Robin S Edelstein
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 108253 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Robin S Edelstein |
| PRENOMES | Robin S |
| SOBRENOME | Edelstein |
| ASSINATURA | EDELSTEIN R S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2029-7027 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 82 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2003 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
From insecurity to inspiration
Who is particularly likely to compare abilities and opinions with their romantic partner, and why? We conducted two studies examining these questions. In Study 1, we examined predictors of ability-based partner comparisons in three samples (N1 = 276, N2 = 279, N3 = 288). Younger people, those with lower self-esteem, and those in shorter and less satisfying relationships were more inclined to compare abilities with their romantic partners. In Stud…
Testosterone Changes in Couples in Response to a Caregiving Task with an Infant Simulator
In the current study, we assessed the role of caregiving in testosterone reactivity by examining whether and how testosterone changed in romantic partners as they jointly cared for an “infant simulator,” a lifelike doll designed to mimic many of the behaviors of a real infant. Although testosterone often declines as a function of caring for a child, especially when parents feel able to meet the child’s needs, less is known about joint caregiving …
Does similarity matter? A scoping review of perceived and actual similarity in romantic couples
This scoping review seeks to integrate disparate research on the role of similarity in romantic relationships, a topic of long-standing interest among researchers and popular culture alike. We offer a synthesis of 339 articles measuring similarity and relationship outcomes in established romantic relationships. We report trends in extant research regarding domains of similarity, methods of calculating similarity, and sample characteristics. Our f…
Cross-Cultural Differences in the Links Between Familial Support and Strain in Married and Single Adults' Well-Being
Single adults face greater stigmatization and report poorer well-being compared to those who are married, but most research has focused on Western samples. In a two-wave combined sample of 4746 Americans and Japanese participants, we showed that singles, regardless of cultural background, reported poorer health and life satisfaction. Married adults, particularly Americans, reported higher family support, which was indirectly related to higher wel…
Partner support behaviors and relationship quality in interracial and intraracial Black romantic relationships
A convergent, mixed-methods design was used to understand associations between partner behaviors and relationship quality among people in interracial and intraracial romantic relationships. Across two samples, 224 individuals (including 55 couples) who were in a relationship in which they and/or their partner identified as Black completed measures of perceived partner responsiveness, partner responses to stress, and relationship quality. Particip…
Transparency and Open Science at the Journal of Personality
Cultural adaptation congruence in immigrant spouses is associated with marital quality
Objective and background: Previous research suggests that cultural adaptation is associated with Mexican-origin couples' marital outcomes, including marital distress and rates of dissolution. However, research on the marital implications of different types of spousal differences in cultural adaptation often omits important dyadic dynamics (i.e., incongruence between couples and with their partners); this, coupled with existing methodological issu…
Division of Baby Care in Heterosexual and Lesbian Parents
Objective We examined the extent to which prenatal expectations matched postpartum reality, and the implications of expectancy violation for relationship quality at postpartum, among heterosexual and lesbian couples transitioning to parenthood. Background During the transition to parenthood, soon‐to‐be parents form expectations about how their lives will change after their baby is born; however, these expectations may not match reality. Method We…
Longitudinal changes in attachment orientation over a 59-year period
Research on individual differences in attachment-and their links to emotion, cognition, and behavior in close relationships-has proliferated over the last several decades. However, the majority of this research has focused on children and young adults. Little is known about mean-level changes in attachment orientation beyond early life, in part due to a dearth of longitudinal data on attachment across the life span. The current study used a Q-Sor…
Attached to dating apps
Our study examines attachment-related differences in the use of dating applications (dating apps). We collected online survey data regarding people’s attachment orientation and dating app preferences. People with a more anxious attachment orientation were more likely to report using dating apps than people lower in anxious attachment; people with a more avoidant attachment orientation were less likely to report using dating apps than people lower…
Is narcissism associated with baseline cortisol in men and women
Gratitude, insecure attachment, and positive outcomes among 12-step recovery program participants
People in 12-step addiction recovery programs who have difficulty with social relationships and intimacy may be less likely to flourish given the highly social nature of 12-step programs. Gratitude is widely known among 12-step program members as a tool that facilitates well-being; in the field of positive psychology, gratitude is known for its prosocial qualities, including the development and maintenance of social relationships. However, there …
