So it would be a good thing to somehow counter this trend. There are many exceptions of course, but this is the unambiguous pattern, and this declining marital quality is a serious and documented threat to both physical and emotional well-being. Marriages tend to decline in quality over time, according to the best long-term studies, and not to bounce back-ever. We can probably all agree that this is important. In a forthcoming article in the journal Psychological Science, he is making what seems like a conman’s claim, that a novel and brief intervention-just a total of 21 minutes a year-can significantly improve the quality of a marriage-your marriage. Finkel is a psychological scientist at Northwestern University and an expert on relationships. But what if such a claim were based on scientific theory and supported by credible evidence? Would we be able to put our skepticism aside and give the claim a fair hearing, even if it sounds outlandish?Įli Finkel is hoping that you can. Any offer of something for nothing is almost always a gimmick or scam. I’m as cynical as you are about such claims, and we’re right to be. Six-pack abs or a lucrative new career today-no effort required.
It sounds like one of those late-late night TV pitches, or some volume on the self-help shelf of a bookstore. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science.Psychological Science in the Public Interest.Current Directions in Psychological Science.
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