Cultural religiosity moderates the relationship between being in love and subjective well-being
Cultural religiosity moderates the relationship between being in love and subjective well-being
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Olechowski, Mateusz
Górski, Maciej R.
Joshanloo, Mohsen
Hussain, M. Azhar
Wasiel, Arkadiusz
Wai Lan Yeung, Victoria
Bond, Michael Harris
Haas, Brian W.
Guemaz, Farida
Boussena, Mahmoud
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2025-09
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International Journal of Intercultural Relations
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108
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1-11
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0147-1767
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Previous research indicates that the significance of love varies considerably across cultures. In the present study, we introduce an often-overlooked cultural factor – religiosity – to explore its influence on the relationship between being in love and five dimensions of subjective well-being. We conducted two cross-cultural studies with 31,608 participants from 117 samples across 83 societies. Our findings reveal that, in more religious cultures, being in love is a weaker predictor of well-being compared to more secular cultures in four out of six models. These findings indicate that national context influences the relative importance of various emotions and experiences for well-being, underscoring the need to account for cultural context in research on love.
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Love
Well-being
Religiosity
Culture
Well-being
Religiosity
Culture
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