List of works - Eli J. Finkel

"The part of me that you bring out": ideal similarity and the Michelangelo phenomenon

scientific article

"You've Changed": Low Self-Concept Clarity Predicts Lack of Support for Partner Change

scientific article published in November 2017

A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect

scientific article

A brief intervention to promote conflict reappraisal preserves marital quality over time

scientific article published on 26 June 2013

Arbitrary social norms influence sex differences in romantic selectivity

scientific article published on 14 September 2009

Best Practices for Testing the Predictive Validity of Ideal Partner Preference-Matching

scientific article published on 27 June 2018

Best research practices in psychology: Illustrating epistemological and pragmatic considerations with the case of relationship science

scientific article

Can you get the magic back? The moderating effect of passion decay beliefs on relationship commitment

scientific article published on 20 September 2018

Close relationships and self-regulation: How relationship satisfaction facilitates momentary goal pursuit

scientific article published on 29 June 2015

Creativity and romantic passion

scientific article published on 28 January 2019

Dealing with betrayal in close relationships: does commitment promote forgiveness?

scientific article published in June 2002

Does self-love lead to love for others? A story of narcissistic game playing

scientific article published in August 2002

Dominant, open nonverbal displays are attractive at zero-acquaintance

scientific article published on 28 March 2016

Ellen Berscheid, Elaine Hatfield, and the Emergence of Relationship Science

scientific article published on September 2013

Executive self, self-esteem, and negative affectivity: relations at the phenotypic and genotypic level

scientific article published in October 2005

Familiarity does indeed promote attraction in live interaction

scientific article published on 01 September 2011

High-maintenance interaction: inefficient social coordination impairs self-regulation

scientific article

Implicit and explicit preferences for physical attractiveness in a romantic partner: a double dissociation in predictive validity.

scientific article

In live interaction, does familiarity promote attraction or contempt? Reply to Norton, Frost, and Ariely (2011)

scientific article published on 01 September 2011

Is Romantic Desire Predictable? Machine Learning Applied to Initial Romantic Attraction

scientific article published on August 2017

Is a meta-analysis a foundation, or just another brick? Comment on Meltzer, McNulty, Jackson, and Karney (2014).

scientific article published in March 2014

Is love colorblind? Political orientation and interracial romantic desire

scientific article published in July 2009

Language style matching predicts relationship initiation and stability

scientific article

Leveling the Playing Field: Longer Acquaintance Predicts Reduced Assortative Mating on Attractiveness

scientific article published on 11 June 2015

Loving freedom: concerns with promotion or prevention and the role of autonomy in relationship well-being.

scientific article published on 29 April 2013

Low self-control promotes the willingness to sacrifice in close relationships.

scientific article published on 18 June 2013

Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies

scientific article published on 27 July 2020

Maintaining sexual desire in intimate relationships: the importance of approach goals

scientific article published on May 2008

Middle class and marginal? Socioeconomic status, stigma, and self-regulation at an elite university

scientific article

Navigating personal and relational concerns: the quest for equilibrium

scientific article

Online Dating: A Critical Analysis From the Perspective of Psychological Science.

scientific article published in January 2012

Outsourcing self-regulation

scientific article

Pair-Bonded Relationships and Romantic Alternatives

article

Perceived support for promotion-focused and prevention-focused goals: associations with well-being in unmarried and married couples

scientific article

Power and the pursuit of a partner's goals

scientific article published in June 2016

Putting the brakes on aggression toward a romantic partner: the inhibitory influence of relationship commitment

scientific article published on 8 August 2011

Replicability and other features of a high-quality science: Toward a balanced and empirical approach

scientific article published on August 2017

Selective versus unselective romantic desire: not all reciprocity is created equal

scientific article published in April 2007

Self-regulatory failure and intimate partner violence perpetration.

scientific article published in September 2009

Self-respect and pro-relationship behavior in marital relationships

scientific article published on 01 December 2002

Sex differences in mate preferences revisited: do people know what they initially desire in a romantic partner?

scientific article

So far away from one's partner, yet so close to romantic alternatives: avoidant attachment, interest in alternatives, and infidelity

scientific article

The Manhattan effect: when relationship commitment fails to promote support for partners' interests.

scientific article published in April 2014

The Michelangelo Phenomenon

The Psychology of Close Relationships: Fourteen Core Principles.

scientific article published on September 2016

The attachment system in fledgling relationships: an activating role for attachment anxiety

scientific article

The doormat effect: when forgiving erodes self-respect and self-concept clarity

scientific article

The effects of self-regulatory strength, content, and strategies on close relationships

scientific article published on 19 October 2011

The evolutionary armistice: attachment bonds moderate the function of ovulatory cycle adaptations

scientific article published on 20 September 2011

The many voices of Darwin's descendants: reply to Schmitt (2014).

scientific article published on May 2014

The metamorphosis of Narcissus: communal activation promotes relationship commitment among narcissists

scientific article published on 21 July 2009

The predictive validity of ideal partner preferences: a review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 15 April 2013

The schema-driven chameleon: how mimicry affects executive and self-regulatory resources.

scientific article published in April 2010

The strange case of sustained dedication to an unfulfilling relationship: predicting commitment and breakup from attachment anxiety and need fulfillment within relationships

scientific article

The voodoo doll task: Introducing and validating a novel method for studying aggressive inclinations

Too proud to let go: narcissistic entitlement as a barrier to forgiveness

scientific article

Transactive goal dynamics

scientific article

Trust and biased memory of transgressions in romantic relationships

scientific article published on 11 February 2013

Using I³ theory to clarify when dispositional aggressiveness predicts intimate partner violence perpetration

scientific article

Vengefully ever after: destiny beliefs, state attachment anxiety, and forgiveness

scientific article published in May 2007

Ways of giving benefits in marriage: norm use, relationship satisfaction, and attachment-related variability

scientific article published on 02 June 2010

When and why do ideal partner preferences affect the process of initiating and maintaining romantic relationships?

