CEDAR Lab

CEDAR Lab at SPSP

Dr. Lydia Emery presented work from the CEDAR lab at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference in San Diego; at the Close Relationships Pre-Conference, she gave a data blitz presentation about how experiencing housing instability affects relationship dynamics.

Emma McGorray received the Graduate Student Paper Award for our 2023 JPSP on relationship science research samples (see earlier news and link to the paper). She gave a talk at the Close Relationships Pre-Conference discussing her work. Congrats, Emma!

CEDAR Lab at SESP

Dr. Lydia Emery presented work from the CEDAR lab at the Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP) annual conference in Madison, WI. Her talk focused on how couples’ identities differ based on the couple’s social class contexts, and implications of relationships for health and well-being in lower-SES contexts.

New Paper about Relationship Science Research Samples

We published a new paper in JPSP with Emma McGorray, Alexandra Garr-Schultz, and Eli Finkel about who the typical participants are in relationship science research samples. Across two time periods and 1,762 samples, we examine the following sample characteristics: gender, sexual orientation, regional context, socioeconomic status, and race. We find significant limitations in terms of who is included in the typical relationship research sample, and we also examine changes in reporting practices over time. Finally, we end by issuing recommendations about best practices for recruiting and reporting inclusive research samples.

McGorray, E. L., Emery, L. F., Garr-Schultz, A., & Finkel, E. J. (2023). “Mostly White, heterosexual couples”: Examining demographic diversity and reporting practices in relationship science research samples. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 125(2), 316-344.

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