J Oh

Biographic Data

ID31115
NAMEJ Oh
GIVEN NAMESJ
FAMILY NAMEOh
SIGNATUREOH J
AFFILIATIONSSyracuse University
ORCID0000-0001-8103-906X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS21
TOTAL CITATIONS19
AUTHOR COUNT21
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Perceiving to Provide

    Open AccessElina R Sun, Xue Kong et al.ARTICLEPersonality and Social Psychology…2026

    Romantic partners can play a key role in buffering one another’s attachment insecurities, but how they perceive one another’s attachment and whether perceptions predict behavior remains unclear. This research examined how accurately individuals perceive their partner’s global and relationship-specific attachment anxiety and avoidance, what biases shape these perceptions, and whether perceptions predict reassurance provision, a recommended bufferi…

  • Spot-On or Stereotypical? A Social Relations Model of Life Satisfaction and Relationship Status Satisfaction Ratings Among Friends

    Open AccessJason A Mitala, J Oh et al.ARTICLESocial Psychological and…2026

    We examined how people assessed their friends’ life satisfaction and relationship status satisfaction among 197 groups of four friends ( N = 788), using Social Relations Models. We found that variance in life satisfaction judgments was explained about equally by perceivers (23%) and targets (24%). However, variance in status satisfaction judgments was largely explained by targets (53%) rather than perceivers (9%). In other words, people tend to a…

  • Truth and Bias in Partner Perceptions of Attachment Orientation Over Time

    Open AccessJ Oh, Mariah F Purol et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Personal…2026

    People’s attachment orientations change over time and are linked with their relationship experiences. However, it is unclear whether perceptions of a partner’s attachment orientation—which likely reflect (and affect) aspects of a relationship—track with how the partner changes over time. Do people become more accurate judges over time? Further, are changes in judgments of partners’ dispositions affected by how happy people are in their relationsh…

  • Who Lives a Good Single Life? From Basic Need Satisfaction to Attachment, Sociosexuality, and Reasons for Being Single

    Open AccessJ Oh, Arina Stoianova et al.ARTICLEPersonal Relationships2026References: 57

    We examined whether individual differences related to a sense of choice in being single—ranging from broad psychological needs to contextualized relationship motivations—explain variability in single people's well‐being. In a sample of 445 single adults ( M age = 52.91, Msinglehood = 20.43 years) recruited from Qualtrics, we tested whether basic need satisfaction, attachment orientation, sociosexuality, and reasons for being single (low capacity …

  • The Perks of Pet Ownership? The Effects of Pet Ownership on Well-Being During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessW J Chopik, J Oh et al.ARTICLEPersonality and Social Psychology…2025

    Pet ownership has often been lauded as a protective factor for well-being, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. We expanded this question to consider how pet (i.e., species, number) and owner (i.e., pet relationship quality, personality, attachment orientations) characteristics affected the association between pet ownership and well-being in a pre-registered mixed method analysis of 767 people assessed three times in May 2020. In our qualit…

  • Obligations in Japan

    Open AccessHan Na Lee, J Oh et al.ARTICLEAsian Journal Of Social Psychology2025

    Obligations embody a sense of responsibility toward others. Middle‐aged adults may particularly feel obligated to many close others, from their parents to children, for instance. Previous studies suggest mixed findings on whether obligations benefit well‐being and relationships. Accounting for the cultural context and different types of obligations can help explain the mixed findings. We examined obligations in 371 middle‐aged adults living in Ja…

  • Demographic and Experiential Characteristics of Asexual Individuals and Associations with Well-Being

    Open AccessAlexandra Brozowski, W J Chopik et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2025Cited by: 1References: 87

  • Optimism and pessimism were prospectively associated with adaptation during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessJ Oh, Emily N Tetreau et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Personality2024Cited by: 1References: 62

  • Committed to staying single

    Open AccessEmily T Beauparlant, Laura V Machia et al.ARTICLEPersonal Relationships2024Cited by: 5References: 53

    In the current work, we adapt the investment model of commitment processes for single adults. Across two cross-sectional studies using undergraduate and internet samples (total N = 647), we tested whether the same factors that predict relationship commitment (investment, satisfaction, and quality of alternatives) also predict commitment to singlehood. In line with this theoretical model, we found that singlehood satisfaction and investment in sin…

  • Changes in childhood caregiving impressions among middle‐aged and older adults

    Open AccessW J Chopik, J Oh et al.ARTICLEPersonal Relationships2023References: 13

