Social relationships are one of the most important facets of well-being and one of the
strongest links with both physical and psychological health. Romantic relationships …

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 …

Consumers are increasingly sharing product experiences with strangers and friends online.
Despite the prevalence of word of mouth (WOM), little is known about how and why WOM …

Most previous research on the associations between pornography use and relational well-
being has utilized individual data sets that have limited scholars' ability to truly understand …

We begin this chapter with an overview of attachment theory, including the main tenets of
Bowlby's (1969) original theory as well as later extensions to adult romantic relationships …

This article introduces a metatheoretical framework—the Relationship Trajectories
Framework—that conceptualizes how human mating relationships develop across their …

Dating is widely thought of as a test phase for romantic relationships, during which new
romantic partners carefully evaluate each other for long-term fit. However, this cultural …

Scientists have increasingly turned to the brain and to neuroscience more generally to
further an understanding of social and emotional judgments and behavior. Yet, many …

Marriage has been declared dead by many scholars and the media. Marriage rates are
dropping, divorce rates remain high, and marriage no longer enjoys the prominence it once …

Close relationships research has examined committed couples (eg, dating relationships,
marriages) using intensive methods that plot relationship development over time. But a …