Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Published in Association with International Association for Relationship Research
eISSN:
14603608 | ISSN:
02654075 | Current volume: 42 | Current issue: 12
Frequency: Monthly
The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (JSPR) is an international and interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that publishes the highest quality original research on social and personal relationships. JSPR is a leading journal in the field, publishing empirical and theoretical papers on social and personal relationships. It is multidisciplinary in scope, drawing material from the fields that include family studies, human development, communication, social psychology, lifespan developmental psychology, social work, gerontology, and sociology.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (JSPR) is an international and interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that publishes the highest quality original research on social and personal relationships. JSPR is the leading journal in the field, publishing empirical and theoretical papers on social and personal relationships. It is multidisciplinary in scope, drawing material from the fields of social psychology, clinical psychology, communication, developmental psychology, and sociology.
"This is the outstanding journal in personal relationships, clearly the most highly cited journal for articles on relationships and the one you most naturally pick up when you are researching a relational topic" Clyde Hendrick Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
2025 Incoming Editor-in-Chief
| Emily Scheinfeld | Kennesaw State University, USA |
Outgoing Editor-in-Chief
| Melissa Curran | University of Arizona, USA |
Temporary Cover – Editors in Chief
| Katarzyna Adamczyk | Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland |
| Andrew High | The Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Nathan Leonhardt | Brigham Young University, USA |
| Leslie Nelson | California Polytechnic State University, USA |
| Leisel Sharabi | Arizona State University, USA |
Outgoing Manuscript Coordinator
| Rachael Perez | Independent Scholar, USA |
Social Media Editor
| Simone Brock | Kennesaw State University, USA |
Founding Editor
| Steve Duck | The University of Iowa, USA |
Associate Editors
| Jennifer Bevan | Chapman University, USA |
| Lik Sam Chan | The University of Sydney, Australia |
| Tim Curran | Utah State University, USA |
| Ashley Ermer | Montclair State University, USA |
| Andy High | Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Nathan Leonhardt | Brigham Young University, USA |
| Yachao Li | The College of New Jersey, USA |
| Cliff McKinney | Mississippi State University, USA |
| Leslie Nelson | California Polytechnic State University, USA |
| Brian Ogolsky | University of Illinois, USA |
| Liesel Sharabi | Arizona State University, USA |
International Associate Editor
| Katarzyna Adamczyk | Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland |
| Hongjian Cao | Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China |
| Kenneth Tan | Singapore Management University, Singapore |
Special Issues Editor
| Pamela Lannutti | Widener University, USA |
Advisory Editorial Board
| Austen Anderson | University of Southern Mississippi, USA |
| Arthur Aron | Stony Brook University, USA |
| Levi Baker | University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA |
| Allen Barton | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA |
| Erin Basinger | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA |
| Lindsey Beck | Emerson College, USA |
| Jordan Booker | University of Missouri, USA |
| Susan Boon | University of Calgary, Canada |
| Geneviève Bouchard | School of Psychology, Université de Moncton, Canada |
| Nicholas Brody | University of Puget Sound, USA |
| Tricia Burke | Texas State University, USA |
| Nazli Büsra Akçabozan Kayabol | Bahcesehir University, Türkiye |
| Tomás Cabeza de Baca | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - Phoenix, USA |
| John Caughlin | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA |
| Kathryn Coduto | Boston University, USA |
| Amanda Cooper | University of Connecticut, USA |
| Meghan Costello | Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, USA |
| Anthony Coy | University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, USA |
| Maureen Coyle | Widener University, USA |
| Rene Dailey | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Danielle DelPriore | Pennsylvania State University - Altoona, USA |
| Amanda Denes | University of Connecticut, USA |
| Jayson Dibble | Hope College, Holland, MI, USA |
| Melanie Dirks | McGill University, Canada |
| Keely Dugan | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA |
| Wesley Durham | University of Southern Indiana, USA |
| Mary B. Eberly Lewis | Oakland University, USA |
| Lydia Emery | University of Chicago, USA |
| Daniel Erickson | Arizona State University, USA |
| Shichen Fang | University of Lethbridge, Canada |
| Allison Farrell | Miami University, USA |
| Meara Faw | Colorado State University, USA |
| Andre Fedd | University of Alabama, USA |
| Alexandra Fisher | The Australian National University, Australia |
| Kory Floyd | University of Arizona, USA |
| Craig Fowler | Massey University, New Zealand |
| Taranah Gazder | University of Edinburgh, UK |
| Traci Gillig | Washington State University, USA |
| Jeffrey Hall | University of Kansas, USA |
| Anna Hammersmith | Grand Valley State University, USA |
| Cheryl Harasymchuk | Carleton University, Canada |
| Peter Hilpert | University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Elizabeth Hintz | University of Connecticut, USA |
| Brett Jakubiak | Syracuse University, USA |
| Corinna Jenkins Tucker | University of New Hampshire, USA |
| Alexander Jensen | Brigham Young University, USA |
| Michaeline Jensen | UNC Greensboro, USA |
| Fay Julal | University of Birmingham, UK |
| Jeremy Kanter | The University of Tennessee, USA |
| James Kim | Western University, Canada |
| Leanne Knobloch | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA |
| Christine Kunkle | West Virginia University, USA |
| Justin Lavner | University of Georgia, USA |
| Yunying Le | University of Denver, USA |
| Ashley LeBaron-Black | Brigham Young University, USA |
| Xiaomin Li | Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong |
| Yue Liang | UNC Greensboro, USA |
| Laura Machia | Syracuse University, USA |
| Christina Marini | Adelphi University, USA |
| Bree McEwan | University of Toronto, Canada |
| Roselia Mendez Murillo | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Kale Monk | University of Missouri, USA |
| Nina Mounts | Northern Illinois University, USA |
| Yoobin Park | University of California San Francisco, USA |
| Natalie Pennington | Colorado State University, USA |
| Dan Perlman | UNC Greensboro, USA |
| Brett Peters | Ohio University, USA |
| Amy Rauer | University of Tennessee, USA |
| TeKisha Rice | Virginia Tech, USA |
| Allanah Shelby Rivers | Texas Woman's University, USA |
| Valerie Rubinsky | University of Maine Augusta, USA |
| Erin Ruppel | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA |
| Luke Russell | Illinois State University, USA |
| Matthew Saxey | Auburn University, USA |
| Chris Segrin | University of Arizona, USA |
| Rosie Shrout | Purdue University, USA |
| Susan Sprecher | Illinois State University, USA |
| Semira Tagliabue | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy |
| Lindsey Thomas | Illinois State University, USA |
| Charee Thompson | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA |
| Casey Totenhagen | University of Alabama, USA |
| Betul Urganci | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Heather Voorhees | University of Montana, USA |
| Laura Vowels | University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Ningxin Wang | National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| David Warner | The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA |
| Rebekka Weidmann | Brigham Young University, USA |
| Dana Weiser | Texas Tech University, USA |
| Hannah Williamson | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Brooke Wolfe | Michigan State University, USA |
| Timothy (Tim) Worley | University of North Alabama, USA |
| E. Helin Yaban | FernUniversität Hagen, Germany |
| Wenzhen Zhu | University of North Texas, USA |
| Giulia Zoppolat | Amsterdam University Medical Centers VUmc, Netherlands |
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