Media Appearances
Explore the links below to see our research featured in media appearances, videos, and articles
Holiday or Hell? Biased Memories of COVID-19 Lockdowns
Dr Valerie Chang's new research demonstrates how different emotion regulation strategies can affect the way people remember their COVID-19 lockdown experiences. Read more about her fascinating study here!
Partners are Biased when Perceiving each other’s Sexist Attitudes
New research provides evidence that women tend to overestimate hostile sexism and underestimate benevolent sexism in romantic partners, whereas men tend to underestimate hostile sexism and overestimate benevolent sexism in men. Read more about this research from Nina...
Do Sexist Attitudes Create Relationship Problems?
New research provides evidence that men’s sexist attitudes are associated with relationship problems, which in turn undermines their partner’s satisfaction and commitment. Read more about this research from Emily Cross and Nickola Overall here on Psy Post.
Does Low Self-Esteem Make Breakups Worse?
A new study suggests that previous research may have overestimated the influence of self-esteem on changes in wellbeing following a breakup. Read more about this research from Emily Cross and Nickola Overall here on Psy Post.
Sexist Attitudes Predict Fathers’ Aggression
Read this article from Psy Post to discover more about Nickola Overall's research investigating what exacerbated the risk of aggression within families during COVID-19 lockdowns.
How to Build a Healthy Relationship
What makes a healthy relationship? This feature from Medical News Today gives you an overview of what specialist studies have found. In particular, Nickola Overall discusses her latest research showing that calm, open, and constructive communication is essential when...
How Romantic Rejection Can Lead to Body Dissatisfaction
In a new research project, Auguste Harrington and Nickola Overall document the co-occurrence of romantic rejection and body dissatisfaction. They show that over time, repeatedly experiencing romantic rejection may lead to decreased body satisfaction for some women....
Is Low Power Associated With Submission during Marital Conflict?
Women who feel they have less power during a discussion with their husband are more likely to respond with submission compared to men who feel they have less power than their wife. Read more about this new research from Nickola Overall here at Psy Post.
What It Means When a Partner Wants to Socialize Without You
Eri Sasaki and Nickola Overall investigated the impact of a partner’s withdrawal on behavior and relationship satisfaction - read more about this research here on Psychology Today.
What We Learned About Relationships During the Pandemic
Read this article from Time, which discusses Nina Waddell's and Nickola Overall's research assessing the effects of couples' division of household labour on relationship outcomes during the pandemic.
What are “Sleep Divorces”?
Dr Jessica Maxwell discusses whether couples should consider implementing a "sleep divorce" in order to achieve better relationships and sex lives. Watch the interview on TVNZ's Seven Sharp here.
Understanding How to Use Relationship Management Apps
Watch Dr Jessica Maxwell below on Seven Sharp, discussing Cupla - a new couples app designed to keep the spark alive by creating "Better Time Together".