Emotion Language in Trauma Narratives Is Associated With Better Psychological Adjustment Among Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Traumatized individuals are often encouraged to confront their experiences by talking or writing about them. However, survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) might find it especially difficult to process abuse experiences, particularly when the abuse is more severe. The current study examined whether CSA survivors who use emotion language when describing their abuse experiences exhibit better mental health. We analyzed the trauma narratives of …
Prenatal hormones in first‐time expectant parents
OBJECTIVES: Expectant mothers experience marked hormone changes throughout the transition to parenthood. Although similar neuroendocrine pathways are thought to support maternal and paternal behavior, much less is known about prenatal hormone changes in expectant fathers, especially in humans. METHODS: We examined longitudinal changes in salivary testosterone, cortisol, estradiol, and progesterone in 29 first-time expectant couples (N = 58). Coup…
Personal Mastery Buffers the Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Women’s Health and Family Functioning
Attached to monogamy? Avoidance predicts willingness to engage (but not actual engagement) in consensual non-monogamy
People view monogamy as the optimal form of partnering and stigmatize consensual non-monogamous (CNM) relationships. Likewise, attachment researchers often equate romantic love (and security) with sexual exclusivity. Interestingly, a sizeable minority of people engage in CNM and report high levels of satisfaction. Across two studies, we examined how individual differences in attachment were associated with attitudes toward CNM, willingness to eng…
Age Differences in Romantic Attachment Around the World
The purpose of this study was to examine the potential universality of age differences in romantic attachment. Relatively few studies have investigated attachment processes beyond young adulthood and very little is known about age differences in romantic attachment orientations in geographic regions outside North America. We examined attachment anxiety and avoidance among 90,904 Internet respondents in 81 countries. Attachment anxiety was highest…
Maternal nurturance predicts decreases in attachment avoidance in emerging adulthood
From the Cradle to the Grave
OBJECTIVE: Although attachment dynamics are thought to be important across the life span, relatively few studies have examined attachment processes beyond young adulthood. Extant research on age differences in attachment orientation has yielded conflicting results and interpretations. The purpose of this study was to provide a more complete picture of age-related differences in attachment anxiety and avoidance. METHOD: We examined attachment anxi…
Descriptive Experiences and Sexual vs. Nurturant Aspects of Cuddling between Adult Romantic Partners
Narcissism in Midlife
We examined changes in and correlates of 3 kinds of narcissism—hypersensitivity, willfulness, and autonomy—during middle adulthood. Few studies have examined narcissistic personality traits beyond young adulthood, and none has assessed longitudinal changes in narcissism during midlife. In a sample of 70 college‐educated women, we found that observer ratings of hypersensitive narcissism were associated with more negative outcomes at ages 43 and 53…
Narcissism predicts heightened cortisol reactivity to a psychosocial stressor in men
Emotion and memory narrowing
People typically show excellent memory for information that is central to an emotional event but poorer memory for peripheral details. Not all studies demonstrate memory narrowing as a result of emotion, however. Critically important emotional information is sometimes forgotten; seemingly peripheral details are sometimes preserved. To make sense of both the general pattern of findings that emotion leads to memory narrowing, and findings that viol…
The physiology of women’s power motive
Attachment and emotional memory
Attachment avoidance has been associated with impairments in memory for material with emotional, attachment-related themes (e.g., loss). In the present study the author investigated the source and extent of these memory deficits by examining working memory capacity for attachment-related and nonattachment-related material. Avoidance was associated with deficits in working memory for positive and negative attachment-related stimuli. However, avoid…
Attached to monogamy? Avoidance predicts willingness to engage (but not actual engagement) in consensual non-monogamy
People view monogamy as the optimal form of partnering and stigmatize consensual non-monogamous (CNM) relationships. Likewise, attachment researchers often equate romantic love (and security) with sexual exclusivity. Interestingly, a sizeable minority of people engage in CNM and report high levels of satisfaction. Across two studies, we examined how individual differences in attachment were associated with attitudes toward CNM, willingness to eng…
Descriptive Experiences and Sexual vs. Nurturant Aspects of Cuddling between Adult Romantic Partners
Longitudinal changes in attachment orientation over a 59-year period
Research on individual differences in attachment-and their links to emotion, cognition, and behavior in close relationships-has proliferated over the last several decades. However, the majority of this research has focused on children and young adults. Little is known about mean-level changes in attachment orientation beyond early life, in part due to a dearth of longitudinal data on attachment across the life span. The current study used a Q-Sor…
Attached to dating apps
Our study examines attachment-related differences in the use of dating applications (dating apps). We collected online survey data regarding people’s attachment orientation and dating app preferences. People with a more anxious attachment orientation were more likely to report using dating apps than people lower in anxious attachment; people with a more avoidant attachment orientation were less likely to report using dating apps than people lower…
