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Marriage Research Laboratory Ongoing Research |
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Several types of research
are being conducted in Dr. Sanford’s marriage research laboratory.
In observational studies, married couples make one or more visits to the
laboratory. During each visit, couples are interviewed, they complete
questionnaires, and they are videotaped as they discuss areas of conflict
in their relationship. In other studies, couples are simply given questionnaires
to complete at home. There is also currently a research questionnaire
that couples can complete on the web. This anonymous questionnaire is
automatically scored and couples receive immediate personal feedback regarding
their responses. In addition to research with married couples, Dr. Sanford
frequently conducts research on other types of close interpersonal relationships
such as friendships, dating relationships, and roommate relationships.
Taken together, this program of research seeks to addresses questions
regarding communication, emotion, and cognition in interpersonal relationships.
Ultimately, the purpose of this research is to help people establish stable
and satisfying interpersonal relationships. |
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