Relationship Matters Podcast Number 86 “The narrative psychology of love lives”: Dr William L. Dunlop (University of California, Riverside) discusses narrative identities and his research on how love-life narratives can indicate personality traits and authenticity in the romantic domain. Posted October 2018. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 85 “Withdrawal, attachment security, and recovery from conflict in couple relationships”: Dr Karen Prager (University of Texas, Dallas) talks about her study which looked at how withdrawing from a partner affected a couples recovery after having an argument or falling out. The study also considered how anxious attachment would impact the effects of withdrawing with some unexpected results. Posted September 2018. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 84 “When ‘we’ should be ‘me’”: Dr Jessica Borelli (University of California, Irvine) discusses her recent study which sought to discover how good lay people are at perceiving other peoples attachment to previous partners after their breakup with a focus on linguistic cues.Posted August 2018. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 83 “How many hours does it take to make a friend”: Dr Jeffery Hall contextualises and explains his study on the amount of time it takes to increase closeness with people.Posted July 2018. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 82 “Through your partner’s eyes: Perspective taking tempers optimism in behaviour predictions”: Dr Johanna Peetz answers questions about her recent research on how considering a partner’s perspective can affect the amount they expect their partner to do for their relationship and how this can improve relationship quality.Posted July 2018. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 81 “Nothing ventured, nothing gained: People anticipate more regret from missed romantic opportunities than from rejection”: Dr Samantha Joel talks about her study on the conflict between the anticipated regret from rejection and the anticipated regret of missed opportunities when it comes to decision making for romantic opportunities.Posted June 2018. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 80 “Partners’ attachment insecurity predicts greater physiological threat in anticipation of attachment-relevant interactions”: Dr Brett Peter discusses his study which sought to discover whether anticipating interacting with a partner higher in attachment insecurity predicted greater physiological threat in an emotion regulation context.Posted April 2018. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 79 “Realistic Love: Contemporary college women’s negotiations of princess culture and the “reality” of romantic relationships”: Dr Amanda Koontz answers questions about her recent study on the perception of princess culture amongst college-aged women and the possible impact it has on their constructions of romantic relationships.Posted March 2018. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 78 “Depression, emotion regulation and the demand and withdraw pattern during intimate relationship conflict”: Dr Sarah Holley discusses her paper which investigates the relationship between depression and the demand/withdraw pattern common in conflict in romantic couples.Posted February 2018. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 77 “The wandering eye perceives more threats”: Dr Angela Neal talks about how anger builds within a relationship as people project their own attraction towards other people onto their partners’ and how this projection alters their perceptions of their partner’s attraction to others; increasing the perceived threat to the relationship.Posted December 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 76 “Feeling bad when your partner is away”: Dr Nathalie Meuwly discusses her recent study which explores the correlation between attachment insecurity and peoples negative cognitions and dysfunctional affect regulation when faced with potential relationship threats.Posted November 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 75 “Responses to intimate partners to attempts to change”: Dr Kieran Sullivan talks about her recent paper on her research on the effectiveness of intimate partners’ attempts to influence health behaviour through social control.Posted November 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 74 “Relationship satisfaction and the subjective distance of past relational events”: Professor Anne Wilson discusses her recent study on how current relationship satisfaction impacts on subjective temporal distance of memories.Posted November 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 73 “Touch reduces romantic jealousy in the anxiously attached”: Kaylyn Kim talks about her research on touch as a way to reduce romantic jealousy in anxiously attached partners.Posted October 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 72 “Cognitive processes underlying the self-other perspective in women’s judgements of sexual victimisation risk”: Dr Jenny Rinehart discusses her study on how women perceive risk of sexual victimisation for themselves and for others and the cognitive processes involved.Posted October 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 71 “What does it mean to feel loved?”: Dr Saeideh Heshmati of Pennsylvania State University, explains the findings of her recent study on individual and shared opinions on what makes people feel loved using cultural consensus theory.Posted October 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 70 “Marriage as a training ground”: Dr Tila Pronk of Tilburg University, discusses her paper which looks at whether partners’ levels of self-control and forgiveness change in the first four years of marriage.Posted October 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 69 “Swiping me off my feet: Explicating relationship initiation on Tinder”: Professor Leah E. LeFebvre of the University of Wyoming, talks about her paper which delves into how mobile dating apps like Tinder are changing how relationship initiating functions.Posted September 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 68 “Widening the Gap: Support gaps in same race versus different race female friendship dyads”: Professor Sharde Davis of the University of Connecticut, discusses