Personal Mastery Buffers the Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Women’s Health and Family Functioning
Maternal nurturance predicts decreases in attachment avoidance in emerging adulthood
Narcissism predicts heightened cortisol reactivity to a psychosocial stressor in men
The physiology of women’s power motive
Emotion Language in Trauma Narratives Is Associated With Better Psychological Adjustment Among Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Traumatized individuals are often encouraged to confront their experiences by talking or writing about them. However, survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) might find it especially difficult to process abuse experiences, particularly when the abuse is more severe. The current study examined whether CSA survivors who use emotion language when describing their abuse experiences exhibit better mental health. We analyzed the trauma narratives of …
Cross-Cultural Differences in the Links Between Familial Support and Strain in Married and Single Adults' Well-Being
Single adults face greater stigmatization and report poorer well-being compared to those who are married, but most research has focused on Western samples. In a two-wave combined sample of 4746 Americans and Japanese participants, we showed that singles, regardless of cultural background, reported poorer health and life satisfaction. Married adults, particularly Americans, reported higher family support, which was indirectly related to higher wel…
Partner support behaviors and relationship quality in interracial and intraracial Black romantic relationships
A convergent, mixed-methods design was used to understand associations between partner behaviors and relationship quality among people in interracial and intraracial romantic relationships. Across two samples, 224 individuals (including 55 couples) who were in a relationship in which they and/or their partner identified as Black completed measures of perceived partner responsiveness, partner responses to stress, and relationship quality. Particip…
Is narcissism associated with baseline cortisol in men and women
Why children tell
Attachment and emotional memory
Attachment avoidance has been associated with impairments in memory for material with emotional, attachment-related themes (e.g., loss). In the present study the author investigated the source and extent of these memory deficits by examining working memory capacity for attachment-related and nonattachment-related material. Avoidance was associated with deficits in working memory for positive and negative attachment-related stimuli. However, avoid…
Emotion and memory narrowing
People typically show excellent memory for information that is central to an emotional event but poorer memory for peripheral details. Not all studies demonstrate memory narrowing as a result of emotion, however. Critically important emotional information is sometimes forgotten; seemingly peripheral details are sometimes preserved. To make sense of both the general pattern of findings that emotion leads to memory narrowing, and findings that viol…
The physiology of women’s power motive
Narcissism predicts heightened cortisol reactivity to a psychosocial stressor in men
Narcissism in Midlife
We examined changes in and correlates of 3 kinds of narcissism—hypersensitivity, willfulness, and autonomy—during middle adulthood. Few studies have examined narcissistic personality traits beyond young adulthood, and none has assessed longitudinal changes in narcissism during midlife. In a sample of 70 college‐educated women, we found that observer ratings of hypersensitive narcissism were associated with more negative outcomes at ages 43 and 53…
From the Cradle to the Grave
OBJECTIVE: Although attachment dynamics are thought to be important across the life span, relatively few studies have examined attachment processes beyond young adulthood. Extant research on age differences in attachment orientation has yielded conflicting results and interpretations. The purpose of this study was to provide a more complete picture of age-related differences in attachment anxiety and avoidance. METHOD: We examined attachment anxi…
Descriptive Experiences and Sexual vs. Nurturant Aspects of Cuddling between Adult Romantic Partners
Age Differences in Romantic Attachment Around the World
The purpose of this study was to examine the potential universality of age differences in romantic attachment. Relatively few studies have investigated attachment processes beyond young adulthood and very little is known about age differences in romantic attachment orientations in geographic regions outside North America. We examined attachment anxiety and avoidance among 90,904 Internet respondents in 81 countries. Attachment anxiety was highest…
Maternal nurturance predicts decreases in attachment avoidance in emerging adulthood
Prenatal hormones in first‐time expectant parents
OBJECTIVES: Expectant mothers experience marked hormone changes throughout the transition to parenthood. Although similar neuroendocrine pathways are thought to support maternal and paternal behavior, much less is known about prenatal hormone changes in expectant fathers, especially in humans. METHODS: We examined longitudinal changes in salivary testosterone, cortisol, estradiol, and progesterone in 29 first-time expectant couples (N = 58). Coup…
Personal Mastery Buffers the Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Women’s Health and Family Functioning
Attached to monogamy? Avoidance predicts willingness to engage (but not actual engagement) in consensual non-monogamy
People view monogamy as the optimal form of partnering and stigmatize consensual non-monogamous (CNM) relationships. Likewise, attachment researchers often equate romantic love (and security) with sexual exclusivity. Interestingly, a sizeable minority of people engage in CNM and report high levels of satisfaction. Across two studies, we examined how individual differences in attachment were associated with attitudes toward CNM, willingness to eng…
