Welcome to the Self and Close Relationships Lab!
Welcome to the Self and Close Relationships Lab at the University of New England! Under the direction of Dr. Julie Longua Peterson, the Self and Close Relationships Lab investigates how explicit (conscious, controlled) and implicit (unconscious, automatic) processes influence how people navigate the ups and downs of intimacy in their close relationships. While most of us recognize that our close relationship partners, such as lovers, friends, and family members, can be a source of both comfort and stress, few recognize how these kinds of relational ups and down impact (and are impacted by) evaluations of themselves or their relationship partners. As a social psychologist, Dr. Peterson’s research explores how explicit and implicit beliefs about the self and relationship partners influence how people experience their close relationships.
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