COVID-19 — Publications — Close Relationships Laboratory

Did Relationship Quality During the COVID-19 Pandemic Vary Across Cultural Contexts?

Pietromonaco, P. R., Hammond, M. D., Overall, N. C. , Zoppolat, G. Balzarini, R. N., & Slatcher, R. B. (2024). Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 41 (9), 2522-2547.

2024Richard SlatcherMarch 20, 2025couples, COVID-19, culture

The perks of pet ownership for well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

Chopik, W. J., Oh, J., Weidmann, R., Weaver, J. R., Balzarini, R. N., Zoppolat, G., & Slatcher, R. B. (2023). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672231203417

2023Richard SlatcherAugust 28, 2023COVID-19, well-being, pets, personality

Relationship quality and physical health: responsiveness as an active ingredient predicting health across the lifespan.

Farrell, A. K., Stimpel, A. L., Stanton, S. C. E. & Slatcher, R. B. (2023). Current Opinion in Psychology, 52, 101628. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101628

2023Richard SlatcherAugust 28, 2023COVID-19, couples, health, responsiveness, families

Extraversion, social interactions, and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: Did extraverts really suffer more than introverts?

Kroencke, L., Humberg, S., Breil, S. M., Geukes, K., Zoppolat, G., Balzarini, R. N., Alonso-Ferres, M., Slatcher, R. B., & Back, M. D. (2023). Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyI, 125 (30), 649-679.

2023Richard SlatcherMay 8, 2023personality, COVID-19, well-being, pre-registered

Security motives and negative affective experiences during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rodrigues, D. L., Zoppolat, G., Balzarini, R.N., & Slatcher, R. B. (2022). Psychology and Health.

2022Richard SlatcherJuly 6, 2022COVID-19, health, self-regulation, pre-registered

A descriptive literature review of early research on COVID-19 and close relationships.

Bevan, J. L., Lannutti, P. J., Murphy, M., Slatcher, R. B., & Balzarini, R. N. (2023). Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

2023Richard SlatcherJuly 6, 2022COVID-19, couples, families, friendship

Motives for security and sexual activity among single individuals at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rodrigues, D. L., Zoppolat, G., Balzarini, R.N., & Slatcher, R. B. (2022). Psychology & Sexuality.

2022Richard SlatcherJuly 6, 2022sex, self-regulation, COVID-19, couples, pre-registered

Sexual Desire in the Time of COVID-19: How COVID-Related Stressors Are Associated with Sexual Desire in Romantic Relationships. Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Balzarini, R. N., Mark, K., Muise, A., Gesselman, A., Zoppolat, G., Lehmiller, J., Garcia, J., & Slatcher, R. B. (2022). Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Relationship difficulties and “technoference” during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zoppolat, G., Righetti, F., Balzarini, R. N., Alonso-Ferres, M. , Urganci, B., Rodrigues, D. L., Debrot, A., Wiwattanapantuwong, J., Dharma, C., Chi, P., Karremans, J., Schoebi, D., & Slatcher, R. B. (2022). Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

2022, TechnologyRichard SlatcherApril 4, 2022technology, COVID-19, couples, pre-registered

Love in the time of COVID: Perceived partner responsiveness buffers people from lower relationship quality associated with COVID-related stressors.

Balzarini, R. N., Muise, A., Zoppolat, G., Di Bartolomeo, A., Rodrigues, D. L., Alonso-Ferres, M., Urganci, B., Pichayayothin, N. B., Debrot, A., Dharma, C., Chi, P., Karremans, J., Schoebi, D., & Slatcher, R. B. (2022). Social Psychological and Personality Science.

Education, financial stress, and trajectory of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jiang, Y., Zilioli, S., Balzarini, R. N., Zoppolat, G., & Slatcher, R. B. (2021). Clinical Psychological Science, 1. 21677026211049374. DOI: 10.1177/21677026211049374.

2021Richard SlatcherAugust 13, 2021socioeconomic status, COVID-19, health, well-being, pre-registered

Love in the Time of COVID

Slatcher, R. B., Balzarini, R., & Zoppolat, G. (2020). Relationship Research News.

2020, Op-EdsRichard SlatcherJune 1, 2020COVID-19

The (Potential) Upside of Sheltering in Place for Couples

Ong, A., & Slatcher, R. (2020). Scientific American.

2020, Op-EdsRichard SlatcherApril 21, 2020COVID-19