El objetivo del artículo consiste en el análisis psicométrico de los instrumentos de utilización más frecuente para la medida del amor, y que cuentan con un mayor apoyo conceptual y empírico. Se han considerado las escalas de Knox-Sporakowski, Rubin, Hendrick-Hendrick, Critelli, Sternberg y Hatfield. Se han administrado a una amplia muestra de sujetos, obteniéndose de cada escala sus características estructurales y psicométricas. Se presentan los resultados y se hace una evaluación de cada instrumento de medida considerado. Las escalas de Rubin, Critelli, Sternberg y Hatfield presentan una adecuada consistencia interna. Se valora la sencillez de la escala de Rubin y la capacidad de las de Critelli y Sternberg para dar una medida general del amor.
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