Evidence suggesting that implicit partner evaluations (IPEs), but not explicit evaluations
(EPEs), can predict later changes in satisfaction and relationship status has led researchers …

Do people who feel good about themselves have better relations with others? Although the
notion that they do is central to both classic and modern theories, there is little strong …

Past research on close relationships has increasingly focused on the assessment of implicit
constructs to shed new light on relationship processes. However, virtually nothing is known …

Recent work suggests that implicit partner evaluations have long-term implications for
relationship success. However, little evidence shows whether and under which conditions …

A recent surge in research on automatic processes in close relationships has revealed new
insights into how people form and update relationship evaluations as well as the …

Growing evidence suggests that the seeds of relationship decay can be detected via implicit
partner evaluations even when explicit evaluations fail to do so. However, little is known …

Automatic partner attitudes can be conceptualized as associations stored in memory
between a partner and one's evaluation of that partner that are spontaneously activated …

During the early years of marriage, newlyweds may suppress or deny nascent doubts about
their marriage in order to maintain a sense of security and justify their commitment. These …

This chapter highlights the contextual nature of intimate relationships. The first two sections
review evidence that the implications of four key processes for relationship functioning …

Do people realize the evaluative feelings that are spontaneously activated by their partner?
If so, do they use those evaluations when judging their romantic relationships? To answer …