Because there is no question whether we will remember the unforgettable Helen Watkins, we have chosen not to use a traditional “In Memoriam,” but instead, to celebrate an exceptional life that continues to grow within the innumerable people who were touched by Helen’s life, mind, and heart. It is a life whose effects on intellectual, educational, social, and personal lives within the hypnosis c...

Conspicuous conservation refers to pro-environmental activities that are intended as signals of some attractive quality the actor. As these qualities desirable in romantic partners, people may purchase green products or services impress potential partners. We propose conspicuous communicates generosity – a trait is especially valued long-term Two studies tested whether people's sustainable prod...

Using data from a longitudinal study on Mexican-origin female adolescents, this study examined whether mother-daughter conflict (intensity and frequency) at Wave 1 predicted adolescent depressive symptomatology at Wave 2 and examined the possible mediating role of romantic relationship conflict. A total of 100 participants had complete data on the variables of interest. Results indicated that c...

Capturing the multiple aspects of the romantic peer context is a significant challenge for research. One often recommended option is to use reports of multiple relationship features from both members of the romantic dyad. Using a new measure, we extended an existing model of dyadic perception (Kenny & Acitelli, 2001) to investigate associations between couples' (N = 148) reports about the posit...

The broader context of relational aggression in adolescent romantic relationships was assessed by considering the ways such aggression emerged from prior experiences of peer pressure and was linked to concurrent difficulties in psychosocial functioning. Longitudinal, multi-reporter data were obtained from 97 adolescents and their best friends at age 15 and from adolescents and their romantic pa...