Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Zoppolat, G., Overall., N, Karremans, J., Kammrath, L., van van der Schans, K. L., Chang, V., Doyle, D.M., 
Righetti, F. (2025). Accuracy and Bias in the Perceptions of Partner’s Negative Emotions: The Role 
of Trait Mindfulness. Scientific Reports. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-94581-2

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Đurić, M., Righetti, F., Zoppolat, G., Solleiro Saura, C., & Schneider, I. K. (2025). Loves me, loves me not: Perceived romantic partner’s ambivalence is associated with lower personal and relationship well-being. Emotion. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39899023/

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Đurić, M., Righetti, F., Zoppolat, G., Lohmer, C., Schneider, I.K. (2024). Mixed signals: Romantic 

jealousy and ambivalence in romantic relationships. Emotion. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-57967-001

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Pietromonaco, P., Hammond, M., Overall, N., Zoppolat, G., Balzarini, R., Slatcher, R. (in press). Did Relationship Quality During the COVID-19 Pandemic Vary Across Cultural Contexts? Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.  Preprint: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/gs95h

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Zoppolat, G., Righetti, F., Duric, M., Balzarini, R., Slatcher, R. (2024). It’s Complicated: The Good and Bad of Ambivalence in Romantic Relationships. Emotion. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001340 

Preprint here.

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Pauw, L., Sun, R., Zoppolat, G., Righetti, F., Milek, A. (2023). May I Help You? The Relationship Between Interpersonal Emotion Regulation and Emotional and Relational Wellbeing in Daily Life. Collabra. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.90797

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Chopik, W. J., Oh, J., Weidmann, R., Weaver, J. R., Balzarini, R. N., Zoppolat, G., & Slatcher, R. B. (2023). The perks of pet ownership for well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672231203417

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Kroencke, L., Humberg, S., Breil, S. M., Geukes, K., Zoppolat, G., Balzarini, R. N., Alonso-Ferres, M., Slatcher, R. B., & Back, M. D. (2023). Extraversion, Social Interactions, and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Did Extraverts Really Suffer More Than Introverts? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000468

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Zoppolat, G., Righetti, F., Faure, R., Schneider, I. K. (2023). A systematic study of ambivalence and well-being in romantic relationships. Social Psychological and Personality Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506231165585

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Rodrigues, D., Balzarini, R., Zoppolat, G., Slatcher, R. (2022). Motives for Security and Sexual Activity Among Single Individuals at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Psychology and Sexuality, 1(14). https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2022.2100716

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Balzarini, R. N., Muise, A., Zoppolat, G., Gesselman, A., Lehmiller, J., Garcia, J., & Slatcher, R., & Mark, K., (2022). Sexual desire in the time of COVID-19: How COVID-related stressors shape sexual desire in romantic relationships. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, 3823–3838. hhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02365-w  

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Zoppolat, G., Righetti, F., Balzarini, R., Alonso-Ferres, M., Urganci, B., Rodrigues, D., Debrot, A., Wiwattanapantuwong, J., Dharma, C., Chi, P., Karremansm J., Schoebi, D., Slatcher, R. (2022). Relationship difficulties and "technoference" during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39(11), 3204-3227. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221093611

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Rodrigues, D., Zoppolat, G., Balzarini, R., Slatcher, R. (2022). Security motives and personal well-being during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology and Health, 37(12).  doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2022.2067332

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Balzarini, R. N., Muise, A., Zoppolat, G. Di Bartolomeo, A., Rodrigues, D. L., Alonso-Ferres, M. et al. (2022). Love in the time of COVID: Perceived partner responsiveness buffers people from lower relationship quality associated with COVID-related stressors. Social Psychological and Personality Science.  https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506221094437

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Zoppolat, G., Faure, R., Alonso-Ferres, M., & Righetti, F. (2022). Mixed and conflicted: The role of ambivalence in romantic relationships in light of attractive alternatives. Emotion, 22(1), 81–99. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001055  

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Righetti. F., Faure, R., Zoppolat, G., Meltzer, A. L., & McNulty, J. K. (2022). Factors that contribute to the maintenance or decline of relationship satisfaction. Nature Reviews Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-022-00026-2  

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Jiang, Y., Zilioli, S., Balzarini, R. N., Zoppolat, G., & Slatcher, R. B. (2021). Education, Financial Stress, and Trajectory of Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Clinical Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/21677026211049374  

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Zoppolat, G., Visserman, M. L., & Righetti, F. (2019). A nice surprise: Sacrifice expectations and partner appreciation in romantic relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36, 8. doi: 0265407519867145