Do loneliness and love coexist? Examining the affiliation between relationship satisfaction and loneliness among emerging adults

The study focuses on the associations among intimacy, passion, relationship satisfaction, and loneliness among emerging adults. The research hypotheses are: 1. romantic love would negatively predict loneliness in romantic relationships, 2. relationship satisfaction would negatively predict loneliness in romantic relationships, 3. Intimacy would mediate the association between relationship satisfaction and loneliness, and 4. Passion would mediate the association between relationship satisfaction and loneliness. Our data shows the noticeable impacts of romantic love and relationship satisfaction on loneliness. But, as opposed to our hypotheses, intimacy, and passion did not mediate the association between relationship satisfaction and loneliness. The noticeable finding shows that both intimacy and passion contribute to the enhancement of satisfaction in romantic relationships with direct effects. However, the mediating variables do not have direct effects on loneliness. Intimacy and passion relate to loneliness only through relationship satisfaction. The study findings from the data also confirm the previous research on the gender differences in the study variables. There are no gender differences between males and females in intimacy, passion, relationship satisfaction, and loneliness. This would mean that both males and females find their relationship mutually rewarding.
The data is all about components of romantic love, namely, intimacy and passion, relationship satisfaction, and loneliness. The data were collected using the freely available standardized tools of Sternberg's Triangular theory of love scale, Loneliness scale, and relationship satisfaction scale from emerging adults (18-25 years) in romantic relationships. The questionnaires were sent to the participants through Google Forms via electronic media. The data can be interpreted in terms of romantic love among the participants, and its relationship with loneliness and relationship satisfaction.

本研究聚焦于成年早期个体（emerging adults）的亲密感、激情、恋爱关系满意度与孤独感之间的关联。本研究提出如下假设：1. 浪漫爱情会负向预测恋爱关系中的孤独感；2. 恋爱关系满意度会负向预测恋爱关系中的孤独感；3. 亲密感在恋爱关系满意度与孤独感之间起中介作用；4. 激情在恋爱关系满意度与孤独感之间起中介作用。本研究数据显示，浪漫爱情与恋爱关系满意度对孤独感存在显著影响。但与研究假设相悖的是，亲密感与激情并未在恋爱关系满意度与孤独感之间发挥中介作用。另有关键发现表明，亲密感与激情均可通过直接效应提升恋爱关系满意度，而上述中介变量对孤独感并无直接效应。亲密感与激情仅通过恋爱关系满意度与孤独感产生关联。本研究数据结果还验证了既往关于研究变量性别差异的相关结论：在亲密感、激情、恋爱关系满意度与孤独感这四个变量上，男性与女性之间不存在显著性别差异，这意味着两性均能从恋爱关系中获得互惠收益。
本数据集涵盖浪漫爱情的两大核心成分——亲密感、激情、恋爱关系满意度以及孤独感。数据采集采用了公开可得的标准化量表：斯特恩伯格爱情三角理论量表（Sternberg's Triangular theory of love scale）、孤独感量表以及恋爱关系满意度量表，调研对象为处于恋爱关系中的18至25岁成年早期个体（emerging adults）。问卷通过电子媒介以谷歌表单（Google Forms）的形式发放给参与者。本数据集可用于分析参与者的浪漫爱情特征，及其与孤独感、恋爱关系满意度之间的关联。