Research on mindfulness, defined as paying conscious and non-judgmental attention to
present-moment experiences, has increased rapidly in the past decade but has focused …

A central element of interdependence theory is that people have standards against which
they compare their current outcomes, and one ubiquitous standard in the mating domain is …

This article reviews the research literature and theory concerned with accuracy of judgments
in romantic relationships. We initially propose a model of cognition in (romantic) …

Although mate preference research has firmly established that men value physical
attractiveness more than women do and women value social status more than men do …

Early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) have been hypothesized to be associated with
interpersonal problems. Furthermore, a stronger contention is that EMSs impact negatively …

Close relationships are defined as those relationships in which people assume more
responsibility for the welfare of their partner than they do for others, benefit those partners …

This study tested the success of communication strategies used by relationship partners (N=
61 romantic couples) who were videotaped while trying to produce desired changes in each …

Abstract As the philosopher Bertrand Russell observed, power plays a central role in
everyday social interactions, and it serves as an organizing principle in the social and …

Maintenance of relationship quality requires self-regulation of emotion and social behavior,
and women often display greater effort in this regard than do men. Furthermore, such efforts …

In many nonhuman species of vertebrates, females are attracted to red on male
conspecifics. Red is also a signal of male status in many nonhuman vertebrate species, and …