3/3 Feel free to use 37 validated linguistic versions of the Relationship Satisfaction Scale, available on osf: osf.io/47q6d. Full text available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

2/3 Women reported lower satisfaction than men. The association between relationship satisfaction and age was U-shaped, with individuals in their fifties reporting the lowest levels. English-speaking countries scored highest, Confucian and African-Islamic regions scored lowest.

3/3 Gender differences? Minimal. Culture? Much more important. In more modernized cultures, desirable traits like kindness and attractiveness were stronger predictors of relationship quality than elsewhere. Full paper here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1n8Vf_26rK...

2/3 Relationship quality was highest when people rated their partners above themselves. But for value-based traits like political orientation, the story flips. Perceived discrepancies predicted lower relationship quality in either direction. Similarity mattered, not idealization.

Link to the SI: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

2/2 Together with an amazing team from Romania and the USA, we found preliminary evidence that the microbiome is linked to well-being, suggesting that its composition may support salutogenic processes. You can find more here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Link to the paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Link to the dataset (OSF): osf.io/k54fx/

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Studies: • Longitudinal • Meta-analysis • Large-scale cross-cultural
Stay tuned! Especially for the cross-cultural study, we'll soon be looking for new collaborators to join our growing international consortium (visit: martakowal.com/join)

Link to the full paper: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

2/2 Paper: doi.org/10.1007/s105...
The TLS-15 captures love as three core components:
❤️ Intimacy
🔥 Passion
🔗 Commitment
And if you're curious about your own love level you can take the TLS-15 test and see how you compare to people from your country! martakowal.com/tls

4/4 So what did predict SSRI usage? Unsurprisingly - biological sex and mental health problems. This paper was led by brilliant @@AdamBode4, with no less amazing Fabio Cannas Aghedu & @@Dr_Phil_K as co-authors. You can read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...