The broad isolation, separation, and loss resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic raise risks
for couples' relationship quality and stability. Guided by the vulnerability–stress–adaptation …

People want to be understood by others, yet their perceptions of being understood are only
modestly related to actually being understood by others. In this article, we provide an …

The COVID-19 pandemic presents acute, ongoing relationship challenges. The current
research tested how (1) preexisting vulnerabilities assessed prior to the pandemic …

Abstract Empathic accuracy (EA; Ickes & Hodges, 2013) is the extent to which people
accurately perceive their peers' thoughts, feelings, and other inner mental states. EA has …

Highlights•The experience of conflict in romantic relationships is highly stressful.•Conflict
has significant implications for relationship satisfaction and longevity.•Severe and persistent …

Five studies examined whether receiving gratitude expressions from a romantic partner can
buffer insecurely attached individuals from experiencing low relationship satisfaction and …

Research has shown that a variety of life events are associated with changes in adult
attachment styles. What is unknown, however, is the extent to which those changes are …

Objective There is a well‐established link in the literature between secure romantic
attachment orientation and psychological well‐being. The underlying processes of this link …

Two decades of research on adult attachment and psychopathology, suggest that while
various indicators of attachment insecurity increase risk for psychopathology, these findings …

When a person expresses an emotion at work, the way others respond can influence the
work-related outcomes of the expresser, the responder, and their surrounding team and …