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A psychological and physiological state that entails the desire to be with another person.

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Love is a universal human experience. It is viewed as a basic human emotion that may manifest itself in a variety of forms and lead to a variety of cognitive-affective responses and behaviors (Hatfield & Rapson,1993). It can be experienced for many close others (romantic partner, spouse, parents, children, friends, etc.) and even for humanity and nonliving entities. Love has been defined by scientists in various ways, including as an emotion and a physiological state (Hatfield & Rapson,1993).

Because of love’s importance, people, too, have their own theories about love. When asked their beliefs about features central to love, people have consensus that some features (e.g., compassion, intimacy) are more central to love than others (e.g., feelings...

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  1. Department of Psychology, DePaul University, 2219 N. Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614, USA

    Stanislav Treger

  2. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Illinois State University, 4660, Normal, IL, 61790-4660, USA

    Susan Sprecher

  3. Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii, 3334 Anoai Place, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA

    Elaine C. Hatfield

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  2. Susan Sprecher
  3. Elaine C. Hatfield

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  1. University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada

    Alex C. Michalos

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    Alex C. Michalos

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Treger, S., Sprecher, S., Hatfield, E.C. (2014). Love. In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_1706

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