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Overview

Eli J. Finkel is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their scholarly work includes a strong focus on social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, sociology and political science, applied psychology, and clinical psychology.

The main topics of their research encompass attachment and relationship dynamics, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, behavioral health and interventions, social and intergroup psychology, COVID-19 and mental health, family dynamics and relationships, and cultural differences and values.

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations include Paul W. Eastwick, Mina Cikara, James Druckman, David G. Rand, and Linda J. Skitka.

They regularly publish in prominent academic venues such as:

  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • Nature Human Behaviour
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • PNAS Nexus
  • Academy of Management Proceedings

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Eli J. Finkel are:

  • Political sectarianism in America, 2020, Science
  • Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect, 2021, Psychological Science
  • Interventions to reduce partisan animosity, 2022, Nature Human Behaviour

Best Publications

  • Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response.

    Jay J. Van Bavel;Katherine Baicker;Paulo S. Boggio;Valerio Capraro

  • Mind-Sets Matter: A Meta-Analytic Review of Implicit Theories and Self-Regulation.

    Jeni L. Burnette;Ernest H. O'Boyle;Eric M. VanEpps;Jeffrey M. Pollack

  • Dealing with betrayal in close relationships: does commitment promote forgiveness?

    Eli J. Finkel;Caryl E. Rusbult;Madoka Kumashiro;Peggy A. Hannon

  • Online Dating A Critical Analysis From the Perspective of Psychological Science

    Eli J. Finkel;Paul W. Eastwick;Benjamin R. Karney;Harry T. Reis

  • Self-control and accommodation in close relationships: an interdependence analysis.

    Eli J. Finkel;W. Keith Campbell

  • Political sectarianism in America

    Eli J. Finkel;Christopher A. Bail;Mina Cikara;Peter H. Ditto

  • Too proud to let go: narcissistic entitlement as a barrier to forgiveness

    Julie Juola Exline;Roy F. Baumeister;Brad J. Bushman;W. Keith Campbell

  • Sex differences in mate preferences revisited: Do people know what they initially desire in a romantic partner?

    Paul W. Eastwick;Eli J. Finkel

  • Does self-love lead to love for others? A story of narcissistic game playing.

    W. Keith Campbell;Craig A. Foster;Eli J. Finkel

  • Language Style Matching Predicts Relationship Initiation and Stability

    Molly E. Ireland;Richard B. Slatcher;Paul W. Eastwick;Lauren E. Scissors

  • Self-regulatory failure and intimate partner violence perpetration.

    Eli J. Finkel;C. Nathan DeWall;Erica B. Slotter;Megan Oaten

  • Creating the Conditions for Scientific Literacy: A Re-Examination

    Margaret Eisenhart;Elizabeth Finkel;Scott F. Marion

  • Self-Control and Aggression:

    Thomas F. Denson;C. Nathan DeWall;Eli J. Finkel

  • High-maintenance interaction: inefficient social coordination impairs self-regulation.

    Eli J. Finkel;W. Keith Campbell;Amy B. Brunell;Amy N. Dalton

  • Transactive goal dynamics.

    Gráinne M. Fitzsimons;Eli J. Finkel;Michelle R. vanDellen

  • The Predictive Validity of Ideal Partner Preferences: A Review and Meta-Analysis

    Paul W. Eastwick;Laura B. Luchies;Eli J. Finkel;Lucy L. Hunt

  • Middle class and marginal? Socioeconomic status, stigma, and self-regulation at an elite university.

    Sarah E. Johnson;Jennifer A. Richeson;Eli J. Finkel

  • Narcissism, interpersonal self-regulation, and romantic relationships: An agency model approach

    W. Keith Campbell;Amy B. Brunell;Eli J. Finkel

  • Familiarity does indeed promote attraction in live interaction.

    Harry T. Reis;Michael R. Maniaci;Peter A. Caprariello;Paul W. Eastwick

  • Who Am I Without You? The Influence of Romantic Breakup on the Self-Concept:

    Erica B. Slotter;Wendi L. Gardner;Eli J. Finkel

  • Advanced social psychology: The state of the science

    Roy F. Baumeister;Eli J. Finkel

  • Self and relationships : connecting intrapersonal and interpersonal processes

    Kathleen D. Vohs;Eli J. Finkel

  • Dealing with betrayal in close relationships: Does commitment promote forgiveness of betrayal?

    E. Finkel;C. Rusbult;Madoka Kumashiro;P. Hannon

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul W. Eastwick
Paul W. Eastwick University of California, Davis
Caryl E. Rusbult
Caryl E. Rusbult Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Gráinne M. Fitzsimons
Gráinne M. Fitzsimons Duke University
Harry T. Reis
Harry T. Reis University of Rochester
W. Keith Campbell
W. Keith Campbell University of Georgia
C. Nathan DeWall
C. Nathan DeWall University of Kentucky
Jeffry A. Simpson
Jeffry A. Simpson University of Minnesota
Daniel C. Molden
Daniel C. Molden Northwestern University
Margaret S. Clark
Margaret S. Clark Yale University
Frank D. Fincham
Frank D. Fincham Florida State University

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