    Childhood experiences and impressions are important for individuals' health and well‐being—they often set the stage for how people approach relationships across the lifespan and how they make sense of their relational worlds. However, impressions of these experiences are likely not static and can change over time, even years after these experiences happened. The current study examined how impressions of parental relationships in childhood changed…

  • Optimism, relationship quality, and problem solving discussions

    Open AccessKatelin E Leahy, Deborah A Kashy et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Personal…2023References: 45

    Problem solving is a necessary part of all successful relationships. The current study examined how naturally occurring day-to-day problem solving discussions were related to daily reports of relationship quality. In addition, we investigated whether optimism was associated with the nature and occurrence of these problems and moderated the association between problem solving discussions and relationship quality. Multilevel modeling was applied to…

  • Marital Status Differences in Loneliness Among Older Americans During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessHui Liu, M Copeland et al.ARTICLEPopulation Research and Policy…2023References: 67

  • Trait and facet personality similarity and relationship and life satisfaction in romantic couples

    Open AccessRebekka Weidmann, Mariah F Purol et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Personality2023Cited by: 3References: 61

  • Happiness Singled Out

    Open AccessJ Oh, W J Chopik et al.ARTICLEPersonality and Social Psychology…2022

    Despite constituting a large portion of society, single people—and their satisfaction with singlehood and life—are rarely examined in their own right. How happy are single people and does their happiness change over time? In 3,439 people followed over 10 years, we found that people reported being more satisfied than not, but both singlehood satisfaction and life satisfaction declined over time. Older adults, men, and highly educated people, and p…

  • Health and well-being consequences of optimism across 25 years in the Rochester Adult Longitudinal Study

    Open AccessJ Oh, Mariah F Purol et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Personality2022Cited by: 2References: 75

  • Grateful expectations

    Open AccessW J Chopik, Rebekka Weidmann et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Personal…2022Cited by: 2References: 32

    Recent research suggests that the association between age and gratitude might be curvilinear-despite gratitude ostensibly being higher in middle-age, it might be lower in older adulthood. It is unclear if this curvilinear pattern of age differences in gratitude is found in other samples and whether its manifestation depends on contextual (i.e., national/cultural) characteristics. The current study examined cultural variation in the curvilinear ef…

  • Development of character strengths across the deployment cycle among U.S. Army soldiers

    Open AccessW J Chopik, Whitney L Kelley et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality2021

    OBJECTIVE: Despite a narrative of post-traumatic growth and resilience, research reliably demonstrating positive character development following adversity has proved elusive. In the current study, we examined changes in character strengths in Army soldiers deploying for the first time. METHOD: = 26.5 years old, SD = 7.13; 70.8% White) who were deploying for the first time. Character strengths were assessed once before and up to three times follow…

  • The effects of obligation on relationships and well-being over time in middle adulthood

    Open AccessJ Oh, W J Chopik et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Previous research has offered mixed evidence on whether obligation in relationships benefits or harms individuals and their relationships. Given that few studies are prospective and consider multiple close relationships, we used 18-year longitudinal data to model whether obligation is associated with differences in relational and individual well-being over time. Because prior mixed findings may be attributed to differential influences of obligati…

  • Longitudinal Changes in Empathy Across the Life Span in Six Samples of Human Development

    Open AccessJ Oh, W J Chopik et al.ARTICLESocial Psychological and…2020

    The development of empathy is a hotly debated topic. Some studies find declines and others an inverse U-shaped pattern in empathy across the life span. Yet other studies find no age-related changes. Most of this research is cross sectional, and the few longitudinal studies have their limitations. The current study addresses these limitations by examining changes in empathy in six longitudinal samples (total N = 740, age 13–72). In a preliminary s…

  • The association between actor/partner optimism and cognitive functioning among older couples

    Open AccessJ Oh, W J Chopik et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality2020

    Objective Higher optimism has been linked with health, well‐being, and cognitive functioning. Spouses also play an important role on people's health, especially in older adulthood. Yet, whether a spouse's optimism is associated with an individual's cognitive functioning is understudied. Thus, we examined this question. Method Participants were 4,457 heterosexual couples ( N = 8,914; M age = 66.73, SD = 9.67) from the Health and Retirement Study—a…

  • Changes in optimism and pessimism in response to life events

    Open AccessW J Chopik, J Oh et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Personality2020Cited by: 5References: 89