Skillful responsive support facilitates coping with stressors and overcoming challenges. We
posit that support responsiveness is best understood through the prism of psychological …

Intimacy is vital to romantic relationships, yet is often thwarted by relational challenges, such
as sexual difficulties. With prevalence estimates ranging from 10% to 28%, genito-pelvic …

Close relationships, such as romantic partner dyads, involve numerous social exchanges in
myriad contexts. During these exchanges, when one of the interaction partners discloses …

For most of human history we have ascribed human‐like capacities to other entities
(anthropomorphism). Recently, the digital age has created new entities: virtual agents (VAs) …

Perceptions of romantic partners (even inaccurate perceptions) are important determinants
of initial liking and long-term relationship satisfaction. In the current article, we consider the …

Each year, more than 800,000 persons die by suicide, making it a leading cause of death
worldwide. Recent innovations in information and communication technology may offer new …

The aim of this study is to reveal the meanings university students attribute to marriage. The
sample of the study consists of 14 final year students (7 males and 7 females), whose ages …

Sexual and relationship well-being are strongly intertwined in couple relationships.
However, relationship quality is generally examined through relationship satisfaction only …

We propose that individuals low (vs. high) in socioeconomic status (SES) are vulnerable to
impaired relationship functioning through two different mutually reinforcing paths that both …

Aim Various individual, relational, and sociocultural variables have been identified as
determinants of sexual responding, but these have rarely been investigated in non-Western …