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This study by Yu found that wives tend to be their husband’s substantial source of perceived psychological well-being than the reverse; however, the benefit of psychological well-being appears to be less for husbands of stay-at-home wives compared with husbands of employed wives.

They then performed a theoretically driven review of the empirical articles published over the last 20 years, critiquing the nature of the samples, methods, and privileged research questions. #PersonalRelationships @IARRofficial https://t.co/4JcxsQRfNE

The authors reviewed literature from the past two decades (2002-2021) focusing on key definitional and conceptual issues in the study of relational maintenance (activities and cognitions that romantic partners engage in to sustain or enhance their relationships).

Congrats to Brian Ogolsky and Laura Stafford for their article “A systematic review of relationship maintenance: Reflecting back and looking to the future” being one of PR’s 12 most-cited articles during 2024 (of those published from 2022-2024).

Froidevaux et al. found that partner reflective functioning (RF) facilities understanding within romantic partnerships particularly when cultural differences exist. Attachment avoidance is important in understanding partner RF for interracial relationships. @IARRofficial

A recent study by Caselli & Beauparlant predicted and found that white partners in interracial relationships who consider their partner's perspective reported greater positive self-expansion, which predicted greater sexual desire. @IARRofficial

Willis-Grossman et al. found that prior study suggest that premaritally pregnant couples fare worse then there are non-pregnant counterpart. However, greater SES advantage and non-pregnant couples may affect these results. Want to learn more check out this study.@IARRofficial

You can read the article here: https://t.co/o8yS1ParUu #PersonalRelationships @IARRofficial

Women mainly used appearance-enhancement tactics, whereas men commonly increased their income/social status and exaggerated their wealth & abilities. The authors called for research to test the strategies’ effectiveness (e.g., correlating them with mating success).

The study, with 7,000+ respondents, identified 10 strategies people reported using to become more desirable partners. The most common ones included enhancing physical appearance, showing abilities/talents, & highlighting similarity with a prospective mate.

Congrats to Menelaos Apostolou and his large team of co-authors for their article “Strategies for becoming a more desirable mate: Evidence from 14 countries” being one of PR’s 12 most-cited articles during 2024 (of those published from 2022-2024).

...differences, reviews how behaviors and psychological tendencies in close relationships differ between cultures and proposes a socioecological framework to understand those differences. You can read the article here: https://t.co/ByxPTfr6hz #personalrelationships @IARRofficial

Congratulations to Drs. Mie Kito, Masaki Yuki, and Robert Thomson on having one of the top 10 most cited Personal Relationship articles in the past decade. The article Relational mobility and close relationships: A socioecological approach to explain cross-cultural...

Lu Ran Zhang and Wei-Wen Chen performed a Latent profile study of Chinese daters: those who stay loyal and use "voice" in conflicts feel the most partner responsiveness and happiest. Releasing and gentle profiles also perform the inhibiting type. Speak up_ silence hurts love.

This study by Mangas et al. emphasizes the importance of the subjective orgasm experience in same-sex relationships, showing that the way orgasm is perceived in the context of sexual relationships can influence how individuals evaluate and feel satisfied with their relationship.

...and mental health. His research focuses on social skills, relationship development and satisfaction, and such problems as depression, anxiety, loneliness, and marital distress. Join us in congratulating Dr. Segrin on this accomplishment! #PersonalRelationships @IARRofficial

Congratulations to Dr. Chris Segrin on being one of Personal Relationships Top 10 reviewers in 2024. Dr. Segrin is a Regents Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Arizona. He is a behavioral scientist whose specialty is interpersonal relationships...

...being told other people's secrets may take time before becoming a reliable friendship cue (Bedrov & Gable, 2024). Read it here: https://t.co/eXk4Hf8AWS #sharingsecrets #friendship #relationshipresearch @IARRofficial

Check it out! Sharing secrets is a key aspect of friendship. This study found that sharing and being told personal secrets is consistently linked with close friendship and social connection value, whereas...