Relationship Scientist
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Duric, M., Righetti, F., Zoppolat, G., Lohmer, C., Schneider, I.K. (in press). Mixed signals: Romantic
jealousy and ambivalence in romantic relationships. Emotion.
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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
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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
Popular Interest Articles
Zoppolat, G. (2023). It isn't always rainbows and butterflies. Character & Context, SPPS Blog.
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Zoppolat, G., Righetti, F. (2020). When low expectations are an advantage in romantic relationships. Character & Context, SPPS Blog. Link here.