scientific article

When does familiarity promote versus undermine interpersonal attraction? A proposed integrative model from erstwhile adversaries

scientific article published on January 2015

When power shapes interpersonal behavior: Low relationship power predicts men's aggressive responses to low situational power

scientific article published on August 2016

Who am I without you? The influence of romantic breakup on the self-concept

scientific article published on 15 December 2009

Who are "We"? Couple Identity Clarity and Romantic Relationship Commitment

scientific article published on 13 May 2020

You Can't See the Real Me: Attachment Avoidance, Self-Verification, and Self-Concept Clarity

scientific article published on 19 March 2018

List of works by Eli J. Finkel

"The part of me that you bring out": ideal similarity and the Michelangelo phenomenon

"You've Changed": Low Self-Concept Clarity Predicts Lack of Support for Partner Change

A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect

A brief intervention to promote conflict reappraisal preserves marital quality over time

Arbitrary social norms influence sex differences in romantic selectivity

Best Practices for Testing the Predictive Validity of Ideal Partner Preference-Matching

Best research practices in psychology: Illustrating epistemological and pragmatic considerations with the case of relationship science

Can you get the magic back? The moderating effect of passion decay beliefs on relationship commitment

Close relationships and self-regulation: How relationship satisfaction facilitates momentary goal pursuit

Creativity and romantic passion

Dealing with betrayal in close relationships: does commitment promote forgiveness?

Does self-love lead to love for others? A story of narcissistic game playing

Dominant, open nonverbal displays are attractive at zero-acquaintance

Ellen Berscheid, Elaine Hatfield, and the Emergence of Relationship Science

Executive self, self-esteem, and negative affectivity: relations at the phenotypic and genotypic level

Familiarity does indeed promote attraction in live interaction

High-maintenance interaction: inefficient social coordination impairs self-regulation

Implicit and explicit preferences for physical attractiveness in a romantic partner: a double dissociation in predictive validity.

In live interaction, does familiarity promote attraction or contempt? Reply to Norton, Frost, and Ariely (2011)

Is Romantic Desire Predictable? Machine Learning Applied to Initial Romantic Attraction

Is a meta-analysis a foundation, or just another brick? Comment on Meltzer, McNulty, Jackson, and Karney (2014).

Is love colorblind? Political orientation and interracial romantic desire

Language style matching predicts relationship initiation and stability

Leveling the Playing Field: Longer Acquaintance Predicts Reduced Assortative Mating on Attractiveness

Loving freedom: concerns with promotion or prevention and the role of autonomy in relationship well-being.

Low self-control promotes the willingness to sacrifice in close relationships.

Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies

Maintaining sexual desire in intimate relationships: the importance of approach goals

Middle class and marginal? Socioeconomic status, stigma, and self-regulation at an elite university

Navigating personal and relational concerns: the quest for equilibrium

Online Dating: A Critical Analysis From the Perspective of Psychological Science.

Outsourcing self-regulation

Pair-Bonded Relationships and Romantic Alternatives

Perceived support for promotion-focused and prevention-focused goals: associations with well-being in unmarried and married couples

Power and the pursuit of a partner's goals

Putting the brakes on aggression toward a romantic partner: the inhibitory influence of relationship commitment

Replicability and other features of a high-quality science: Toward a balanced and empirical approach

Selective versus unselective romantic desire: not all reciprocity is created equal

Self-regulatory failure and intimate partner violence perpetration.

Self-respect and pro-relationship behavior in marital relationships

Sex differences in mate preferences revisited: do people know what they initially desire in a romantic partner?

So far away from one's partner, yet so close to romantic alternatives: avoidant attachment, interest in alternatives, and infidelity

The Manhattan effect: when relationship commitment fails to promote support for partners' interests.

The Michelangelo Phenomenon

The Psychology of Close Relationships: Fourteen Core Principles.

The attachment system in fledgling relationships: an activating role for attachment anxiety

The doormat effect: when forgiving erodes self-respect and self-concept clarity

The effects of self-regulatory strength, content, and strategies on close relationships

The evolutionary armistice: attachment bonds moderate the function of ovulatory cycle adaptations

The many voices of Darwin's descendants: reply to Schmitt (2014).

The metamorphosis of Narcissus: communal activation promotes relationship commitment among narcissists

The predictive validity of ideal partner preferences: a review and meta-analysis

The schema-driven chameleon: how mimicry affects executive and self-regulatory resources.

The strange case of sustained dedication to an unfulfilling relationship: predicting commitment and breakup from attachment anxiety and need fulfillment within relationships

The voodoo doll task: Introducing and validating a novel method for studying aggressive inclinations

Too proud to let go: narcissistic entitlement as a barrier to forgiveness

Transactive goal dynamics

Trust and biased memory of transgressions in romantic relationships

Using I³ theory to clarify when dispositional aggressiveness predicts intimate partner violence perpetration

Vengefully ever after: destiny beliefs, state attachment anxiety, and forgiveness

Ways of giving benefits in marriage: norm use, relationship satisfaction, and attachment-related variability

When and why do ideal partner preferences affect the process of initiating and maintaining romantic relationships?

When does familiarity promote versus undermine interpersonal attraction? A proposed integrative model from erstwhile adversaries

When power shapes interpersonal behavior: Low relationship power predicts men's aggressive responses to low situational power

Who am I without you? The influence of romantic breakup on the self-concept

Who are "We"? Couple Identity Clarity and Romantic Relationship Commitment

You Can't See the Real Me: Attachment Avoidance, Self-Verification, and Self-Concept Clarity