Jaremka: Close Relationships and Health Lab

PAID RESEARCH STUDY FOR COUPLES! Researchers from the University of Delaware are looking for couples living together at least 2 years to participate in a research study about a stress reduction program. People of any sexual orientation, gender identity, or race are welcome to participate. During the study you will both complete a 14-day stress-reduction intervention at home and also attend 2 lab visits together (around 4.5 hours total). You will each be compensated with $175 plus have the opportunity to earn an additional $25 bonus. For more information and to complete the eligibility survey, please visit http://projectclose.com/studies-MINDv2.html. This website also describes the COVID protocols we have in place.

Researchers from the University of Delaware are looking for couples living together at least 2 years to participate in a research study about a stress reduction program. People of any sexual orientation, gender identity, or race are welcome to participate. During the study you will both complete a 14-day stress-reduction intervention at home and also attend 2 lab visits together (around 4.5 hours total). You will EACH be compensated with $175 plus have the opportunity to earn an additional $25 bonus. For more information and to complete the eligibility survey, please visit http://projectclose.com/studies-MINDv2.html. This website also describes the COVID protocols we have in place.

PAID RESEARCH STUDY FOR COUPLES! Researchers from the University of Delaware are looking for couples living together at least 2 years to participate in a research study about a stress reduction program. People of any sexual orientation, gender identity, or race are welcome to participate. During the study you will both complete a 14-day stress-reduction intervention at home and also attend 2 lab visits together (around 4.5 hours total). You will each be compensated with $175 plus have the opportunity to earn an additional $25 bonus. We have extensive COVID protocols in place, detailed on our website. For more information and to complete the eligibility survey, please visit http://projectclose.com/studies-MINDv2.html

Dr Jaremka participates in a fun interview about "how to be less miserable during a pandemic". In this interview, she discusses her research about loneliness and how to combat loneliness while social distancing.

How To Be Less Lonely While Quarantined At Home | Quarantine How To | Refinery29 On this episode, our host Annie Georgia Greenberg looks for ways to be less lonely during coronavirus quarantine. She explores all the ways you can prevent l...

Dr. Jaremka discusses how important staying connected is as we all practice social distancing - and how it might actually help you fight off COVID-19.

Fight back against loneliness | UDaily Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: Residence halls closed and courses will be online through the end of the spring semester. More information.

PAID STUDY AT UD FOR MARRIED COUPLES! Researchers from the University of Delaware are looking for couples married at least 3 years to participate in a research study. During the study, you and your spouse will provide blood samples (to assess specific hormones) and complete questionnaires about yourself and your spouse. There are two study visits that are 5 hours each. You will each be compensated with $320 ($640 per couple). For more information and to complete the eligibility survey, please visit http://projectclose.com/studies-AMCv1.html.

So proud of research assistants Rigoberto and Kendall for participating in the summer scholars program!

Congratulations to graduate students Megan and Nami for their presentations at SPSP this year! We are so proud of them! Naoyuki Sunami

New review article from the Close Relationships and Health Lab about the impact that threats to belonging have on health. http://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/vPgNJDPAVk6h8EdHVjb9/full Lisa Jaremka

Threats to Belonging Threaten Health: Policy Implications for Improving Physical Well-BeingPolicy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences - Lisa M. Jaremka, Naoyuki Sunami, 2017 Human beings have an innate need to form caring social bonds and be loved by others. Thwarting this basic human need should have negative health consequences. T...

PAID STUDY FOR MARRIED COUPLES! Researchers from the University of Delaware are looking for couples married at least 3 years to participate in a research study. During the study, you and your spouse will provide blood samples and complete questionnaires about yourself and your spouse. There are two study visits that are 5 hours each. You will each be compensated with up to $320 ($640 per couple). For more information and to complete the eligibility survey, please visit http://projectclose.com/studies-AMCv1.html.

PAID STUDY FOR MARRIED COUPLES! Researchers from the University of Delaware are looking for couples married at least 3 years to participate in a research study. During the study, you and your spouse will provide blood samples and complete questionnaires about yourself and your spouse. There are two study visits that are 5 hours each. You will each be compensated with up to $320 ($640 per couple). For more information and to complete the eligibility survey, please visit http://projectclose.com/studies-AMCv1.html.