title: Romanticism as a function of age, sex, and ethnicity.
abstract: This study examined the association between romanticism (operationalized as mean score on the Romantic Beliefs Scale) and age, sex, and ethnicity in a large community sample (N = 436). Age was negatively correlated with romanticism scores; as age increased, romanticism scores decreased. No sex differences were found; men and women had similar, moderate scores. Although ethnicity largely was unrelated to romanticism, Asian/Pacific Islander participants were significantly more romantic than were African-American participants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, California State University, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA. pregan@calstatela.edu
authors.forename: Pamela C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Regan
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anguiano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003469:Culture; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*