Author:
Sorokowski Piotr,Kowal Marta,Sternberg Robert J.,Aavik Toivo,Akello Grace,Alhabahba Mohammad Madallh,Alm Charlotte,Amjad Naumana,Anjum Afifa,Asao Kelly,Atama Chiemezie S.,Atamtürk Duyar Derya,Ayebare Richard,Conroy-Beam Daniel,Bendixen Mons,Bensafia Aicha,Bizumic Boris,Boussena Mahmoud,Buss David M.,Butovskaya Marina,Can Seda,Carrier Antonin,Cetinkaya Hakan,Croy Ilona,Cueto Rosa María,Czub Marcin,Dronova Daria,Dural Seda,Duyar Izzet,Ertugrul Berna,Espinosa Agustín,Estevan Ignacio,Esteves Carla Sofia,Frackowiak Tomasz,Garduño Jorge Contreras,González Karina Ugalde,Guemaz Farida,Halamová Mária,Herak Iskra,Horvat Marina,Hromatko Ivana,Hui Chin-Ming,Jaafar Jas Laile,Jiang Feng,Kafetsios Konstantinos,Kavčič Tina,Kennair Leif Edward Ottesen,Kervyn Nicolas,Ha Truong Thi Khanh,Khilji Imran Ahmed,Köbis Nils C.,Kostic Aleksandra,Lan Hoang Moc,Láng András,Lennard Georgina R.,León Ernesto,Lindholm Torun,Linh Trinh Thi,Lopez Giulia,Van Luot Nguyen,Mailhos Alvaro,Manesi Zoi,Martinez Rocio,McKerchar Sarah L.,Meskó Norbert,Pejičić Marija,Misra Girishwar,Monaghan Conal,Mora Emanuel C.,Moya-Garófano Alba,Musil Bojan,Natividade Jean Carlos,Nizharadze George,Oberzaucher Elisabeth,Oleszkiewicz Anna,Omar-Fauzee Mohd Sofian,Onyishi Ike E.,Özener Baris,Pagani Ariela Francesca,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 Sultan,Simonetti Franco,Tadinac Meri,Vauclair Christin-Melanie,Vega Luis Diego,Walter Kathryn V.,Widarini Dwi Ajeng,Yoo Gyesook,Zaťková Marta,Zupančič Maja,Sorokowska Agnieszka
Abstract
AbstractRecent 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.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC