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This study examines the claims of Gary Chapman (1992 Chapman , G. ( 1992 ). The five love languages: How to express heartfelt commitment to your mate . Chicago : Northfield Publishing . [Google Scholar]) in his popular press book, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate. A confirmatory factor analysis showed that a five-factor fit of these data to Chapman's proposed five love languages was superior to unidimensional, three-factor, and four-factor solutions. Results showed significant relationships between the love language factors and Stafford, Dainton, and Haas' (2000 Stafford , L. , Dainton , M. , & Haas , S. ( 2000 ). Measuring routine and strategic relational maintenance: Scale revision, sex versus gender roles, and the prediction of relational characteristics . Communication Monographs , 3 , 306 – 323 . [CSA] [Taylor & Francis Online] , [Google Scholar]) relational maintenance typology, suggesting that Chapman's love languages may reflect behaviors performed to enact intended relational maintenance.
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