Scientific journal paper Q1
Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries
Marta Kowal (Kowal, M.); Piotr Sorokowski (Sorokowski, P.); Biljana Gjoneska (Gjoneska, B.); Katarzyna Pisanski (Pisanski, K.); Gerit Pfuhl (Pfuhl, G.); Leonardo Aguilar (Aguilar, L.); Steve M. J. Janssen (Janssen, S. M. J.); Benjamin Gelbart (Gelbart, B.); Patrícia Arriaga (Arriaga, P.); Jan Antfolk (Antfolk, J.); Katarina Zvončáková (Zvončáková, K.); Linda H. Lidborg (Lidborg, L. H.); Jorge Contreras-Garduño (Contreras-Garduño, J.); Mikhail V. Kozlov (Kozlov, M. V.); Taciano L. Milfont (Milfont, T. L.); Marco Antonio Correa Varella (Varella, M. A. C.); Valerija Križanić (Križanić, V.); Mahmoud Boussena (Boussena, M.); Tina Kavčič (Kavčič, T.); Diana Ribeiro da Silva (Silva, D. R. da.); Brahim Hamdaoui (Hamdaoui, B.); Fatima Zahra Sahli (Sahli, F. Z. ); Karlijn Massar (Massar, K.); Eliane Deschrijver (Deschrijver, E.); Tatsunori Ishii (Ishii, T.); Hakan Cetinkaya (Cetinkaya, H.); Oksana Senyk (Senyk, O.); Farida Guemaz (Guemaz, F.); Koen Ponnet (Ponnet, K.); Yahya Don (Don, Y.); Dušana Šakan (Šakan, D.); Gyesook Yoo (Yoo, G.); Ravit Nussinson (Nussinson, R.); Joaquín Ungaretti (Ungaretti, J.); Ali R. Can (Can, A. R.); Izzet Duyar (Duyar, I.); Jiří Čeněk (Čeněk, J.); João Carneiro (Carneiro, J.); Norbert Meskó (Meskó, N.); Luca Kozma (Kozma, L.); Ellen K. Nyhus (Nyhus, E. K.); Mona Vintila (Vintila, M.); Oulmann Zerhouni (Zerhouni, O.); Farid Pazhoohi (Pazhoohi, F.); Maja Zupančič (Zupančič, M.); Sinem Söylemez (Söylemez, S.); Austin H.-E. Wang (Wang, A. H.-E.); Marietta Papadatou-Pastou (Papadatou-Pastou, M.); Irena Pavela Banai (Banai, I. P.); Pavol Prokop (Prokop, P.); Mohd Sofian Omar Fauzee (Fauzee, M. S. O.); Reza Afhami (Afhami, R.); Jean C. Natividade (Natividade, J. C.); Roberto Baiocco (Baiocco, R.); Mara Morelli (Morelli, M.); Toivo Aavik (Aavik, T.); Ezgi Toplu-Demirtaş (Toplu-Demirtaş, E.); Singha Tulyakul (Tulyakul, S.); Anna Wlodarczyk (Wlodarczyk, A.); Razieh Chegeni (Chegeni, R.); Anabela Caetano Santos (Santos, A. C.); Dmitry Grigoryev (Grigoryev, D.); Dmitrii Dubrov (Dubrov, D.); Dimitri Chubinidze (Chubinidze, D.); Gözde Ikizer (Ikizer, G.); Nana Burduli (Burduli, N.); Johanna Czamanski-Cohen (Czamanski-Cohen, J.); Rizwana Amin (Amin, R.); Petros Roussos (Roussos, P.); Evgeniya Hristova (Hristova, E.); Rūta Sargautytė (Sargautytė, R.); Ekaterine Pirtskhalava (Pirtskhalava, E.); Tenuunjargal Avirmed (Avirmed, T.); Arooj Najmussaqib (Najmussaqib, A.); Abdelilah C. A. Charyate (Charyate, A.); Shagufta Batool (Batool, S.); Tatiana Volkodav (Volkodav, T.); Yoshihiko Kunisato (Kunisato, Y.); Yuki Yamada (Yamada, Y.); Asako Toyama (Toyama, A.); Mariia Perun (Perun, M.); Seda Dural (Dural, S.); Tetyana Mandzyk (Mandzyk, T.); Anna Studzinska (Studzinska, A.); Ognen Spasovski (Spasovski, O.); Felipe E. García (García, F. E.); Caterina Grano (Grano, C.); Merve Boğa (Boğa, M.); Mehmet Koyuncu (Koyuncu, M.); Sangeeta Singh (Singh, S.); Ju Hee Park (Park, J. H.); Derya Atamtürk (Atamtürk, D.); Samuel Lins (Lins, S.); Martin Pírko (Pírko, M.); David Lacko (Lacko, D.); Balazs Aczel (Aczel, B.); Ferenc Kocsor (Kocsor, F.); Ádám Putz (Putz, Á.); Tobias Otterbring (Otterbring, T.); Pavol Kačmár (Kačmár, P.); Efisio Manunta (Manunta, E.); Théo Besson (Besson, T.); Nasim Ghahraman Moharrampour (Moharrampour, N. G.); Çağlar Solak (Solak, Ç.); Bojana M. Dinić (Dinić, B. M.); Ignacio Estevan (Estevan, I.); Merve Topcu Bulut (Bulut, M. T.); Nicolas Kervyn (Kervyn, N.); Moises Mebarak (Mebarak, M.); Jackson G. Lu (Lu, J. G.); Nejc Plohl (Plohl, N.); Bojan Musil (Musil, B.); Adil Samekin (Samekin, A.); Kirill G. Miroshnik (Miroshnik, K. G.); Clément Cornec (Cornec, C.); Isabella Giammusso (Giammusso, I.); Ulf-Dietrich Reips (Reips, U.