Reality TV shows depicting relationships are popular, but a tolerance of abusive behaviour is also being exposed to a wide audience – including younger viewers.
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Australia’s convict past and male-dominated sex ratios have long-lasting effects on attitudes, impacting women’s working lives.
It’s less about making more friends and more about changing the way we see the world.
People are increasingly seeking out retro-style holidays, where connectivity is an afterthought.
More interracial couples are appearing on TV and in advertising. But is media exposure enough to change attitudes?
Teenagers often don’t understand what emotional abuse is – and shows such as Love Island can make it seem normal.
Asexuality is less about a traditional understanding of sexual attraction and behaviour, and more about being able to discuss likes and dislikes in the early stages of a relationship.
Humans and horses have developed a unique interspecies language based on physical contact.
Existing theories of housework focus on traditional gender roles. But they need to be updated to reflect a more nuanced idea of gender, one that allows for dynamics in same-sex relationships.
Unaffordable home loans, poor financial advice and unmanageable consumer credit may have serious consequences for many Australians, beyond bankruptcy and debt. Here’s what the research says.
Housework is typically thought of as a gendered or economic exchange, but a new study emphasises the role played by the knowledge we gain about our partner over the course of a relationship.
Social media provide shortcuts to things we yearn for, like connection and validation. Media effects scholars explain the psychological benefits we get from Facebook that make it so hard to quit.
Sarcasm thrives in ambiguous situations, which makes it especially ripe for misinterpretation.
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.
Banning relationships is likely to be ineffective and may result in disengagement, secrecy and resentment by employees of the encroachment of employment policies into genuinely private matters.
Seven rules for break up in the digital age.
It’s a classic adage for those seeking love. The problem is that psychology research shows it’s just not true.
We should be worried about the development of social skills in a world where everyone can have their ‘perfect’ AI friend.
If there were a Keltner List for relationships – as for induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame – what would be on it? A relationship scientist draws on psychology research to help you assess your love.
It isn’t cheating, per se. But if you’re in a committed relationship and have multiple ‘back burners’ that you keep in touch with, is your relationship doomed?
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Professor of Psychology, Monmouth University
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Professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University
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Relationships Expert & Psychology Educator at the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Relationships, University of South Wales
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne
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Academic, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
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Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba
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Professor, Department of Sexology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Sociology, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Emeritus Professor in Social Policy, University of Bradford
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne