FEATURES OF THE LOVE MOTIVATION MANIFESTATION OF THE SPOUSAL WITH VARIOUS MARRIAGE DURATION

Abstract

The article presents results of an empirical study of the motivational aspects of love of the spousal with a different duration of marriage. Personal characteristics of marriage partners that contribute to the harmoniza­tion of relations, as well as characteristics that aggravate the emotional relations of spouses have been consid­ered. The data have revealed that the groups of respondents with different experiences of marital life differ in manifestations of the love motivation and within the psychological characteristics of personality.