Do technological advances enable relationship ‘forecasting’? Considerations and recommendations.
Published in American Psychologist, 2025
Given the importance of high-quality romantic relationships for health and well-being, researchers have spent decades examining factors that promote them. However, making more targeted predictions for particular groups of people or even specific couples—with a meaningful degree of accuracy—remains challenging. We argue that the field is now at a pivotal moment, as technological advances are transforming what is possible.
Recommended citation: Gordon, A. M., Thorson, K. T., Jolink, T. A., From, A., Diamond, E., & Segal, N. B. (2025). Do technological advances enable relationship “forecasting”? Considerations and recommendations. American Psychologist, 80(9), 1431-1443. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001632.
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