📰Newly Published: The antidote to a rough marriage might be inside you. 🩻 New research by Mitala & Jakubiak finds sense of purpose buffers depression, anxiety, and relationship strain when spousal interactions turn negative. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #FamilySci #ResearchPublishing

🌐Online First Publication: Partners of trans people don't just witness transition — they navigate it too. 🏳️‍⚧️ Sadek's new study finds they act as consultants, protectors, and quiet identity explorers in their own right. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #ResearchPublishing

📰Newly Published: Minority teens have more cross-ethnic best friends. Majority teens stick to their own group. New study by Bobba at al. finds those patterns lead to very different identity trajectories. 📊 doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #FamilySci #ResearchPublishing

Excited to share our new blog about how family and friends affect marital stability. Our unexpected but not too surprising takeaway: A good marriage can buffer an unsupportive family, but a supportive family can’t fully protect a struggling marriage @spspnews.bsky.social @josoperrel.bsky.social

🌐Online First Publication: We know how individuals grieve. We know far less about how families grieve together. New longitudinal dyadic research by Jones & Theiss starts filling that gap. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #Psychology #SocialPsychology #FamilySci #ResearchPublishing

🏖️✨ It’s So Fly, It’s July! Happy Disability Pride Month, Plastic Free July, and World Population Day! At JSPR, we honor them all — the scholarly way. Our July issue is out now, & it's full of the research that moves these conversations forward. 📖 journals.sagepub.com/toc/spra/43/...

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📰Newly Published: Objectification doesn't just happen on the street or in media — it happens at the dinner table, in friend groups, in classrooms. New study by De Simone et al. maps the four relational spaces where it hides in plain sight. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #FamilySci

🌐Online First Publication: Sexual racism is racial oppression. And it has real, measurable effects on queer men of color's ability to seek and sustain intimacy. 🏳️‍🌈✊🏿✊🏽✊ New longitudinal data from Phan at al. makes the case. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #ResearchPublishing

📰Newly Published: Can't face people? Go to your place. New research by Zha et al. finds that feeling attached to a meaningful location actually reduces social avoidance. Your safe place is doing more than you think. 🏡 doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #ResearchPublishing

🌐Online First Publication: Romantic longing as an act of resistance. Lone & Ahmad’s new research from Kashmir find that disabled individuals reclaiming intimacy isn't just personal — it's political. 🪧 doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #FamilySci #ResearchPublishing

🌈✨ I’m so Proud it’s June! Happy Pride Month, Men’s Health Month, PTSD Awareness Month, Gun Violence Awareness Month, and Immigrant Heritage Month. Our June issue is out now to celebrate the scholarly way!📖 journals.sagepub.com/toc/spra/43/6 #JSPR #AcademicJournal #NewIssue #ResearchMatters

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📰Newly Published: The more you excuse the abuse, the less you feel you need help. 💔 New 3-wave study by Dannisworo et al. maps how justification of intimate partner violence dampens the signal that something is very wrong. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #Psychology #ResearchPublishing

🌐Online First Publication: Your attachment style doesn't doom you to relationship addiction — but how you handle emotions along the way just might. New SEM study by Hatun & Seven untangles the chain. 🔗❤️ doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #FamilySci #ResearchPublishing

📰Newly Published: Mom thinks it's getting worse. Dad thinks conflict is decreasing. New study by Gong & Kramer: mom's perception predicts kids' outcomes. Make of that what you will. 📊 doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #Psychology #SocialPsychology #FamilySci #ResearchPublishing

Longitudinal changes in interparental conflict and impacts on children’s socioemotional skills - Qiujie Gong, Karen Z. Kramer, 2026

Interparental conflict is a common issue in families. Guided by the family systems theory, conflict between parents may not only impact their relationship but a...

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🌐Online First Publication: Dad votes conservative, mom does it all — & the data agrees. New research by Tager-Shafrir et al. links fathers' political ideology to unequal parenting, and that inequity hits relationships hard. 📊 doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #FamilySci #ResearchPublishing

📰Newly Published: Who's commenting and what they say shapes how women experience sexual objectification — but barely moves the needle for men. New research from Jiang et al. adds cultural and relational nuance to objectification theory. 🧵 doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #ResearchPub

How are Chinese women and men affected by sexual objectification? Self-objectification and enjoyment of sexualization across perpetrators - Shiyu Jiang, Rebecca Y. M. Cheung, Jun Gao, 2026

Interpersonal sexual objectification is a pervasive phenomenon among women and has been increasingly recognized in men. Research suggests sexual objectification...

