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ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2025

Love Components in Free-Choice and Arranged Marriages Among Five Non-Western Populations From Africa, Amazonia, and Himalayas.

Piotr Sorokowski, Agata Groyecka-Bernard, Marta Kowal, Marina Butovskaya, Michal Mikolaj Stefanczyk, Tomas Huanca, Amit Kumar, Upma Manral, Oneyekachi M Odo, Ike E Onyishi and 1 more

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Piotr SorokowskiInstitute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, ul. Dawida 1, 50-527, Wrocław, Poland.
Agata Groyecka-BernardInstitute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, ul. Dawida 1, 50-527, Wrocław, Poland.
Marta KowalBeing Human Lab, Institute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9050-1471
Marina ButovskayaInstitute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Michal Mikolaj StefanczykInstitute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, ul. Dawida 1, 50-527, Wrocław, Poland.
Tomas HuancaCentro Boliviano de Investigación y Desarrollo Socio Integral, San Borja, Bolivia.
Amit KumarWildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India.
Upma ManralWildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India.
Oneyekachi M OdoDepartment of Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Ike E OnyishiDepartment of Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Wiktoria JędryczkaInstitute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, ul. Dawida 1, 50-527, Wrocław, Poland. wiktoria.jedryczka@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6901-3251

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Narodowym Centrum Nauki 2014/13/B/HS6/02644
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two main ways to enter a marriage are through free choice and through an arrangement between families, known as an arranged marriage. In this study, we compared differences in three dimensions of love (Intimacy, Passion, and Commitment) between spouses in love-based marriages and arranged marriages among five non-Western societies: Bhotiya from the Himalayas, Igbo from Nigeria, Kimeru from Kenya, Meru from Tanzania, and Tsimane' from Bolivia. When considering all data gathered from the five cultures, free choice and arranged marriages did not differ significantly in average love scores. However, within cultures, some differences did emerge between free choice and arranged marriages, such as spouses from free choice marriages from Bhotiya and Tsimane' culture showing higher levels of Intimacy than those from arranged marriages. However, in the Bhotiya, this difference was only evident in marriages lasting longer than 10 years. Moreover, spouses from free choice marriages from Bhotiya reported higher levels of passion, while spouses from free choice marriages from Tsimane' reported higher levels of commitment than individuals from arranged marriages. Conversely, wives from arranged marriages from Meru culture from Tanzania reported higher levels of Intimacy and Passion as compared to wives from free choice marriages. In Kimeru and Igbo, no significant differences were found. These results contribute to the growing body of literature on the relationship between culture, love, and marriage. Our data also challenge the Western perception that arranged marriages lack love.

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Choice BehaviorLoveMarriageSpousesAdultAfricaBoliviaCross-Cultural ComparisonFemaleHimalayasHumansMaleMiddle AgedTanzaniaArranged marriagesCross-culturalFree-choice marriagesLove

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