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  • Relationship Science
  • Clinical Psychology

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  • Problematic love behaviors (PLB) lack conceptual clarity and systematic synthesis in research.
  • Existing literature shows significant conceptual heterogeneity regarding PLB and their correlates.
  • A comprehensive understanding of PLB requires integrating findings across different theoretical domains.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and meta-analytically integrate correlates of PLB across distinct conceptual domains.
  • To address the conceptual heterogeneity in problematic love behaviors research.
  • To identify shared and unique correlational profiles for manic love, emotional dependence, and love addiction.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature review following PRISMA guidelines across major databases (Web of Science, Scopus, PsycInfo, Medline).
  • Categorization of 102 included studies into manic love (ML), emotional dependence (ED), and love addiction (LA).
  • Narrative synthesis and subgroup meta-analyses of correlates, followed by moderation analysis for gender composition.

Main Results:

  • Distinct correlational profiles were identified: 5 correlates for ML, 11 for ED, and 2 for LA.
  • Low self-esteem was a shared correlate of ML and ED; behavioral addictions were shared by ED and LA.
  • Gender moderated associations: ML-jealousy/satisfaction stronger in female-predominant samples; LA-anxious attachment stronger in male-predominant samples.

Conclusions:

  • This systematic differentiation clarifies the conceptual and correlational landscape of PLB.
  • Findings have practical implications for consistent assessment criteria and understanding predictive factors of PLB.
  • Further research can build upon these distinct profiles to refine interventions and theoretical models for problematic love behaviors.