Correlations were computed between the SAMPLE Profile (a test measuring the extent to which a person identifies with one of six distinct concepts of love), and Rubin's scales for Loving and Liking. Rubin's Love Scale was most related to the giving (r = .52), possessive (r = .46), and friendship (r = .26) styles of loving. The significant moderate correlations were higher for women than for men, suggesting that women might have a more clearly differentiated concept of love.
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