Adolescence and emerging adulthood are both stages in which romantic relationships play
a key role in development and can be a source of both well-being and negative outcomes …

Relationship maintenance encompasses a broad array of activities that partners may use to
preserve their romantic partnerships. For this article, we systematically review the vast …

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically affected people's lives and relationships. On March
13, 2020, the Belgian government issued lockdown measures which constrained most …

Prosocial behavior is often thought to bring benefits to individuals and relationships. Do
such benefits exist when prosocial behavior is costly for the individual, such as when people …

Due to the pandemic, people have been stuck indoors with their partners for months. Instead
of being able to rely on multiple sources of support, many couples have to rely on each other …

Romantic partners often face situations in which their preferences, interests and goals are
not well aligned—what is good for one partner is not good for the other. In these situations …

Two studies of romantic couples examined the circumstances under which complementary
goal-pursuit strategies (specifically, the pairing of a relationship partner who prefers to …

Empathy has often been discussed as a beneficial process from which favorable individual
and interpersonal experiences may be derived. The present work investigates whether …

This study investigated how sacrificing for approach versus avoidance goals shapes the
giver's and the recipient's emotions and relationship quality. A sample of 80 dating couples …

We review recent research investigating the effect of shared human values on personal and
social outcomes. Using more precise methods than past research, cross-sectional and …