【摘 要】 作者总结概括了原文中关于爱情类型的理论和研究，详细解释并发展了罗伯特•斯滕伯格关于爱情类型的爱情三元理论。斯滕伯格的三元理论主要从西方人的感情经历和生活体验出发，根据亲密、激情和承诺的有无和程度的高低将爱情分为四种不能被称为爱情的状态和四种可以被称为“爱情”的情感体验。然而，东西方文化的差异以及中国特殊的传统文化的存在，中国人具有自己独特的情感体验和爱情类型，使得我们在应用三元理论分析中国爱情的类型时出现偏差。因此本文着重分析了中国爱情的特点以及中国人追求纯粹的精神之爱的文化根源——封建传统礼教的约束。
　　【关键词】 斯滕伯格; 爱情; 三元论
　　studies robert j sternberg’s triangular theory of love
　　jia ru, wu rengang
　　deperterment of medical psychology, peking university health science center. beijing 100083, china
　　【abstract】the author has summarized theories and studies about love’s type described in the original book, interpreted in details and developed robert j. sternberg’s triangular theory of love. sternberg’s triangular theory of love, mainly originating from westerners’ affection and life experience, divides love into four status which cannot be called love and four types of affection experience which can be called love, on the basis of different combinations of intimacy, passion and commitment. however, because of difference between eastern and western culture, chinese people have their own affection experience and specific love types. then warps will appear when we try to use triangular theory to analyze china’s love type. therefore this article pays much attention to analyze the characteristics of china’s love and the cultural origin for chinese people’s search for pure spiritual love which is the bondage of feudal ethical code.
　　【key words】 r j.sternberg; love; triangular theory
　　爱情，是人类古老而又常新的话题，也是艺术家们翰墨传音的热点。