Modernization, collectivism, and gender equality predict love experiences in 45 countries.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 01 2023
14 01 2023
Historique:
received:
27
04
2022
accepted:
19
12
2022
entrez:
14
1
2023
pubmed:
15
1
2023
medline:
18
1
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36641519
doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-26663-4
pii: 10.1038/s41598-022-26663-4
pmc: PMC9840424
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
773Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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