Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries

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

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10.1038/s41597-025-05365-2
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2025-07-01
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41597-025-05365-2,
  title = {Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries},
  author = {Marta Kowal and Piotr Sorokowski and Biljana Gjoneska and Katarzyna Pisanski and Gerit Pfuhl and Leonardo Aguilar and Steve M. J. Janssen and Benjamin Gelbart and Patrícia Arriaga and Jan Antfolk and Katarina Zvončáková and Linda H. Lidborg and Jorge Contreras-Garduño and Mikhail V. Kozlov and Taciano L. Milfont and Marco A. C. Varella and Valerija Križanić and Mahmoud Boussena and Tina Kavčič and Diana Ribeiro da Silva and Brahim Hamdaoui and Fatima Zahra Sahli and Karlijn Massar and Eliane Deschrijver and Tatsunori Ishii and Hakan Cetinkaya and Oksana Senyk and Farida Guemaz and Koen Ponnet and Yahya Don and Dušana Šakan and Gyesook Yoo and Ravit Nussinson and Joaquín Ungaretti and Ali R. Can and Izzet Duyar and Jiří Čeněk and Joao Carneiro and Norbert Meskó and Luca Kozma and Ellen K. Nyhus and Mona Vintila and Oulmann Zerhouni and Farid Pazhoohi and Maja Zupančič and Sinem Söylemez and Austin H.-E. Wang and Marietta Papadatou-Pastou and Irena Pavela Banai and Pavol Prokop and Mohd Sofian Omar Fauzee and Reza Afhami and Jean C. Natividade and Roberto Baiocco and Mara Morelli and Toivo Aavik and Ezgi Toplu-Demirtaş and Singha Tulyakul and Anna Wlodarczyk and Razieh Chegeni and Anabela C. Santos and Dmitry Grigoryev and Dmitrii Dubrov and Dimitri Chubinidze and Gözde Ikizer and Nana Burduli and Johanna Czamanski-Cohen and Rizwana Amin and Petros Roussos and Evgeniya Hristova and Rūta Sargautytė and Ekaterine Pirtskhalava and Tenuunjargal Avirmed and Arooj Najmussaqib and Abdelilah Charyate and Shagufta Batool and Tatiana Volkodav and Yoshihiko Kunisato and Yuki Yamada and Asako Toyama and Mariia Perun and Seda Dural and Tetyana Mandzyk and Anna Studzinska and Ognen Spasovski and Felipe E. García and Caterina Grano and Merve Boğa and Mehmet Koyuncu and Sangeeta Singh and Ju Hee Park and Derya Atamtürk and Samuel Lins and Martin Pírko and David Lacko and Balazs Aczel and Ferenc Kocsor and Ádám Putz and Tobias Otterbring and Pavol Kačmár and Efisio Manunta and Théo Besson and Nasim Ghahraman Moharrampour and Çağlar Solak and Bojana M. Dinić and Ignacio Estevan and Merve Topcu Bulut and Nicolas Kervyn and Moises Mebarak and Jackson G. Lu and Nejc Plohl and Bojan Musil and Adil Samekin and Kirill G. Miroshnik and Clément Cornec and Isabella Giammusso and Ulf-Dietrich Reips and Maria Rosa Miccoli and Miriam Parise and Sabrina Stöckli and Tiago Marot and Sibele D. Aquino and Amanda Londero-Santos and Antonio Chirumbolo and Aybegum Memisoglu-Sanli and Jaroslava V. Valentova and Cemre Karaarslan and Ivana Hromatko and Kevin Sevag Kertechian and Ogeday Çoker and Matheus F. Ribeiro and Carlota Batres and Ilker Dalgar and Stephanie J. Eder and Katarina Mišetić and Marios Argyrides and Vita Mikuličiūtė and Silvia Mari and Elisabeth Oberzaucher and Kathrin Masuch and Alan D. A. Mattiassi and Salma S. Omar and Elena Piccinelli and Eda Ermagan Caglar and Diogo Lamela and David A. Frederick and Aleksander Kobylarek and Ma Criselda T. Pacquing and Marc Eric S. Reyes and Marcos Zumárraga-Espinosa and Feten Fekih-Romdhane and Talía Gómez Yepes and Edgardo Etchezahar and Katarzyna Galasinska and Jan P. Röer and Ayşegül Şahin and Miguel Landa-Blanco and Izuchukwu L. G. Ndukaihe and Arkadiusz Urbanek and Chee-Seng Tan and Rita Castro and Ksenija Cunichina and Anna Krasnodębska and Daniel Conroy-Beam and Franciszek Ostaszewski and Izabela Chałatkiewicz and Beatriz Abad-Villaverde and Bastien Trémolière and Alexios Arvanitis and Gulmira T. Topanova and William J. Chopik and Grace Akello and Ariela F. Pagani and Silvia Donato and Peter Fedor and Tomasz Frackowiak and Simon Ozer and Marlon Mayorga-Lascano and Farah Khan and Maryanne L. Fisher and Princess Lovella G. Maturan and Tatiana Semenovskikh and Sanjana Dutt and William Tamayo-Agudelo and Gulnara Ismukhanova and Laith Al-Shawaf and Luisa Angelucci and Adam Bode and Sercan Balım and Jovi C. Dacanay and Chiemezie S. Atama and Kai A. D. Morgan Campbell and Tchilissila A. Simões and Barış Özener and Paula Błauciak and Filipe Prazeres},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Scientific Data},
  doi = {10.1038/s41597-025-05365-2},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05365-2}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries
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AU  - Jan Antfolk
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AU  - Mikhail V. Kozlov