-D.); Maria Rosa Miccoli (Miccoli, M. R.); Miriam Parise (Parise, M.); Sabrina Stöckli (Stöckli, S.); Tiago Marot (Marot, T.); Sibele D. Aquino (Aquino, S. D.); Amanda Londero-Santos (Londero-Santos, A.); Antonio Chirumbolo (Chirumbolo, A.); Aybegum Memisoglu-Sanli (Memisoglu-Sanli, A.); Jaroslava Varella Valentova (Valentova, J. V.); Cemre Karaarslan (Karaarslan, C.); Ivana Hromatko (Hromatko, I.); Kevin Sevag Kertechian (Kertechian, K. S.); Ogeday Çoker (Çoker, O.); Matheus Fernando Felix Ribeiro (Ribeiro, M. F.); Carlota Batres (Batres, C.); İlker Dalğar (Dalğar, İ.); Stephanie J. Eder (Eder, S. J.); Katarina Mišetić (Mišetić, K.); Marios Argyrides (Argyrides, M.); Vita Mikuličiūtė (Mikuličiūtė, V.); Silvia Mari (Mari, S.); Elisabeth Oberzaucher (Oberzaucher, E.); Kathrin Masuch (Masuch, K.); Alan D. A. Mattiassi (Mattiassi, A. D. A.); Salma S. Omar (Omar, S. S.); Elena Piccinelli (Piccinelli, E.); Eda Ermagan Caglar (Caglar, E. E.); Diogo Lamela (Lamela, D.); David A. Frederick (Frederick, D. A.); Aleksander Kobylarek (Kobylarek, A.); Ma Criselda T. Pacquing (Pacquing, M. C. T.); Marc Eric S. Reyes (Reyes, M. E. S.); Marcos Zumárraga-Espinosa (Zumárraga-Espinosa, M.); Feten Fekih-Romdhane (Fekih-Romdhane, F.); Talía Gómez Yepes (Gómez Yepes, T.); Edgardo Etchezahar (Etchezahar, E.); Katarzyna Galasinska (Galasinska, K.); Jan Philipp Röer (Röer, J. P.); Ayşegül Şahin (Şahin, A.); Miguel Landa-Blanco (Landa-Blanco, M.); Izuchukwu L. G. Ndukaihe (Ndukaihe, I. L. G.); Arkadiusz Urbanek (Urbanek, A.); Chee-Seng Tan (Tan, C.-S.); Rita Castro (Castro, R.); Ksenija Cunichina (Cunichina, K.); Anna Krasnodębska (Krasnodębska, A.); Daniel Conroy-Beam (Conroy-Beam, D.); Franciszek Ostaszewski (Ostaszewski, F.); Izabela Chałatkiewicz (Chałatkiewicz, I.); Beatriz Abad-Villaverde (Abad-Villaverde, B.); Bastien Trémolière (Trémolière, B.); Alexios Arvanitis (Arvanitis, A.); Gulmira T. Topanova (Topanova, G. T.); William J. Chopik (Chopik, W. J.); Grace Akello (Akello, G.); Ariela F. Pagani (Pagani, A. F.); Silvia Donato (Donato, S.); Peter Fedor (Fedor, P.); Tomasz Frackowiak (Frackowiak, T.); Simon Ozer (Ozer, S.); Marlon Mayorga-Lascano (Mayorga-Lascano, M.); Farah Khan (Khan, F.); Maryanne L. Fisher (Fisher, M. L.); Princess Lovella G. Maturan (Maturan, P. L. G.); Tatiana Semenovskikh (Semenovskikh, T.); Sanjana Dutt (Dutt, S.); William Tamayo-Agudelo (Tamayo-Agudelo, W.); Gulnara Ismukhanova (Ismukhanova, G.); Laith Al-Shawaf (Al-Shawaf, L.); Luisa Angelucci (Angelucci, L.); Adam Bode (Bode, A.); Sercan Balım (Balım, S.); Jovi C. Dacanay (Dacanay, J. C.); Chiemezie S. Atama (Atama, C. S.); Kai A. D. Morgan Campbell (Campbell, K. A. D. M.); Tchilissila A. Simões (Simões, T. A.); Barış Özener (Özener, B.); Paula Błauciak (Błauciak, P.); Filipe Prazeres (Prazeres, F.); et al.
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Scientific Data
Year (definitive publication)
2025
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English
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United Kingdom
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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
Romantic love,Mate preferences,Cross-cultural,Intimate relationships,Gender equality,Open data,Open science,Physical attractiveness
  • Psychology - Social Sciences
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2019/33/N/HS6/00054 National Science Center, Poland
PRG2190 Estonian Research Council

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