Love, loving relationships and polyamor in the perspective of young university students and the elderly

Authors

  • Natani Harumi Hatakeyama Gerontologia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
  • Thiago de Almeida Psicologia Experimental, Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
  • Deusivania Vieira da Silva Falcão Gerontologia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i2p271-292

Keywords:

Love, Poliamory, Seniors.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the beliefs of young university students and seniors about: the concepts they attribute to the word love and what they understand as love relationships are monogamous, polygamous, or polyamorous. It is an exploratory, cross-sectional and descriptive study. Seven university students, ranging in age from 22 to 42 years old and five elderly people, aged between 62 and 68, participated in the study. The sample was obtained for convenience. It was observed that the concept of love, love relationships and polyamor are heterogeneous and influenced by the experience of each individual. Some external factors may have contributed to the formation of the individual's conception, such as culture, social group, the time lived etc.

 

Author Biographies

Natani Harumi Hatakeyama, Gerontologia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP).

Bacharel em Gerontologia e mestranda em Gerontologia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP).

 

Thiago de Almeida, Psicologia Experimental, Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP).

Doutor em Psicologia Escolar e do Desenvolvimento. Mestre em Psicologia Experimental, Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Bacharel/Formação em Psicologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar).

Deusivania Vieira da Silva Falcão, Gerontologia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Brasília

Professora Doutora dos cursos de graduação e pós-graduação em Gerontologia, Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Graduada em Licenciatura/Formação em Psicologia. Mestra em Psicologia Social, Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB). Doutora em Psicologia, Universidade de Brasília (UnB).

 

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Hatakeyama, N. H., Almeida, T. de, & Falcão, D. V. da S. (2017). Love, loving relationships and polyamor in the perspective of young university students and the elderly. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 20(2), 271–292. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i2p271-292

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Papers

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