her research on the differences in support in female friendships observed among friends from a similar racial background and those from differing racial backgrounds.Posted September 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 67 “Circumnavigating the cost of support: Variations in cortisol as a function of self-efficacy and support visibility”: Dr Erin Crockett talks about her study into the visibility of support and its impact on cortisol and stress levels in people with high and low self-efficacy.Posted June 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 66 “Changes in older couples’ compassionate love over a year: The roles of gender, health, and attachment avoidance”: Dr Allen Sabey discusses his research on the changes in compassionate love in older couples over time as well the impact of health.Posted June 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 65 ““I Love You, Not Your Friends”: Links between partners’ early disapproval of friends and divorce across 16 years”: Dr Katherine Fiori discusses her findings on spousal approval of social networks and how this impacts the likelihood of divorce in Black and White couples.Posted May 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 64 “The association between basic need satisfaction in relationship and personal growth among lesbian and heterosexual mothers”: Dr Geva Shenkman discusses his fascinating research comparing the personal growth and basic needs satisfaction in relationships of heterosexual and lesbian mothers.Posted March 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 63 “Negative affective reaction to partner’s dominant behavior influences satisfaction with romantic relationship”: Dr Gentiana Sadikaj from McGill University, Montreal discusses her recent article on how dominant behaviour can cause a negative effect on the partner by and then how that can affect the relationship quality. Posted March 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 62 “Volatility in daily relationship quality”: Ashley Cooper from Florida State University from the Utah State University discusses her recent article about how volatility in relationship quality and its attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance. Posted March 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 61 “The communicative process of resilience for marginalized family members: Dr Elizabeth Dorrance Hall from the Utah State University discusses her recent article about her study on marginalised family members and their resilience. Posted March 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 60 “Who suffers from stress? Action-state orientation moderates the effect of external stress on relationship satisfaction: Dr Sabine Backes from the University of Zurich discusses her recent article which explores how stress plays out in relationships; comparing the different impacts of external stress on relationships of action-orientated and state-oriented people. Posted February 2017. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 59 “People they are a changin’: the links between anticipating change and romantic relationship quality”: Anika Cloutier from Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada discusses how people’s relationships change over time; and how anticipating a future where themselves and their partner either both change in a similar way, or both stay the same can enable a higher relationship quality between them. Posted July 2016. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 58 “Self-disclosure to parents in emerging adulthood: Examining the roles of perceived parental responsiveness and separation-individuation”: Dr Crystal Jiang from City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong discusses self-disclosure of emerging adults to their parents and it relates to their process of separation and becoming an individual. Posted June 2016. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 57 “Narrative meaning making, attachment, and psychological growth and stress”: Matthew Graci from Emory University, USA discusses understanding how people turn episodes in time into subjectively meaningful narratives which can shed light on adaptive meaning-making processes. Posted June 2016. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 56 “Physiology and pillow talk”: Amanda Denes from University of Connecticut, USA talks about the association between individual differences in testosterone and communication after sexual activity. Posted April 2016. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 55 “Sexualized, objectified, but not satisfied”: Laura R. Ramsey from Bridgewater State University, USA talks about the effect of objectification in romantic relationships. Posted April 2016. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 54 “Marital quality and loneliness in later life”: Jeffrey E. Stokes from Boston College, USA talks about loneliness in marriage. Posted April 2016. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 53 “Why People Defend Relationship Ideology”: Martin V. Day from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada talks about why people defend committed relationship ideology. Posted December 2015. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 52 “Talking about Weight”: Tricia Burke of Texas State University talks about weight related communication between couples and how this affects relationship satisfaction. Posted December 2015. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 51 “Broadening the investment model”: Noam Segal of the University of Illinois explains the investment model, and how it relates to his research on perceived partner responsiveness and attachment. Posted November 2015. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 50 “The ‘problem’ with single women”: Shelley Budgeon of the University of Birmingham, UK talks about her research on how single women can still be stigmatised, in spite of positive social change. Posted November 2015. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 49 “Does being single leave you isolated or integrated?”: Natalia Sarkisian and Naomi Gerstel examine the ideas that ‘singlehood makes you lonely’ and ‘marriage integrates you into society’ more closely. Posted October 2015. