- Professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University
Il arrive que les rassemblements familiaux fassent ressurgir des tensions anciennes. Pourquoi et comment éviter de se laisser submerger par des dynamiques familiales délétères ?
If you feel like family dynamics overwhelm you, remember there are few things you can do to take a breath and reset.
Perselingkuhan terjadi ketika seseorang melihat hubungan alternatif sebagai cara yang lebih baik daripada hubungan yang ada. Tapi, kenapa mereka selingkuh? Siapa yang biasanya selingkuh?
Banyak orang mengalami cinta secara berbeda. Namun, terlepas dari perbedaan dalam cara mengalaminya dan bagaimana cinta berubah seiring waktu, manusia adalah makhluk sosial yang sangat terpesona olehnya.
Some would suggest the solution is simple: cut ties with the parent, limit contact, rid your life of this difficult relationship. But this is often not realistic.
Love languages – the concept coined by Baptist pastor Gary Chapman some 30 years ago – has taken the relationships world by storm.
You’ve probably heard about those ‘36 questions to find love’. Where did they actually come from and do they work?
We reviewed all the research on mental health during the first year of COVID lockdowns. Here’s what we found.
About two-thirds of people affected by disasters such as floods return to their usual level of psychological well-being. But some people are at risk of lasting distress.
A relationship psychologist says dating apps probably aren’t the best way to find a mate. But if you are using them, he has a few tips.
Many people experience love differently. But regardless of the differences in how it’s experienced and how it changes over time, humans are social creatures who are deeply fascinated by it.
While coronavirus restrictions are easing, you may still be feeling a strain on your relationship. This crisis has thrown a variety of challenges at couples.
You’ve probably heard of ‘attachment styles’ when it comes to relationships. They begin to develop as part of your early experiences with parents, and affect your relationships throughout life.
If you’re overlooking potential romantic partners because they’re not who you envisioned as ‘the one’, it might be time to reassess your approach.
Married at First Sight is meant to be about finding love. But relationship science suggests the experiment is actually a perfect storm of factors that predict relationship breakdown.
The only way to get through a breakup is to experience your emotions, but not brood on them.
An overwhelming majority of couples share similar ages. But some eschew the norm, and they may even have a better relationship.
An affair is generally a sign things aren’t right with someone’s relationship. It occurs when one person sees an alternative relationship as a better way to meet their needs than their existing one.
What movies tell us is important in a parter – a nice smile or money – are exaggerations of fundamental evolutionary needs that actually do matter.
For over two decades, psychologists and communication scholars have been seriously studying the degree a person is able to correctly understand another’s unsaid thoughts or feelings.
What do the viewing public make of reality TV shows about relationships when they’re masqueraded as “science” and feature “relationship experts”?
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