Editorial: Love beyond WEIRD: Exploring new contexts and concepts

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Abstract

This special issue of the International Journal of Intercultural Relations focuses on “Love beyond WEIRD: exploring new contexts and concepts”. The collection of articles in this special issue explores love across and in various cultural, intercultural and transcultural contexts and perspectives, representing first authors from eight countries, such as Poland, the United States of America, Portugal, Indonesia, South Africa, Japan, and Macao. Several of the articles were run by large research groups. The authors use quantitative, qualitative and mixed method research methodologies. Altogether, this special issue includes this editorial and 13 articles on “Love beyond WEIRD”, focusing on specific Eastern European, different Asian, South African and African contexts, specific ethnic groups, as well as intercultural and international comparisons of love definitions and concepts across cultures.

Original languageEnglish
Article number102268
JournalInternational Journal of Intercultural Relations
Volume108
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2025

Keywords

  • Beyond WEIRD
  • Cross-cultural research
  • Culture
  • Emotions
  • Intercultural relations
  • Intercultural research
  • International studies
  • Love across cultures
  • Love relationships
  • Non-WEIRD

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Psychology
  • Business and International Management
  • Sociology and Political Science

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