A group of Norwegian researchers studied the Emotional Promiscuity Scale (EPS), a measure of emophilia, in a Scandinavian population. Emophilia is how easily and often someone falls in love. The study found that those with high emophilia tend to have more romantic relationships and be unfaithful more often.
Emotional love is an intense attraction characterized by passion, intimacy, and commitment. It usually starts with initial attraction and infatuation, followed by a desire for closeness. If the feelings are mutual, they might start a romantic relationship. As the relationship progresses, deeper bonds develop through shared experiences and communication.
The process of falling in love includes intense emotions, some pleasant, others painful, such as emotional pain or longing. People differ in how easily and often they fall in love. Some do it frequently and easily, while others rarely or never experience it.
Researchers used the EPS to measure emophilia in 2,607 individuals (75% women) and found that it accurately measures emophilia in Scandinavia. They also collected data on romantic relationships and instances of unfaithfulness.
The results showed that high emophilia scores are associated with having more romantic relationships and being unfaithful more often. There were no significant gender differences in emophilia, but individuals with higher scores tended to have had more romantic relationships and reported being unfaithful more often.
The study found that emophilia is a distinct psychological characteristic not strongly linked to personality traits. The results also indicate that the EPS has good psychometric properties and can be used as an assessment tool.
However, all data were self-reported, which may lead to reporting bias. Additionally, the questions about romantic relationships and unfaithfulness did not provide definitions, leaving room for participants’ interpretations.+
+Source: https://www.psypost.org/emophilia-is-a-distinct-psychological-trait-and-linked-to-infidelity/