AU  - Taciano L. Milfont
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AU  - Valerija Križanić
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AU  - Tina Kavčič
AU  - Diana Ribeiro da Silva
AU  - Brahim Hamdaoui
AU  - Fatima Zahra Sahli
AU  - Karlijn Massar
AU  - Eliane Deschrijver
AU  - Tatsunori Ishii
AU  - Hakan Cetinkaya
AU  - Oksana Senyk
AU  - Farida Guemaz
AU  - Koen Ponnet
AU  - Yahya Don
AU  - Dušana Šakan
AU  - Gyesook Yoo
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AU  - Joaquín Ungaretti
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AU  - Sinem Söylemez
AU  - Austin H.-E. Wang
AU  - Marietta Papadatou-Pastou
AU  - Irena Pavela Banai
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AU  - Mohd Sofian Omar Fauzee
AU  - Reza Afhami
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AU  - Caterina Grano
AU  - Merve Boğa
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AU  - Derya Atamtürk
AU  - Samuel Lins
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AU  - David Lacko
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AU  - Ádám Putz
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AU  - Efisio Manunta
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AU  - Çağlar Solak
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AU  - Ignacio Estevan
AU  - Merve Topcu Bulut
AU  - Nicolas Kervyn
AU  - Moises Mebarak
AU  - Jackson G. Lu
AU  - Nejc Plohl
AU  - Bojan Musil
AU  - Adil Samekin
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AU  - Ulf-Dietrich Reips
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AU  - Sibele D. Aquino
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AU  - Ogeday Çoker
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Kowal, M., Sorokowski, P., Gjoneska, B., Pisanski, K., Pfuhl, G., Aguilar, L., Janssen, S. M. J., Gelbart, B., Arriaga, P., Antfolk, J., Zvončáková, K., Lidborg, L. H., Contreras-Garduño, J., Kozlov, M. V., Milfont, T. L., Varella, M. A. C., Križanić, V., Boussena, M., Kavčič, T., Silva, D. R. D., Hamdaoui, B., Sahli, F. Z., Massar, K., Deschrijver, E., Ishii, T., Cetinkaya, H., Senyk, O., Guemaz, F., Ponnet, K., Don, Y., Šakan, D., Yoo, G., Nussinson, R., Ungaretti, J., Can, A. R., Duyar, I., Čeněk, J., Carneiro, J., Meskó, N., Kozma, L., Nyhus, E. K., Vintila, M., Zerhouni, O., Pazhoohi, F., Zupančič, M., Söylemez, S., Wang, A. H., Papadatou-Pastou, M., Banai, I. P., Prokop, P., Fauzee, M. S. O., Afhami, R., Natividade, J. C., Baiocco, R., Morelli, M., Aavik, T., Toplu-Demirtaş, E., Tulyakul, S., Wlodarczyk, A., Chegeni, R., Santos, A. C., Grigoryev, D., Dubrov, D., Chubinidze, D., Ikizer, G., Burduli, N., Czamanski-Cohen, J., Amin, R., Roussos, P., Hristova, E., Sargautytė, R., Pirtskhalava, E., Avirmed, T., Najmussaqib, A., Charyate, A., Batool, S., Volkodav, T., Kunisato, Y., Yamada, Y., Toyama, A., Perun, M., Dural, S., Mandzyk, T., Studzinska, A., Spasovski, O., García, F. E., Grano, C., Boğa, M., Koyuncu, M., Singh, S., Park, J. H., Atamtürk, D., Lins, S., Pírko, M., Lacko, D., Aczel, B., Kocsor, F., Putz, Á., Otterbring, T., Kačmár, P., Manunta, E., Besson, T., Moharrampour, N. G., Solak, Ç., Dinić, B. M., Estevan, I., Bulut, M. T., Kervyn, N., Mebarak, M., Lu, J. G., Plohl, N., Musil, B., Samekin, A., Miroshnik, K. G., Cornec, C., Giammusso, I., Reips, U., Miccoli, M. R., Parise, M., Stöckli, S., Marot, T., Aquino, S. D., Londero-Santos, A., Chirumbolo, A., Memisoglu-Sanli, A., Valentova, J. V., Karaarslan, C., Hromatko, I., Kertechian, K. S., Çoker, O., Ribeiro, M. F., Batres, C., Dalgar, I., Eder, S. J., Mišetić, K., Argyrides, M., Mikuličiūtė, V., Mari, S., Oberzaucher, E., Masuch, K., Mattiassi, A. D. A., Omar, S. S., Piccinelli, E., Caglar, E. E., Lamela, D., Frederick, D. A., Kobylarek, A., Pacquing, M. C. T., Reyes, M. E. S., Zumárraga-Espinosa, M., Fekih-Romdhane, F., Yepes, T. G., Etchezahar, E., Galasinska, K., Röer, J. P., Şahin, A., Landa-Blanco, M., Ndukaihe, I. L. G., Urbanek, A., Tan, C., Castro, R., Cunichina, K., Krasnodębska, A., Conroy-Beam, D., Ostaszewski, F., Chałatkiewicz, I., Abad-Villaverde, B., Trémolière, B., Arvanitis, A., Topanova, G. T., Chopik, W. J., Akello, G., Pagani, A. F., Donato, S., Fedor, P., Frackowiak, T., Ozer, S., Mayorga-Lascano, M., Khan, F., Fisher, M. L., Maturan, P. L. G., Semenovskikh, T., Dutt, S., Tamayo-Agudelo, W., Ismukhanova, G., Al-Shawaf, L., Angelucci, L., Bode, A., Balım, S., Dacanay, J. C., Atama, C. S., Campbell, K. A. D. M., Simões, T. A., Özener, B., Błauciak, P., & Prazeres, F. (2025). Cross-cultural data on romantic love and mate preferences from 117,293 participants across 175 countries. Scientific Data. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05365-2

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