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 48 “The calm after the storm: Relationship length as associated with couples’ daily variability”: Casey J. Totenhagen from the University of Alabama, USA talks about how the length of your relationship may impact how dramatically it can fluctuate. Posted October 2015. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 47 “Parent emotion coaching”: Kelly Buckholdt from University of Memphis, USA talks about the impact of parent emotion coaching on children’s social status in the classroom. Posted May 2015. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 46 “Emotional Suppression in Early Marriage”: Stefania Balzarotti from Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy talks about the impact on marital quality of wives and husbands suppressing their emotions. Posted April 2015. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 45 “Relationship Savoring in long-distance relationships”: Jessica L. Borelli from Pomona College, USA talks about how ‘savoring’ your partner can strengthen a fragile relationship. Posted March 2015. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 44 “The implications of superficial self-disclosures from friends”: Steve Rains from University of Arizona, USA talks about the ways in which receiving superficial updates from your friends via your mobile phone might affect your relationships with them. Posted March 2015. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 43 “Self-Esteem and Social Connections”: Danu Stinson from University of Victoria, USA talks about how your sense of self guides your social interactions and confidence levels when initiating new relationships. Posted February 2015. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 42 “The stress hormone in relationships”: Kira Birditt from University of Michigan, USA talks about how your method of dealing with relationship tensions can affect your wellbeing. Posted January 2015. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 41 “Moral boundaries in Relationships”: Dylan Selterman from University of Maryland, USA talks about different perceptions of morality and how they affect the rules of romantic relationships. Posted December 2014. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 40 “When ‘we’ changes ‘me’”: Kevin McIntyre from Trinity University, USA talks about how couples influence each other’s personalities, for better or worse. Posted December 2014. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 39 “Sweet Love”: Dongning Ren from Purdue University, USA talks about how tasting sweet foods can affect our romantic interests. Posted November 2014. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 38 “Enhancing your partner in times of stress”: Gwendolyn Seidman from Albright College, USA talks about different emotional responses shown by couples going through stress and conflict Posted November 2014. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 37 “Oxytocin, the love hormone”: Julianne Holt-Lunstad from Brigham Young University talks about how the hormone oxytocin relates to relationship quality. Posted October 2014. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 36 “Rebound Relationships”: Claudia C. Brumbaugh from Queens College, City University of New York talks about rebound relationships and how they affect our emotional wellbeing. Posted July 2014. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 35 “Emotional support baselines”: Eran Bar-Kalifa from Bar-Ilan University, Israel talks about emotional support in relationships and what happens if we disappoint or even surpass our partner’s expectations. Posted June 2014. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 34 “Where couples first meet”: Sharon Sassler from Cornell University, USA talks about the range of locations where couples first meet and the effect this has on their relationships. Posted June 2014. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 33 “Intergroup couple friendships”: Keith Welker from Wayne State University, USA talks about intergroup couple friendships and how they affect compassionate love. Posted May 2014. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 32 “Non-Monogamy”: Amy Moors at the University of Michigan, USA talks about consensual non-monogamy in romantic relationships. Posted May 2014. Read the associated article here.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 31 “Conflict Resolution”: Keith Sanford at Baylor University, USA talks about conflict resolution among couples. Posted April 2014. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 30 “Self-expansion and Passionate Love”: Virgil Sheets at Indiana State University, USA talks about self-expansion and passionate love. Posted March 2014. Read the associated article here.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 29 “Guilt, Shame and Forgiveness”: Blake Riek from Calvin College, USA, talks about guilt, shame and forgiveness in relationships. Posted December 2013. Read the associated article here here.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 28 “Compassionate Love”: Harry T. Reis at the University of Rochester talks about compassionate love and everyday compassionate acts. Posted December 2013. Read the associated full research article here.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 27 “Putting Partners on a Pedestal”: Jennifer Tomlinson from Stony Brook University joins us for the second time to talk about the consequences of putting our partners on a pedestal. Posted November 2013. Read the associated full research article here.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 26 “Honesty and Deception”: Katlyn Elise Roggensack at the University of California, Santa Barbara, talks about honesty and deception in romantic relationships. Posted November 2013. Read the associated full research article here.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 25 “Attachment and humor”: In this podcast, Maryhope Howland (University of Minnesota) talks about her research on attachment and humor in romantic relationships. Posted July 2013.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 24 “Cooperating with your romantic partner”: In this podcast, Ashley Randall (University of Arizona) talks about her research on emotional cooperation with romantic partners. Posted June 2013.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 23 “The path to closeness”: Jennifer Marie Tomlinson at Stony Brook University talks about how to overcome the risks of increasing closeness in relationships Posted May 2013.
