pakistan                    4        .2
Panama                      1        .1
Peru                        1        .1
Philippines                19       1.0
Poland                      2        .1
Portugal                    2        .1
Puerto Rico                 1        .1
Romania                     1        .1
Russia                      8        .4
Singapore                  14        .7
Slovakia                    1        .1
Slovenia                    1        .1
South Africa                5        .3
Spain                       3        .2
Sweden                     10        .5
Taiwan                      9        .5
Thailand                    2        .1
Trinidad and Tobago         1        .1
Turkey                      1        .1
Ukraine                     1        .1
United Kingdom             44       2.3
United States            1442      75.3
Venezuela                   1        .1
Vietnam                     2        .1
Zambia                      1        .1
Zimbabwe                    1        .1

and are of the following Races:


Race                          Number   Percent 
White (not hispanic)           1492      77.6
Black (not hispanic)             87       4.5
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut   24       1.2
Asian, Pacific Islander         213      10.9
Other                           107       5.5

16% of participants (175) report being married to the person who is the object of their affections on The Love Test. (Note: This question was asked only of those taking the experience version.)

8% of participants (156) met their loved one on the net. (Note: This question was asked only of those taking the experience version.)

Ninety six percent of Test Takers (1050) are in heterosexual relationships.

In response to being asked how religeous they are, participants said:

                                        
How Religeous           Number   Percent
Not religious              653     33.8
Somewhat religious         688     35.6
Moderately religious       451     23.4
Very religious             138      7.2

Participants report that they attend church an average of 2 times per month. Fifty four percent report not attending church at all in an average month, 34% attend church from 1 to 4 times per month.

When asked how close they need to be prior to engaging in sexual relations, people said:


How close before sex?     Number  Percent
Married                    244     12.6
Engaged                     86      4.5
Love                       868     45.0
Liking/Friendship          476     24.7
Physical Attraction        256     13.1

Of the people taking the Experience version, 66% (719) report having had sex with the person who is the object of their affections.

85.5% (1666) report that English is their first language.

For those who took the experience version, they answered the question:
On a scale from 0 (None) to 10 (A Lot!), how much do you love your partner?


           Score     Number    Percent 
None         0           8         .7
             1           4         .4
             2           9         .8
             3           8         .7
             4          11        1.0
             5          31        2.8
             6          33        3.0
             7          82        7.5
             8         165       15.1
             9         189       17.3
A Lot!      10         550       50.5

The average score was 8.8 and the median score was 10 out of 10 points possible.

For those who took the experience version, they answered the question:
On a scale from 0 (None) to 10 (A Lot!), how much do you like your partner?


         Score     Number    Percent
None            0         0        .0
                1         0        .0
                2         3        .3
                3         5        .5
                4         4        .4
                5        14       1.3
                6        29       2.7
                7        52       4.8
                8       113      10.4
                9       193      17.7
A Lot!         10       677      62.1

The average score was 9.2 and the median (middle) score was 10 out of 10 points possible.

For those who took the experience version, they answered the question:
On a scale from 0 (None) to 10 (A Lot!), how much do you lust after your partner?


          Score     Number   Percent 
None         0        11      1.0
             1        12      1.1
             2        10       .9
             3        18      1.7
             4        24      2.2
             5        43      3.9
             6        64      5.9
             7       104      9.5
             8       151     13.9
             9       184     16.9
A Lot!      10       469     43.0

The average score was 8.3 and the median (middle) score was 9 out of 10 points possible.

For those who took the experience version, they answered the question:
How likely is it that you and your partner will still be together in 5 years?


                     Number  Percent
Not Likely             122     11.2 
Somewhat Likely        191     17.5 
Moderately Likely      246     22.6 
Very Likely            281     25.8 
Totally Likely         250     22.9

For those who took the experience version, they answered the question:
How satisfied are you with your current relationship?


                           Number    Percent
Not Satisfied                95        8.7
Somewhat Satisfied          134       12.3
Moderately Satisfied        263       24.1
Very Satisfied              387       35.5
Totally Satisfied           211       19.4

On Average, participants spend 16 in-person days out of the last month with their partner.

15% reported spending 0 in-person days with their partner
27% reported spending from 1 to 10 in-person days with their partner
19% reported spending from 11 to 20 in-person days with their partner
38% reported spending from 21 to 31 in-person days with their partner

On Average, participants spend 6 on-line days out of the last month with their partner.

63% reported spending 0 net-person days with their partner
14% reported spending from 1 to 10 net days with their partner
10% reported spending from 11 to 20 net days with their partner
13% reported spending from 21 to 31 net days with their partner

I added up total in-person and total net days and used this as the denominator to calculate the percent of days that participants interact on the net with their partner.

61% of respondents spent 0% of their days reported interacting on the net with their partner.
8% of respondents spent from 1% to 20% of their days reported interacting on the net with their partner.
5% of respondents spent from 21% to 40% of their days reported interacting on the net with their partner.
4% of respondents spent 41% to 60% of their days reported interacting on the net with their partner.
7% of respondents spent 61% to 80% of their days reported interacting on the net with their partner.
4% of respondents spent 81% to 99% of their days reported interacting on the net with their partner.
10% of respondents spent 100% of their days reported interacting on the net with their partner.

On Average, participants have been in their relationship 2 years and 7 months.

 
Percent       Time Together
  54%         1 Year or Less
  71%         up to 2 years
  79%         up to 3 years
  84%         up to 4 years
  87%         up to 5 years
  13%         over 5 years

For the people who took the Experience Version of the Love Test:

23% live with their partner
57% live within 10 miles from their partner
73% live within 50 miles from their partner
75% live within 100 miles from their partner
91% live within 1000 miles from their partner
9% live more than 1000 miles from their partner

Attachment Style

All respondents were asked: Which of the following best describes you?

43% chose: I find it relatively easy to get close to others and am comfortable depending on them and having them depend on me. I don't often worry about being abandoned or about someone getting too close to me.
35% chose: I am somewhat uncomfortable being close to others; I find it difficult to trust them completely, difficult to allow myself to depend on them. I am nervous when anyone gets too close, and often love partners want me to be more intimate than I feel comfortable being.
22% chose: I find that others are reluctant to get as close as I would like. I often worry that my partner doesn't really love me or won't want to stay with me. I want to merge completely with another person, and this desire sometimes scares people away.

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