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April 1, 2026Mankind Quarterly

Love and Hate: The Convergent and DivergentValidity of the Love of Life Scale in University Students from Lebanon

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AAAhmed M. Abdel-KhalekGDGhinwa Haj DiabMNMayssah A. El Nayal

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Overview

Demonstrates convergent and divergent validity of the Love of Life scale in Lebanese students, suggesting important emotional insights.

Key Points

  • The research aims to validate the Love of Life Scale by comparing results from Lebanese students with prior studies from Libya and Sudan.
  • Used a volunteer convenience sample from four Lebanese universities in Beirut (N = 236)
  • Examined associations between the love of life scale and various positive and negative traits
  • Conducted principal components analysis to identify components related to positive and negative traits
  • Women exhibited higher anxiety scores compared to men
  • Men had higher happiness scores than women
  • Significant positive correlations between love of life and traits like optimism and mental health
  • Significant negative correlations between love of life and traits like suicidality and anxiety
  • Israeli aggression had no measurable effect on love of life mean scores due to its short duration

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Abdel-Khalek et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ccb55116edfba7beb875ddhttps://doi.org/10.46469/mq.2025.66.1.2
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