Close Relationships
Our research into the psychology of relationships has three interrelated lines of inquiry. We conduct research on ideal partner preferences, the development of close relationships over time, as well as on gender roles and gender-related cognitions. Click the button below to get more information about this field of research.
Music Psychology
Our research into the psychology of music has two main branches: emotions evoked by music and musical ability. We developed the GEMS, a taxonomy that allows to accurately classify and measure music-evoked emotions. Click the button below to get more information about these interesting research topics, as well as the GEMS.
Personality Development
Our research in this area focuses on early childhood predictors of personality development. A target of this line of research is the identification of temperament risk factors –early appearing biobehavioral patterns that tend to foreshadow attention, anxiety, and conduct problems. Click the button below for more information.
