Quantitative Research Methods in Translation and Interpreting Studies encompasses all
stages of the research process that include quantitative research methods, from …

In this theoretical review, we examine how the roles of music in mate choice and social
bonding are expressed in romantic relationships. Darwin's Descent of Man originally …

Offering women access to microcredit and business training is a prominent approach to
stimulate women's empowerment. Whereas men seem to profit from business training …

Objective: Limiting alcohol consumption is beneficial for health, but can be challenging
given the role alcohol plays in the rituals of many social occasions. We examined how …

When fantasies and desires go unfulfilled, people may become bored with their sexual
relationship. To help prevent this potential infidelity provoking issue, the current study …

This ethnographic study examines the forms and functions of ritualizing in migrant families,
using Chinese rural-urban migrant workers' annual Spring Festival family reunions as a …

Long‐established studies and scales have advanced understandings of family function,
marital satisfaction, and couple relationship quality. The underpinning constructs …

Framed by Wefulness Theory (WT; Nuru & Bruess, 2022), the present study explores the
COVID-19 global pandemic as a context for examining relational struggle and strength …

Abstract" Social media sites enable people to share milestones in their lives, but relatively
little is understood about how and why they are used in the context of major life changes. We …

Relational cultures involve unique relational activities and identities that manifest within
symbolic practices (Bruess & Pearson,). The association between rituals, privacy disclosure …