CARE Lab
Caregiving, Affect, & Relationship Experiences Lab
Close relationships are vital to human flourishing. Our research explores how and why close relationships are related to happiness and well-being. We investigate how specific relationship promoting behaviors, such as gratitude, and kindness, lead to increases in happiness. In addition, we explore how and why becoming a parent is related to changes (both positive and negative) in well-being. We investigate these topics with a variety of methods, including randomized controlled interventions, longitudinal studies, daily experience studies, and cross-sectional surveys of nationally representative samples.
Caregiving, Affect, & Relationship Experiences Lab
Close relationships are vital to human flourishing. Our research explores how and why close relationships are related to happiness and well-being. We investigate how specific relationship promoting behaviors, such as gratitude, and kindness, lead to increases in happiness. In addition, we explore how and why becoming a parent is related to changes (both positive and negative) in well-being. We investigate these topics with a variety of methods, including randomized controlled interventions, longitudinal studies, daily experience studies, and cross-sectional surveys of nationally representative samples.