Timothy J. Loving
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: Romantic Relationships and Mental Health: Investigating the Role of Self-Expansion on Depression Symptoms
Romantic Relationships and Mental Health: Investigating the Role of Self-Expansion on Depression Symptoms Open
Close relationships have the potential to fundamentally alter relationship partners’ self-concepts and, consequently, can impact individuals’ mental health. One type of relationship-induced self-concept change is self-expansion, which desc…
View article: Falsifiability Is Not Optional
Falsifiability Is Not Optional Open
Finkel, Eastwick, and Reis (2016; FER2016) argued the post-2011 methodological reform movement has focused narrowly on replicability, neglecting other essential goals of research. We agree multiple scientific goals are essential, but argue…
View article: Benefits of Open and High-Powered Research Outweigh Costs
Benefits of Open and High-Powered Research Outweigh Costs Open
Several researchers recently outlined unacknowledged costs of open science practices, arguing these costs may outweigh benefits and stifle discovery of novel findings. We scrutinize these researchers' (1) statistical concern that heightene…