Title Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries
Authors Kowal, Marta ; Sorokowski, Piotr ; Gjoneska, Biljana ; Pisanski, Katarzyna ; Pfuhl, Gerit ; Aguilar, Leonardo ; Janssen, Steve M. J ; Gelbart, Benjamin ; Arriaga, Patrícia ; Antfolk, Jan ; Zvončáková, Katarina ; Lidborg, Linda H ; Contreras-Garduño, Jorge ; Kozlov, Mikhail V ; Milfont, Taciano L ; Varella, Marco A. C ; Križanić, Valerija ; Boussena, Mahmoud ; Kavčič, Tina ; da Silva, Diana Ribeiro ; Hamdaoui, Brahim ; Sahli, Fatima Zahra ; Massar, Karlijn ; Deschrijver, Eliane ; Ishii, Tatsunori ; Cetinkaya, Hakan ; Senyk, Oksana ; Guemaz, Farida ; Ponnet, Koen ; Don, Yahya ; Šakan, Dušana ; Yoo, Gyesook ; Nussinson, Ravit ; Ungaretti, Joaquín ; Can, Ali R ; Duyar, Izzet ; Čeněk, Jiří ; Carneiro, Joao ; Meskó, Norbert ; Kozma, Luca ; Nyhus, Ellen K ; Vintila, Mona ; Zerhouni, Oulmann ; Pazhoohi, Farid ; Zupančič, Maja ; Söylemez, Sinem ; Wang, Austin H.-E ; Papadatou-Pastou, Marietta ; Banai, Irena Pavela ; Prokop, Pavol ; Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian ; Afhami, Reza ; Natividade, Jean C ; Baiocco, Roberto ; Morelli, Mara ; Aavik, Toivo ; Toplu-Demirtaş, Ezgi ; Tulyakul, Singha ; Wlodarczyk, Anna ; Chegeni, Razieh ; Santos, Anabela C ; Grigoryev, Dmitry ; Dubrov, Dmitrii ; Chubinidze, Dimitri ; Ikizer, Gözde ; Burduli, Nana ; Czamanski-Cohen, Johanna ; Amin, Rizwana ; Roussos, Petros ; Hristova, Evgeniya ; Sargautytė, Rūta ; Pirtskhalava, Ekaterine ; Avirmed, Tenuunjargal ; Najmussaqib, Arooj ; Charyate, Abdelilah ; Batool, Shagufta ; Volkodav, Tatiana ; Kunisato, Yoshihiko ; Yamada, Yuki ; Toyama, Asako ; Perun, Mariia ; Dural, Seda ; Mandzyk, Tetyana ; Studzinska, Anna ; Spasovski, Ognen ; García, Felipe E ; Grano, Caterina ; Boğa, Merve ; Koyuncu, Mehmet ; Singh, Sangeeta ; Park, Ju Hee ; Atamtürk, Derya ; Lins, Samuel ; Pírko, Martin ; Lacko, David ; Aczel, Balazs ; Kocsor, Ferenc ; Putz, Ádám ; Otterbring, Tobias ; Kačmár, Pavol ; Manunta, Efisio ; Besson, Théo ; Moharrampour, Nasim Ghahraman ; Solak, Çağlar ; Dinić, Bojana M ; Estevan, Ignacio ; Bulut, Merve Topcu ; Kervyn, Nicolas ; Mebarak, Moises ; Lu, Jackson G ; Plohl, Nejc ; Musil, Bojan ; Samekin, Adil ; Miroshnik, Kirill G ; Cornec, Clément ; Giammusso, Isabella ; Reips, Ulf-Dietrich ; Miccoli, Maria Rosa ; Parise, Miriam ; Stöckli, Sabrina ; Marot, Tiago ; Aquino, Sibele D ; Londero-Santos, Amanda ; Chirumbolo, Antonio ; Memisoglu-Sanli, Aybegum ; Valentova, Jaroslava V ; Karaarslan, Cemre ; Hromatko, Ivana ; Kertechian, Kevin Sevag ; Çoker, Ogeday ; Ribeiro, Matheus F ; Batres, Carlota ; Dalgar, Ilker ; Eder, Stephanie J ; Mišetić, Katarina ; Argyrides, Marios ; Mikuličiūtė, Vita ; Mari, Silvia ; Oberzaucher, Elisabeth ; Masuch, Kathrin ; Mattiassi, Alan D. A ; Omar, Salma S ; Piccinelli, Elena ; Caglar, Eda Ermagan ; Lamela, Diogo ; Frederick, David A ; Kobylarek, Aleksander ; Pacquing, Ma Criselda T ; Reyes, Marc Eric S ; Zumárraga-Espinosa, Marcos ; Fekih-Romdhane, Feten ; Yepes, Talía Gómez ; Etchezahar, Edgardo ; Galasinska, Katarzyna ; Röer, Jan P ; Şahin, Ayşegül ; Landa-Blanco, Miguel ; Ndukaihe, Izuchukwu L. G ; Urbanek, Arkadiusz ; Tan, Chee-Seng ; Castro, Rita ; Čunichina, Ksenija ; Krasnodębska, Anna ; Conroy-Beam, Daniel ; Ostaszewski, Franciszek ; Chałatkiewicz, Izabela ; Abad-Villaverde, Beatriz ; Trémolière, Bastien ; Arvanitis, Alexios ; Topanova, Gulmira T ; Chopik, William J ; Akello, Grace ; Pagani, Ariela F ; Donato, Silvia ; Fedor, Peter ; Frackowiak, Tomasz ; Ozer, Simon ; Mayorga-Lascano, Marlon ; Khan, Farah ; Fisher, Maryanne L ; Maturan, Princess Lovella G ; Semenovskikh, Tatiana ; Dutt, Sanjana ; Tamayo-Agudelo, William ; Ismukhanova, Gulnara ; Al-Shawaf, Laith ; Angelucci, Luisa ; Bode, Adam ; Balım, Sercan ; Dacanay, Jovi C ; Atama, Chiemezie S ; Campbell, Kai A. D. Morgan ; Simões, Tchilissila A ; Özener, Barış ; Błauciak, Paula ; Prazeres, Filipe
DOI 10.1038/s41597-025-05365-2
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Is Part of Scientific data.. Springer Nature. 2025, vol. 12, iss. 1, p. [1-12].. eISSN 2052-4463
Abstract [eng] 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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Language English
Publication date 2025
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