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Humour in Romantic Relationships
Humour is a valuable resource for the formation, maintenance, and success of a romantic relationship. The positive aspects of humour lead people to...
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Emotions in Romantic Relationships
This chapter explores the world of emotions in its very intense dimension, in the context of pair bonding or romantic relationships. The applied...
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Exploring the Experience of Romantic Relationships and Sexuality Education in Neurodivergent and Neurotypical Young Individuals
Purpose The literature indicates that sexuality education provided in schools/colleges in the United Kingdom (UK) may not be appropriate for people...
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Intimate sounds of silence: its motives and consequences in romantic relationships
Silence shared between partners is a rich and understudied feature of romantic relationships. Within relationships, silence may be experienced in...
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Broad Perspectives of the Experience of Romantic Relationships and Sexual Education in Neurodivergent Adolescents and Young Adults
Neurodivergent young people tend to struggle with building and maintaining their romantic relationships. Despite this, there appears to be a lack of...
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Dark Triad and Dating Violence: Mediating Role of Irrational Beliefs in Romantic Relationships
This study investigated the mediating role of irrational beliefs in romantic relationships between dark triad and dating violence. The participants...
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The Development and Validation of the Pornography Use in Romantic Relationships Scale
Recent reviews of the pornography literature have called for the development of valid and reliable measures that assess multiple facets of...
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Road Blocks or Building Blocks? A Qualitative Study on Challenges and Resilience in Romantic Relationships of Youth Exposed to Family Violence
Romantic relationships are an important part of many people’s lives and at least partly shaped by experiences during childhood. Youth exposed to...
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Romantic Relationships and Adults with IDD in Inclusive Supported Living: Considerations, Complexities, and Opportunities
The love and companionship provided from romantic relationships is a right for all adults, yet many adults with intellectual and developmental...
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A systematic review of adolescents’ relationships with siblings, peers, and romantic partners during the COVID-19 lockdown
Studies on the pandemic suggest that COVID is related to many facets of adolescent development (i.e., Golberstein et al., JAMA Pediatrics , 174 (9),...
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Romantic Relationships, Sexuality, and Autism
While challenges with social communication are a defining feature of autism, there is an unfortunate, common misconception that autistic individuals...
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Navigating Love in a Post-Pandemic World: Understanding Young Adults’ Views on Short- and Long-Term Romantic Relationships
The uncertain future due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the technological advancements may have altered young adults' experiences of romantic...
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How do male livestreamers trigger female purchase intention? The role of parasocial romantic relationships
The phenomenon of male livestreamers promoting beauty products (e.g., lipstick) to female viewers in the e-commerce livestreaming setting has gained...
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Testing the Associations Between Attachment Anxiety, Relational Aggression and Depressive Symptoms in Romantic Relationships: Actor-Partner Interdependence Model and Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediator Model
Emerging adulthood is a pivotal period for romantic relationships, yet the specific mechanisms through which attachment anxiety influences...
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Rejection in romantic relationships: Does rejection sensitivity modulate emotional responses to perceptions of negative interactions?
BackgroundRejection is a highly stressful experience and individuals tend to avoid it whenever possible. In intimate relationships, experiences of...
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Examining Dyadic Stress Appraisal Processes Within Romantic Relationships from a Challenge and Threat Perspective
The biopsychosocial model of challenge and threat emphasizes how individuals appraise stress. Close relationship theories emphasize the interpersonal...
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“I Just Want to Feel Good Without Making You Feel Bad”: Sexual Assertiveness Negotiation in Adolescent Romantic Relationships
Sexual assertiveness is often conceptualized as an individual’s ability to express one’s own sexual needs, desires, and limits. Given that sexual...
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Flourishing Together: The Longitudinal Effect of Goal Coordination on Goal Progress and Life Satisfaction in Romantic Relationships
Goal pursuit shapes people’ everyday experiences and is deeply embedded within close relationships. Several studies have shown that goal support from...
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Sexuality, Sexual Behavior, and Relationships of Asexual Individuals: Differences Between Aromantic and Romantic Orientation
Asexuality is a complex construct with a considerable lack of research until recently. Building upon available findings, we examined the extent to...
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Relational aggression in romantic relationship: empirical evidence among young female adults in Malaysia
BackgroundAggressive behaviour in romantic relationship is a social problem of great concern. Studies related to the influence of psychosocial...