Love as a Commitment Device

Kowal, Marta; Bode, Adam; Koszalkowska, Karolina; Roberts, S.; Gjoneska, Biljana; Frederick, David; Studzinska, Anna; Dubrov, Dmitrii; Grigoryev, Dmitry; Aavik, Toivo; Prokop, Pavol; Grano, Caterina; Cetinkaya, Hakan; Duyar, Derya; Baiocco, Roberto; Batres, Carlota; Belkacem, Yakhlef; Boga, MERVE; Burduli, Nana; Can, Ali; Chegeni, Razieh; Chopik, William; Don, Yahya; Dural, Seda; Duyar, Izzet; Etchezahar, Edgardo; Fekih-Romdhane, Feten; Frackowiak, Tomasz; Garcia, Felipe; Yepes, Talia; Guemaz, Farida; Hamdaoui, Brahim; Koyuncu, Mehmet; Landa-Blanco, Miguel; Lins, Samuel; Marot, Tiago; Mayorga-Lascano, Marlon; Mebarak, Moises; Morelli, Mara; Ndukaihe, Izuchukwu; Fauzee, Mohd; Pacquing, Ma.; Parise, Miriam; Pazhoohi, Farid; Pirtskhalava, Ekaterine; Ponnet, Koen; Reips, Ulf-Dietrich; Reyes, Marc; Sahin, Ayseguel; Sahli, Fatima; Senyk, Oksana; Spasovski, Ognen; Tulyakul, Singha; Ungaretti, Joaquin; Vintila, Mona; Volkodav, Tatiana; Wlodarczyk, Anna; Yoo, Gyesook; Gelbart, Benjamin; Sorokowski, Piotr

doi:10.1007/s12110-024-09482-6

Love as a Commitment Device

Kowal M., Bode A., Koszalkowska K., Roberts S. C., Gjoneska B., Frederick D., ...Daha Fazla

HUMAN NATURE-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE, cilt.35, sa.4, ss.430-450, 2024 (SSCI, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2024
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12110-024-09482-6
Dergi Adı: HUMAN NATURE-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, Anthropological Literature, EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.430-450
Anahtar Kelimeler: Emotion, Evolutionary theory, Importance of love, Kephart, Parental Investment theory, Romantic love
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Given the ubiquitous nature of love, numerous theories have been proposed to explain its existence. One such theory refers to love as a commitment device, suggesting that romantic love evolved to foster commitment between partners and enhance their reproductive success. In the present study, we investigated this hypothesis using a large-scale sample of 86,310 individual responses collected across 90 countries. If romantic love is universally perceived as a force that fosters commitment between long-term partners, we expected that individuals likely to suffer greater losses from the termination of their relationships-including people of lower socioeconomic status, those with many children, and women-would place a higher value on romantic love compared to people with higher status, those with fewer children, and men. These predictions were supported. Additionally, we observed that individuals from countries with a higher (vs. lower) Human Development Index placed a greater level of importance on romantic love, suggesting that modernization might influence how romantic love is evaluated. On average, participants worldwide were unwilling to commit to a long-term romantic relationship without love, highlighting romantic love's universal importance.