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Featured Publications

Happy Couple

Closeness-inducing discussions with a romantic partner increase cortisol and testosterone

Conversation Between Colleagues

Reciprocal self-disclosure: Although respondents are reluctant to steal the spotlight, self-disclosers feel validated, understood, and cared for when respondents share comparable experiences

Young couple having a conversation while sharing a pizza

Better to brag: Underestimating the risks of avoiding positive self-disclosures in close relationships

See us in the news!

Here are a few popular press outlets that have written about our research.

People Usually Appreciate this Social "Mistake"

— Futurity

Don’t Be Modest, It’s OK to Brag, U-M Researchers Say

— The University Record

Relating to Someone Else's Situation 'Equally' Can be Validating

— Phys.org

Do Organizational Rankings Affect My Ability to Change Jobs?

— Psychology Today

9 Behaviors People Find Off-Putting, According to Science

— Hack Spirit

PowerPoint parties? Why the worst part of your job is a hot house party trend

— The San Francisco Standard

Additional Publications

More than a game: Trait competitiveness predicts motivation in minimally competitive contexts

Social Comparison in Close Relationships (Dissertation)

Mindfulness meditation intervention in the college classroom: Mindful awareness, working memory, content retention, and elaboration.

Estimating the associations between big five personality traits, testosterone, and cortisol

The effect of perceived uncertainty on competitive behavior

Free agency and organizational rankings: A social comparison perspective on signaling theory

Social comparison before, during, and after the competition

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