Modernization, collectivism, and gender equality predict love experiences in 45 countries

Sorokowski, Piotr; Kowal, Marta; Sternberg, Robert; Aavik, Toivo; Akello, Grace; Alhabahba, Mohammad; Alm, Charlotte; Amjad, Naumana; Anjum, Afifa; Asao, Kelly; Atama, Chiemezie; Atamtürk Duyar, Derya; Ayebare, Richard; Conroy-Beam, Daniel; Bendixen, Mons; Bensafia, Aicha; Bizumic, Boris; Boussena, Mahmoud; Buss, David; Butovskaya, Marina; Can, Seda; Carrier, Antonin; Cetinkaya, Hakan; Croy, Ilona; Cueto, Rosa; Czub, Marcin; Dronova, Daria; Dural, Seda; Duyar, İzzet; Ertugrul, Berna; Espinosa, Agustín; Estevan, Ignacio; Esteves, Carla; Frackowiak, Tomasz; Garduño, Jorge; González, Karina; Guemaz, Farida; Halamová, Mária; Herak, Iskra; Horvat, Marina; Hromatko, Ivana; Hui, Chin-Ming; Jaafar, Jas; Jiang, Feng; Kafetsios, Konstantinos; Kavčič, Tina; Kennair, Leif; Kervyn, Nicolas; Ha, Truong; Khilji, Imran; Köbis, Nils; Kostic, Aleksandra; Lan, Hoang; Láng, András; Lennard, Georgina; León, Ernesto; Lindholm, Torun; Linh, Trinh; Lopez, Giulia; Van Luot, Nguyen; Mailhos, Alvaro; Manesi, Zoi; Martinez, Rocio; McKerchar, Sarah; Meskó, Norbert; Pejičić, Marija; Misra, Girishwar; Monaghan, Conal; Mora, Emanuel; Moya-Garófano, Alba; Musil, Bojan; Natividade, Jean; Nizharadze, George; Oberzaucher, Elisabeth; Oleszkiewicz, Anna; Omar-Fauzee, Mohd; Onyishi, Ike; Özener, Ecevit; Pagani, Ariela; Pakalniskiene, Vilmante; Parise, Miriam; Pazhoohi, Farid; Pisanski, Annette; Pisanski, Katarzyna; Ponciano, Edna; Popa, Camelia; Prokop, Pavol; Rizwan, Muhammad; Sainz, Mario; Salkičević, Svjetlana; Sargautyte, Ruta; Sarmány-Schuller, Ivan; Schmehl, Susanne; Shahid, Anam; Sharad, Shivantika; Siddiqui, Razi; Simonetti, Franco; Tadinac, Meri; Vauclair, Christin-Melanie; Vega, Luis; Walter, Kathryn; Widarini, Dwi; Yoo, Gyesook; Zaťková, Marta; Zupančič, Maja; Sorokowska, Agnieszka

doi:10.1038/s41598-022-26663-4

Modernization, collectivism, and gender equality predict love experiences in 45 countries

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Sorokowski P., Kowal M., Sternberg R. J., Aavik T., Akello G., Alhabahba M. M., ...Daha Fazla

Scientific Reports, cilt.13, sa.1, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2023
Doi Numarası: 10.1038/s41598-022-26663-4
Dergi Adı: Scientific Reports
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2023, The Author(s).Recent cross-cultural and neuro-hormonal investigations have suggested that love is a near universal phenomenon that has a biological background. Therefore, the remaining important question is not whether love exists worldwide but which cultural, social, or environmental factors influence experiences and expressions of love. In the present study, we explored whether countries’ modernization indexes are related to love experiences measured by three subscales (passion, intimacy, commitment) of the Triangular Love Scale. Analyzing data from 9474 individuals from 45 countries, we tested for relationships with country-level predictors, namely, modernization proxies (i.e., Human Development Index, World Modernization Index, Gender Inequality Index), collectivism, and average annual temperatures. We found that mean levels of love (especially intimacy) were higher in countries with higher modernization proxies, collectivism, and average annual temperatures. In conclusion, our results grant some support to the hypothesis that modernization processes might influence love experiences.