| Title: | Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries |
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| Authors: | ID Kowal, Marta (Author)
ID Kavčič, Tina (Author)
ID Zupančič, Maja (Author)
ID Plohl, Nejc (Author)
ID Musil, Bojan (Author) |
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| Files: |  RAZ_Kowal_Marta_2025.pdf (1,44 MB)
MD5: 1BED7C66FA5DBECF414DDC330C1DDB36
 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05365-2
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.03 - Other scientific articles |
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| Organization: | FF - Faculty of Arts
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| Abstract: | Psychological studies on close relationships have often overlooked cultural diversity, dynamic processes, and potentially universal principles that shape intimate partnerships. To address the limited generalizability of previous research and advance our understanding of romantic love experiences, mate preferences, and physical attractiveness, we conducted a large-scale cross-cultural survey study on these topics. A total of 404 researchers collected data in 45 languages from April to August 2021, involving 117,293 participants from 175 countries. Aside from standard demographic questions, the survey included valuable information on variables relevant to romantic relationships: intimate, passionate, and committed love within romantic relationships, physical-attractiveness enhancing behaviors, gender equality endorsement, collectivistic attitudes, personal history of pathogenic diseases, relationship quality, jealousy, personal involvement in sexual and/or emotional infidelity, relational mobility, mate preferences, and acceptance of sugar relationships. The resulting dataset provides a rich resource for investigating patterns within, and associations across, a broad range of variables relevant to romantic relationships, with extensive opportunities to analyze individual experiences worldwide. |
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| Keywords: | cross-cultural data, romantic love, mate preferences |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 11.03.2025 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 06.06.2025 |
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| Publication date: | 01.07.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-12 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 12, 1103 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-94000  |
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| UDC: | 159.95:616.98 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2052-4463 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 244009475 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41597-025-05365-2 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 27.08.2025 |
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| Views: | 417 |
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| Downloads: | 15 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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