A number of non-Western singlehood researchers think Western singlehood research is too centered on autonomy. Yoshida's paper is a great example of a different perspective. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

We may (or may not) be watching the rise of singlehood as an identity in real time, so using existing theory about identity to understand this movement seems really important to me. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I love qualitative work that really listens to the participants, and Moorman's paper does just that. Also, her positionality statement was a big hit with the students. journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Bühler et al.'s paper presents a meta anlaysis that suggests entering relationships increases life satisfaction (on average, for those so motivated to get into rels). journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Stein is a legend in singlehood research, and imho his 1978 paper still stands up as balanced and insightful. www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Last semester, I taught a graduate course on singlehood for the first time. I thought it might be worth making a thread highlighting some outstanding papers from the course.

New year, old paper...our piece on methodological considerations in conducting singlehood research is officially out. compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The University of Toronto Department of Psychology (downtown campus) is searching for an Assistant Professor in Personality or Social Psychology. The position is a Tier II Canada Research Chair. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...