Coffin Corner

Dear CESNET community,

I hope this message finds you well. My name is Dr. Thomas Foster, and two graduate students and I are conducting a study to examine how midlifers perceive romantic love and wellness. Specifically, we want to know if midlifers perceive these two constructs as they are described through Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love and Adam’s Perceived Wellness Model. Our intention is to conduct an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis on two instruments that measure the above models to see what factor solutions emerge from the data.

We would greatly appreciate your help in this study. If you are 40-60 years old and in a relationship (married, dating, living together, etc.) you qualify for this study. Our study is completely anonymous and takes 17 minutes to complete. This survey is online and includes a demographic form and three instruments (Intimacy, Commitment, and Passion Scale; Perceived Wellness Survey; Relationship Assessment Scale).

We think the results of this study will be an important contribution to how counselors might work with midlife individuals and couples. Some of my recent research on wellness and aging has shown that wellness dimensions/perceptions emerge from the developmental tasks people face during later adulthood. This current study will continue the conversation of how constructs such as love and wellness are plastic and how people shape them to the specific time of life in which an individual is engaged.

Thank you for your time and consideration regarding our study.

Respectfully,

Thomas Foster, Ph.D., LPC-S

Loyola University New Orleans

Link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WDWMMDF