Relationship Matters Podcast Number 22 “Good days, bad days: Do sacrifices improve long-term relationships?": In this podcast, Casey Totenhagen at the University of Arizona talks about whether personal sacrifices improve the quality of long-term relationships. Posted April 2013.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 21 “The benefits of being friendly to others": In this podcast, Bonnie M. Le at the University of Toronto talks about the benefits of being friendly to other people. Posted April 2013.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 20 "Meeting strangers and first impressions": In this podcast, Susan Sprecher (Illinois State University) and Stanislav Treger (De Paul University) talk about their research into meeting strangers and first impressions. Posted April 2013.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 19 "Insecure attachment and romantic relationships": In this podcast, Dr. Geoff MacDonald (University of Toronto) tells us about recent work on how people who have insecure attachment differ from those with secure attachment in how they perceive the potential of a close relationship as potentially socially threatening vs. rewarding. Posted March 2013.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 18 "Positive social ties and long-term health outcomes": Dr Bert N. Uchino at the University of Utah talks about his research on positive social ties and how this impacts on our physical health. Posted December 2012.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 17 "Empathy and identification": Dr Lane Beckes and Dr James A. Coan at the University of Virginia discuss their research on correlations in psycho-physiological and brain imaging data, in particular their own innovative correlational approaches to explore interpersonal empathy and identification. Posted December 2012.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 16 "You’re going to eat that?": Dr Tricia Burke at the University of Puget Sound, USA talks about relationship processes and conflict among mixed-weight couples. Posted November 2012.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 15 "Sharing positive experiences": Nathaniel M. Lambert at the Brigham Young University talks about his research on the positive affect of sharing happy experiences with someone close to you. Posted October 2012.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 14 "Can you connect with me now? Mobile phones and face-to-face interactions";. In two experiments Andrew K. Przybylski at the University of Essex looks at how the mere presence of a mobile phone can have negative effects on face-to-face interactions. Posted October 2012.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 13 "Conflict Avoidance": Dr Tamara Afifi at the University of California, Santa Barbara talks about why women find (conflict) avoidance more dissatisfying than men (volume 29 issue 1). Posted July 2012.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 12 "Sexual Healing": Dr Tsachi Ein-Dor at the School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel talks about how sex can alleviate stress, for both men and women in satisfying relationships (volume 29 issue 1). Posted June 2012.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 11 "Personality and Marriage": Dr Norm O'Rourke at Simon Fraser University in Canada discusses his article on personality and marriage among heterosexual long-wed couples (Volume 29 Issue 3). Posted May 2012.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 10 "Being in a Relationship that Others Disapprove of": Dr Justin Lehmiller at Harvard University talks about the detrimental effects of being in a relationship that others don't approve of. Posted April 2012.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 9 "Passionate Love": Legendary Elaine Hatfield at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa talks about passionate love (Volume 29 Issue 2). Posted March 2012.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 8 "Talking Sex": Jennifer Montesi at Temple University talks about sex (Volume 28 Issue 5). Posted March 2012.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 7: In our second interview with Dr Jeff Hall, he discusses his research on sense of humour and partner embarrassment for couples in long-term relationships (Volume 28 Issue 3). Posted Feb 2012.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 6: Interviews with Justin Cavallo (Volume 28 Issue 6) on gender differences and relationship initiation and Jennifer Byrd-Craven (Volume 28 Issue 4) on how talking about negative events with friends can actually cause more stress. Posted Feb 2012.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 5: Interviews with Nickola Overall (Volume 28 Issue 5) on how to change your partner and relationship - what to do and what not to do and Susan Charles (Volume 28 Issue 1) on why older people are happier than younger people and what younger people should learn from it. Posted May 2011.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 4: Interviews with Raymond M. Bergner (Volume 27 Issue 5) on how we define love and what it means for us all and Eric Anderson (Volume 27 Issue 7) on cheating and the concept of monogamy in our current society. Posted Jan 2011.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 3: Interviews with Shannon E. Weaver (Volume 27 Issue 3) on the role that step-mothers play in modern families & Thomas Nelson Bradbury (Volume 27 Issue 3) on links between external stress and how we fight within relationships. Posted May 2010.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 2: Interviews with Jeff Simpson on milestones in attachment theory and research (Volume 27 Issue 2) and with Gurit Birnbaum (Volume 27 Issue 2) on the interplay between attachment and sex. Posted April 2010.
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Relationship Matters Podcast Number 1: Interviews with Jeffrey Hall (Volume 27 Issue 1) on deception in online dating and Leanne Knobloch (Volume 27 Issue 1) on the link between depression and relationships. Posted Feb 2010.