Cultural Investigation of Love and Well-Being in Brazil, 2026

A 2026 mixed-methods study of love in Brazil, comprising qualitative data from 101 participants and quantitative survey data from a nationally representative sample of 486 adults. The research was conducted by Saida Heshmati and received IRB approval from Claremont Graduate University. It includes interview transcripts and survey responses measuring beliefs about love, personality, attachment, and well-being.

Use Cases

• Analyze cultural consensus on expressions of love based on the 61-item Felt Love Questionnaire for Brazil (FLQ-Brazil).
• Study correlations between attachment styles and life satisfaction based on the Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) scale data.
• Examine demographic influences on subjective well-being based on census-representative survey data.
• Conduct qualitative thematic analysis on transcripts exploring how love is expressed and recognized in Brazilian culture.

Strengths

• Includes a large, census-representative quantitative sample of 486 adults from Brazil.
• Qualitative phase involved 101 participants, ensuring diversity across age, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status.
• Employs a sequential mixed-methods design, integrating exploratory interviews with a validated quantitative instrument (FLQ-Brazil).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the qualitative transcripts and quantitative survey data is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect cultural and temporal bias specific to Brazil in 2026.

Provenance

Source

Heshmati, Saida; ODUM Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Sequential mixed-methods: Study 1 used purposive and snowball sampling for semi-structured interviews and focus groups. Study 2 used a census-based, nationally representative Qualtrics survey.

Time Range

2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-08 03:10:34; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brazil