I was STUNNED that this model ended up being the winner. No Big 5, or Big 3, or Big Anything. Relationships measures capture positivity, layered on top of item-specific content. That's it.
It feels like we need to start developing new measures from square one.
New paper, out this week in PLOS One, suggests that most close relationship self-report measures are primarily capturing relationship quality 🧵
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
As a kid growing up in Massachusetts, THE paper was The Boston Globe. Needless to say, it's pretty cool that they published my op-ed about gender differences!
Chatting with @justinlehmiller.bsky.social is always a blast!
Absolutely. And then I had to take down all the (very useful) dungeon maps on my walls to boost my mate value. I’m still bitter.
"Bonded by Evolution" book next to Mango the toy poodle.
We're all very excited around here to read @pauleastwick.bsky.social's new book!
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Had a blast chatting with Larry and Robin! @wgnmorningnews
You may have heard that Trump’s extortion of University of California was defeated in court. But do you know who won this historic case? Spoiler: not a single UC administrator participated. It was all faculty members of the UC Faculty Associations and @aaup.org! Cc: @veenadubal.bsky.social
Are you a US-based PhD student WITHOUT summer funding who is interested in adolescent development, trans youth, and/or gender? Reach out to me about applying to join my lab in Summer 2026 for the VIPS program! psych.princeton.edu/diversity/vi...
doomers: there’s not going to be elections in America ever again
me: if they can’t even cancel an entertainer due to popular pushback what the fuck makes you think they can cancel elections
“Alpha status is more like a temporary job role than an innate characteristic of the leading individual”
www.livescience.com/animals/are-...
Fantastic relationship science in the nytimes - nice work, Maya and Erica!
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📢 MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT 📢
@nourkteily.bsky.social and I are delighted to introduce the Litowitz Center for Enlightened Disagreement, supercharged by a $20M gift from Jennifer and Alec Litowitz.
The #LitowitzCenter helps people harness the power of difference.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/03/n...
A big THANK YOU to @davidmcraney.bsky.social for featuring the #LoveFactually podcast on #YouAreNotSoSmart!
The episode delves into #TheNotebook, figuring out what the movie gets right -- and what it gets wrong -- about how relationships work.
Enjoy!
youarenotsosmart.com/2025/08/04/y...
Delighted that you liked it! We don’t have any immediate plans to cover TV but that could certainly change - you’ve made a compelling pitch for Lucifer…
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
Another fantastic piece about modern dating by @faith-hill.bsky.social!
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Great chatting with @dkthomp.bsky.social about relationship science and what it can tell us about online dating, soul mates, and Julia Roberts movies!
More on the science behind your favorite rom coms on the Love Factually Podcast with me and Eli at: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
When I was in grad school, this was THE resource...and it cost a ton. Now it's free. Amazing.
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A terrific HuffPost writeup of our recent PNAS paper! #PsychSciSky
“reactionary backlash is a feature of two main milestones in the academy’s history: the democratization of admissions and the diversification of curriculum. Trump and Vance’s attacks are part of a longer history of rightwing backlash that follows each time college becomes more democratic”
On Friday, my son stayed home from school because he had a sore throat and wasn’t feeling well. He went with my husband to his office for the morning while I handled our daughter. When he came back at lunch, he was not interested in eating, saying his throat hurt too much. 1/n
ICYMI: Georgetown Law students made a 853-row spreadsheet of Trump-caving firms. It drew national headlines. Recruiters noticed some talent looked elsewhere. Firms lobbied to change their designation.
An organizer tells @www.AllRiseNews.com the background www.allrisenews.com/p/skadden-st...
In the most recent Bridget Jones film, we find our heroine drawn to younger men.
According to our recent PNAS article, this aspect of the movie is spot on: On average, women say they want an older partner, but they are initially attracted to younger ones.
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these fuckers being able to destroy everything is not a foregone conclusion