Gratitude, insecure attachment, and positive outcomes among 12-step recovery program participants
People in 12-step addiction recovery programs who have difficulty with social relationships and intimacy may be less likely to flourish given the highly social nature of 12-step programs. Gratitude is widely known among 12-step program members as a tool that facilitates well-being; in the field of positive psychology, gratitude is known for its prosocial qualities, including the development and maintenance of social relationships. However, there …
Emotion Language in Trauma Narratives Is Associated With Better Psychological Adjustment Among Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Traumatized individuals are often encouraged to confront their experiences by talking or writing about them. However, survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) might find it especially difficult to process abuse experiences, particularly when the abuse is more severe. The current study examined whether CSA survivors who use emotion language when describing their abuse experiences exhibit better mental health. We analyzed the trauma narratives of …
Attached to dating apps
Our study examines attachment-related differences in the use of dating applications (dating apps). We collected online survey data regarding people’s attachment orientation and dating app preferences. People with a more anxious attachment orientation were more likely to report using dating apps than people lower in anxious attachment; people with a more avoidant attachment orientation were less likely to report using dating apps than people lower…
Is narcissism associated with baseline cortisol in men and women
Longitudinal changes in attachment orientation over a 59-year period
Research on individual differences in attachment-and their links to emotion, cognition, and behavior in close relationships-has proliferated over the last several decades. However, the majority of this research has focused on children and young adults. Little is known about mean-level changes in attachment orientation beyond early life, in part due to a dearth of longitudinal data on attachment across the life span. The current study used a Q-Sor…
Transparency and Open Science at the Journal of Personality
Cultural adaptation congruence in immigrant spouses is associated with marital quality
Objective and background: Previous research suggests that cultural adaptation is associated with Mexican-origin couples' marital outcomes, including marital distress and rates of dissolution. However, research on the marital implications of different types of spousal differences in cultural adaptation often omits important dyadic dynamics (i.e., incongruence between couples and with their partners); this, coupled with existing methodological issu…
Division of Baby Care in Heterosexual and Lesbian Parents
Objective We examined the extent to which prenatal expectations matched postpartum reality, and the implications of expectancy violation for relationship quality at postpartum, among heterosexual and lesbian couples transitioning to parenthood. Background During the transition to parenthood, soon‐to‐be parents form expectations about how their lives will change after their baby is born; however, these expectations may not match reality. Method We…
Partner support behaviors and relationship quality in interracial and intraracial Black romantic relationships
A convergent, mixed-methods design was used to understand associations between partner behaviors and relationship quality among people in interracial and intraracial romantic relationships. Across two samples, 224 individuals (including 55 couples) who were in a relationship in which they and/or their partner identified as Black completed measures of perceived partner responsiveness, partner responses to stress, and relationship quality. Particip…
Does similarity matter? A scoping review of perceived and actual similarity in romantic couples
This scoping review seeks to integrate disparate research on the role of similarity in romantic relationships, a topic of long-standing interest among researchers and popular culture alike. We offer a synthesis of 339 articles measuring similarity and relationship outcomes in established romantic relationships. We report trends in extant research regarding domains of similarity, methods of calculating similarity, and sample characteristics. Our f…
Cross-Cultural Differences in the Links Between Familial Support and Strain in Married and Single Adults' Well-Being
Single adults face greater stigmatization and report poorer well-being compared to those who are married, but most research has focused on Western samples. In a two-wave combined sample of 4746 Americans and Japanese participants, we showed that singles, regardless of cultural background, reported poorer health and life satisfaction. Married adults, particularly Americans, reported higher family support, which was indirectly related to higher wel…
From insecurity to inspiration
Who is particularly likely to compare abilities and opinions with their romantic partner, and why? We conducted two studies examining these questions. In Study 1, we examined predictors of ability-based partner comparisons in three samples (N1 = 276, N2 = 279, N3 = 288). Younger people, those with lower self-esteem, and those in shorter and less satisfying relationships were more inclined to compare abilities with their romantic partners. In Stud…
Psychology (22 obras) · Developmental psychology (18 obras) · Social Psychology (18 obras) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (12 obras) · Clinical Psychology (10 obras) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (8 obras) · Medicine (8 obras) · Anxiety (7 obras) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (7 obras) · Personality (7 obras)