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Data from Poland, Indonesia and Nepal indicate that affectionate behavior is associated with higher relationship satisfaction - though cultural differences impact how affection is displayed and perceived

06.25.25 | PLOS

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To hug or not to hug? Public and private displays of affection and relationship satisfaction among people from Indonesia, Nepal, and Poland
Main effects of country in ANOVA analyses. Arrows indicate effects significant at p  Credit: Kocur et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Data from Poland, Indonesia and Nepal indicate that affectionate behavior is associated with higher relationship satisfaction - though cultural differences impact how affection is displayed and perceived

Article URL : https://plos.io/3FLkDOt

Article title: To hug or not to hug? Public and private displays of affection and relationship satisfaction among people from Indonesia, Nepal, and Poland

Author countries: Poland, Nepal, Indonesia

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0326115

To hug or not to hug? Public and private displays of affection and relationship satisfaction among people from Indonesia, Nepal, and Poland

25-Jun-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Human Social Behavior Psychological Science Social Interaction Social Psychology Social Sciences

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0326115
Article Publication Date
2025-06-25
Article Title
To hug or not to hug? Public and private displays of affection and relationship satisfaction among people from Indonesia, Nepal, and Poland
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, June 25). Data from Poland, Indonesia and Nepal indicate that affectionate behavior is associated with higher relationship satisfaction - though cultural differences impact how affection is displayed and perceived. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y4EZXOL/data-from-poland-indonesia-and-nepal-indicate-that-affectionate-behavior-is-associated-with-higher-relationship-satisfaction-though-cultural-differences-impact-how-affection-is-displayed-and-perceived.html
MLA:
"Data from Poland, Indonesia and Nepal indicate that affectionate behavior is associated with higher relationship satisfaction - though cultural differences impact how affection is displayed and perceived." Brightsurf News, Jun. 25 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y4EZXOL/data-from-poland-indonesia-and-nepal-indicate-that-affectionate-behavior-is-associated-with-higher-relationship-satisfaction-though-cultural-differences-impact-how-affection-is-displayed-and-perceived.html.