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🌐Online First Publication: What happens when both partners experience menopause? New qualitative research by Westwood on lesbian & queer women finds the answer is complicated — the symptoms don't just double. They compound. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #SocialPsych #ResearchPublishing

💐✨ Hip-hip Hooray! It’s May! Happy Asian American & Pacific Islander Month, Jewish American Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, and ALS Awareness Month. Celebrate with our May issue which is out now!📖 journals.sagepub.com/toc/spra/43/5

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships - Volume 43, Number 5

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📰Newly Published: Breakups look different now in the digital age. New research by Brody et al. reveals how your attachment style shapes what you do with digital memories after a split — and why the wrong choice slows healing. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #Psychology #ResearchPublishing

Virtual Relational Curation: The Role of Attachment and Virtual Possession Management on Post-Breakup Adjustment - Nicholas Brody, Leah E. LeFebvre, Kate G. Blackburn, 2026

This study extends the Virtual Relational Memory model (VRM) to examine the intersection of communication technology, attachment orientation, and post-breakup a...

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🌐Online First Publication: Your belief in your ability to maintain close relationships predicts your well-being. And new research by Rivers et al. shows it doesn't matter if those relationships are romantic or not. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #RelationshipScience #AcademicSky #ResearchPublishing

Romantic, Friendship, and Close Relationship Self-Efficacy in Emerging Adulthood: Differences and Similarities - Alannah Shelby Rivers, Anitta Biju, Rachel Morrison, Ashley Ates, Gracie Graham, 2026

For emerging adults, developing and maintaining close relationships is an important developmental task relevant for well-being. Therefore, it is important to un...

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📰Newly Published: Disability stigma. Gender roles. Social norms. When all three converge, the right to marry disappears. Nguyen et al.’s new qualitative research from Northern Vietnam shows exactly how — & why policy needs to catch up. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #ResearchPublishing

🌐Online First Publication: What if revisiting your happiest relationship memories could strengthen your marriage? 💡Dehnavi et al.’s new research on 96 Iranian wives tests a 4-week program built on exactly that — and the results are promising. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #Psychology

Relational Savoring as an Approach to Improve Marital Relationship Outcomes: A Pilot Study Among Iranian Wives - Zahra Sadeghi Dehnavi, Zabihollah Kaveh Farsani, Jessica L. Borelli, 2026

Marital relationship quality is a strong predictor of overall health, making it a critical target for prevention and intervention efforts. In Iran, rapid cultur...

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📰Newly Published: ❤️ Smart with emotions. Better at relationships. But here's the real reason why. Xiao et al.’s new 14-week study. 175 couples. One key finding. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #EQ #RelationshipScience #AcademicSky #Psychology #SocialPsychology #FamilySci #ResearchPublishing

🌐Online First Publication: 🙏When people feel forgiven by God, do they forgive their partners more? Tudder’s & Fincham’s new 14-day study of 82 couples says yes — and the effect shows up the very same day. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #FamilySci #ResearchPublishing

📰Newly Published: Survivors aren't the only ones harmed by domestic violence. So are the women who support them. New study . Two countries. One urgent finding. 💙 From Vara-Horna et al: doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #Psychology #SocialPsychology #FamilySci #ResearchPublishing

Invisible costs of care: Health consequences for women supporting survivors of intimate partner violence in South America - Arístides A. Vara-Horna, Zaida B. Asencios-Gonzalez, Noelia Rodríguez-Espart...

This study examines the often-overlooked health consequences experienced by women who provide informal support to survivors of intimate partner violence against...

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🐰✨ New Month, New Issue, & All the Awareness! Happy Arab American Heritage Month, Stress Awareness Month, Earth Month, Alcohol Awareness Month, and Autism Acceptance Month! At JSPR, we honor them all — the scholarly way. ⏬ Check out the new issue below ⏬ journals.sagepub.com/toc/SPR/curr...

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🌐Online First Publication: Good years. Bad years. Your family feels every one of them. A new 16-year study from Shrout et al. on what really drives marriages toward — or away — from the edge. 💒 doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #Psychology #SocialPsychology #FamilySci #ResearchPublishing

📰Newly Published: What happens at age 4 doesn't stay at age 4. 👀 Harries et al.'s new study finds that early childhood behavior, parenting patterns, and family conflict predict hostile mother-teen conflict over a decade later. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky #FamilySci #ResearchPublishing

🌐Online First Publication: Swipe right on... an engineer? An artist? Turns out your own career interests quietly shape your ideal partner. 💡Trošelj et al.'s new research connects vocational identity to attraction — and it holds up in real couples too. doi.org/10.1177/0265... #AcademicSky

Would you like your partner to share your interests? Vocational ideal-partner standards of singles and couples - Katarina Banov Trošelj, Nada Krapic, Igor Kardum, 2026

To explore how vocational self-concepts align with ideal partner preferences, we collected data from two Croatian heterosexual samples: 271 couples and 335 sing...

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📰Newly Published: Burned out. Regretful. Disconnected. 5% of parents are in crisis — and their children are struggling too. New study by Carone et al. featuring real implications. 📊 doi.org/10.1177/0265... #ParentingResearch #AcademicSky #SocialPsychology #FamilySci #ResearchPublishing