Relationship closeness is considered an important psychological variable for studying couple relationships, and often postulated as cause relationship outcomes. The current study evaluates four micro-interventions their suitability to experimentally elicit feelings of towards one’s partner. Using participants’ smartphones, a combination experience sampling, event ecological momentary interventi...

Prevalence rates for infidelity in American marriages range from 20% to 40%. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of research on the effectiveness of couple therapy when there has been an infidelity. In the present study the posttherapy outcomes of 19 infidelity couples were examined for up to 5 years following participation in a larger (N 134) randomized clinical trial of couple therapy. All coupl...

This paper studies the optimal choice of home equity release products. The decision problem of a retiring couple is modeled that holds the major fraction of their wealth as home equity and faces longevity, long-term care, house price, and interest rate risk. The couple can choose to buy annuities, long-term care insurance, and to borrow against the home using different equity release products. ...

The schemata that are often at the basis of resistance to change in couples who are experiencing dysfunction in their relationships are rooted in ingrained experiences from family of origin. The belief systems that underlie such experiences and are influenced by transgenerational dynamics often become galvanized as a result of early learning and the power of parental influence. This article foc...

This is an account of a long-range action research project to determine indications for and effects of a comprehensive psychotherapeutic approach, including various treatment modalities, in the treatment of schizophrenics. Four diagnostic groups were established among the 100 patients. In the course of data analysis, the group of typical schizophrenics (56 percent) was contrasted to or compared...

Artificial intelligence (AI) can use data to interpret a couple’s relationship. Their emotional control is more important than the content of their conversations, according to a study published in a scientific journal. Researchers from the University of Southern California developed a machine learning algorithm to extract standard speech features, including pitch, variation in pitch and intonat...