Perbedaan The Triangular of Love Ditinjau dari Jenis Kelamin pada Mahasiswa di Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Medan Area

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to test empirically the presence or absence of differences in love and components (The Triangulary of Love) in terms of gender in students. According Sternberg (in Sternberg1986) there are three components of love is the component of intimacy, passion, and commitment. The research was conducted at the University of Medan Area, with the subjects of the study were 185 students of Faculty of Psychology at Medan Area, men (69 persons) and women (116 people). In this study, love is measured using the Sternberg Triangle Love Scale (STLS) Sternberg Triangle Love Scale (STLS) developed based on the love components of Sternberg and translated into Bahasa Indonesia. The data obtained were analyzed using Technique of Varians 1 Path Analysis. Based on the analysis of Anava 1 Path, it is known that the value of F = 13,148 with significance of 0.000 (p <0,05) for The Triangulary of Love as a whole, this indicates that the hypothesis there is difference The Triangle of Love viewed from gender in this study otherwise accepted. In the intimacy component is known women have a higher total score with an average value of 100.80 compared to men with an average value of 80.61. In the women passion component has a lower total score with an average score of 84.65 compared to men with an average value of 103.14. While the women commitment component has a higher total score with an average value of 112.16 compared to men with an average value of 91.45.