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Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published November, 2022

Happiness Singled Out: Bidirectional Associations Between Singlehood and Life Satisfaction

Jeewon Oh, William J. Chopik, Richard E. Lucas

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Open accessResearch articleFirst published 2026

Happily Ever After? Singles’ Expectations of Romantic Relationships Are Associated With Singlehood Satisfaction and Future Romantic Outcomes

Tayler Wells, Elaine Hoan, Geoff MacDonald

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published May, 2021

Singles’ Sexual Satisfaction is Associated With More Satisfaction With Singlehood and Less Interest in Marriage

Yoobin Park, Emily A. Impett, Geoff MacDonald

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Open accessResearch articleFirst published December, 2025

Today’s Adolescents Are More Satisfied With Being Single: Findings From a German Cohort-Sequential Study Among 14- to 40-Year-Olds

Tita Gonzalez Avilés, Janina Larissa Bühler, Naemi D. Brandt [...]

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Open accessResearch articleFirst published October, 2025

Exploring the factors associated with well-being and ill-being among single adults: A network analysis

Dominika Ochnik, Katarzyna Adamczyk

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Open accessResearch articleFirst published December, 2024

Differences Between Lifelong Singles and Ever-Partnered Individuals in Big Five Personality Traits and Life Satisfaction

Julia Stern, Michael D. Krämer, Alexander Schumacher [...]

Psychological Science

Open accessResearch articleFirst published November, 2025

Relationships on a Pedestal: The Associations Between Relationship Pedestal Beliefs,Fear of Being Single,and Life Satisfaction in Single and Coupled Individuals

Brittany E. Dennett, Yuthika U. Girme

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Open accessResearch articleFirst published March, 2022

Unsupported and Stigmatized? The Association Between Relationship Status and Well-Being Is Mediated by Social Support and Social Discrimination

Yuthika U. Girme, Chris G. Sibley, Benjamin W. Hadden [...]

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Open accessResearch articleFirst published August, 2025

“Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves”: Gender Differences in Singles’ Well-Being

Elaine Hoan, Geoff MacDonald

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published July, 2021

Reduced relationship desire is associated with better life satisfaction for singles in Germany: An analysis of pairfam data

Elyakim Kislev

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published November, 2022

Happiness Singled Out: Bidirectional Associations Between Singlehood and Life Satisfaction

Jeewon Oh, William J. Chopik, Richard E. Lucas

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Open accessResearch articleFirst published 2026

Happily Ever After? Singles’ Expectations of Romantic Relationships Are Associated With Singlehood Satisfaction and Future Romantic Outcomes

Tayler Wells, Elaine Hoan, Geoff MacDonald

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published May, 2021

Singles’ Sexual Satisfaction is Associated With More Satisfaction With Singlehood and Less Interest in Marriage

Yoobin Park, Emily A. Impett, Geoff MacDonald

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Open accessResearch articleFirst published December, 2025

Today’s Adolescents Are More Satisfied With Being Single: Findings From a German Cohort-Sequential Study Among 14- to 40-Year-Olds

Tita Gonzalez Avilés, Janina Larissa Bühler, Naemi D. Brandt [...]

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Open accessResearch articleFirst published October, 2025

Exploring the factors associated with well-being and ill-being among single adults: A network analysis

Dominika Ochnik, Katarzyna Adamczyk

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Open accessResearch articleFirst published December, 2024

Differences Between Lifelong Singles and Ever-Partnered Individuals in Big Five Personality Traits and Life Satisfaction

Julia Stern, Michael D. Krämer, Alexander Schumacher [...]

Psychological Science

Open accessResearch articleFirst published November, 2025

Relationships on a Pedestal: The Associations Between Relationship Pedestal Beliefs,Fear of Being Single,and Life Satisfaction in Single and Coupled Individuals

Brittany E. Dennett, Yuthika U. Girme

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Open accessResearch articleFirst published March, 2022

Unsupported and Stigmatized? The Association Between Relationship Status and Well-Being Is Mediated by Social Support and Social Discrimination

Yuthika U. Girme, Chris G. Sibley, Benjamin W. Hadden [...]

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Open accessResearch articleFirst published August, 2025

“Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves”: Gender Differences in Singles’ Well-Being

Elaine Hoan, Geoff MacDonald

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published July, 2021

Reduced relationship desire is associated with better life satisfaction for singles in Germany: An analysis of pairfam data

Elyakim Kislev

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships