What it Means to Feel Loved to U.S. Immigrants and International Countries
Summary:
Ellis et al. (2020) found the most agreed upon scenarios of felt love among the general U.S. population were non-romantic scenarios such as: “someone caring for them when they are sick” or “someone is supportive of their life goals." Among emerging adults (18-22 years old), there was a shared agreement that “someone giving them positive feedback on the internet (e.g., Facebook, retweet) was loving. Given these results, these new studies aim to expand on previous findings and examine the degree to which there is a shared agreement among U.S. immigrants and international countries (Sweden, India, Nigeria, Mexico, China, Iran, Czech Republic) on what it means to feel loved in daily life. Moreover, we will examine how those shared beliefs might differ or are similar to the general U.S. populations. We will further explore immigrants’ level of acculturation, personality traits, and attachment styles in relation to how well they know the cultural consensus on feeling loved..
Project Members:
Eva Li, Tina Badakhshan, Alyssa Ream
Project Lead and contact:
Tina Badakshan