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Preliminary program (GMT zone)

-2:00: Opening remarks

-2:05: Keynote: Prof. Belle Derks (click here for bio and abstract)

Gender roles as a seven-headed monster: Insights into the self-maintaining system that reproduces gender inequality in romantic relationships

Oral presentations (click here for abstracts)

Session I 

(2:35) Marta Kowel, University of Wrocław: The interplay between romantic love and gender equality: Data from 61,065 individuals from 82 countries

(2:45) Hanieh Naeimi, University of Toronto: Through the cultural looking glass: Diversity ideologies and cultural sharing in intercultural romantic relationships

(2:55) Sabina de-León, University of Granada: Economic inequality and competition between genders: Effect on acceptance of intimate partner violence against women

-3:05: Break

Session II

(3:15) Vera Cubela Adoric, University of Zadar: How fair is our relationship? Partners' agreement in different types of marriages

(3:25) Rotem Kahalon, Bar-Ilan University, and Verena Klein, University of Southampton: Understanding the Madonna-whore dichotomy’s role in gender dynamics and intimacy

(3:35) Theresa Pauly, Simon Fraser University: Social relationships and health in sexual minority and heterosexual middle-aged and older adults

(3:45) Iris Wahring, Humboldt University of Berlin: Men and women transitioning to singlehood

(3:55) Nina Waddell, University of Auckland: Parents’ pre-pandemic benevolent sexism protects against parenting strain and distress during COVID-19 lockdowns (click here for the recorded presentation)

-4:05: Break

Session III

(4:15) Robert Koerner, University of Bamberg: Power and sexuality: How power pervades the sexual aspects of couples’ lives

(4:25) Chiara Pecini, University of Genoa: Who is in charge? Partner-sexual objectification, personal power, and relationship satisfaction in heterosexual women

-4:35: Poster session (click on poster title to download)

Grace Handley, Northumbria University: When love conquers hate: Exploring the interplay between LGBTQ+ relationships and prejudice

Monika Agnieszka Kozłowska, University of Wrocław: Objectification in heterosexual dyads: Differential effects on relationship investments size for men and women

Alba Oviedo-Gutiérrez, University of Granada: When power is not enough: Power dynamics, masculinity, and intimate partner violence against women in couples

Esra Ummak, VID Specialized University: Navigating belonging

Annet Shaju, Christ University, Bangalore, India: Exploring the role of intersecting identities in abusive romantic relationships: Insights from women in Bengaluru, India

Sam Fluit, University of Oslo/University of Auckland: Intimate partner transmission of political preferences: Cross-lagged effects of women and men’s political party support

Manuel Faggiano, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan: A Methodological review of research on social network sites and couple relationships: A Call for inclusivity

Sydney G. Wicks, University of Mississippi: Swipe White: Examining the effects of implicit and explicit biases within online dating

-4:50: END

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