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2023 International Convention of Psychological Science

Rethinking Relationship Satisfaction: New Perspectives on the Central Dependent Variable in Relationship Science

Saturday, March 11, 2023 · Brussels, Belgium

Social Psychology

The success or failure of an intimate relationship is ultimately measured by relationship satisfaction, the most frequently studied outcome in relationship science. This symposium identifies and questions several untested assumptions about relationship satisfaction that to date have limited progress, highlighting new directions in defining, measuring, and analyzing the construct.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Benjamin KarneyChair
    University of California, Los Angeles

Presentations

  1. Operationalizing the Longitudinal Trajectory of Relationship Satisfaction to Predict DissolutionAndrea Meltzer, Sierra Peters, James McNulty
  2. Unpacking Automatic and Controlled Processes in Interpersonal EvaluationJames McNulty, Andrea Meltzer, Lindsay Hicks, Jordan Turner, Michael Olsen
  3. A Systematic Study of Ambivalence and Well-Being in Romantic RelationshipsFrancesca Righetti, Giulia Zoppolat, Ruddy Faure, Iris Schneider
  4. It’s All Satisfaction: Most Constructs in Relationship Science Load Onto a Single FactorBenjamin Karney, Ariana Gonzales, Jacqueline Perez, Victor Kaufman, Anthony Rodriguez, Thomas Bradbury