This paper examines how power influences people's likelihood of pursuing their romantic partner's goals. People with low power in their relationships tended to pursue goals for their partner and to adopt their partner's goals as their own.
New Current Directions Paper on the All-Or-Nothing Marriage by Eli Finkel, Elaine Cheung, Lydia Emery, Kathleen Carswell, and Grace Larson
This paper examines how the needs that people look to their marriages to fulfill have changed over time and argues that these changes have affected people's satisfaction with their marriages. On average, people may be less satisfied with their marriages than in previous eras, but the best marriages today are more fulfilling than were those in earlier times.
Graduate Research Grant Awarded to Kathleen Carswell
Kathleen Carswell has received a graduate research grant for her dissertation research, which will examine passion in romantic relationships.
Lab Alum Abigail Mitchell Wins Faculty Advocate for Diversity Award
The award recognizes a faculty member who has raised awareness about issues that should be addressed related to diversity on campus.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Awarded to Lydia Emery
Lydia Emery has received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, which supports graduate students in STEM fields who are pursuing PhDs.