Rhonda Nicole Balzarini
Psychology · Indiana University
Publications
168
Citations
1,515
Est. group size
—
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
17
Publishing since 2010
Rhonda Nicole Balzarini studies romantic and sexual relationships, focusing on how partners connect, communicate, and maintain relationship quality. Her work covers topics such as long-distance and multi-partner relationships, sexual health beliefs, and how relationships were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. She also examines emotional dynamics like ambivalence, boredom, and perceived responsiveness between partners.
Publication activity has been variable across the decade, with peaks in earlier years and a generally lower, steadier output of around 10 papers per year more recently.
Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026
- Virtually Connected: Do Shared Novel Activities in Virtual Reality Enhance Self-Expansion and Relationship Quality?
Behavioral Sciences · 2025
- Investigating the social benefits of long-distance romantic relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships · 2025
- Investigating the Social Benefits of Long-Distance Romantic Relationships During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2025
- Shifting Signals: Fluctuations in Perceived Partner Responsiveness Predict Ambivalence in Romantic Relationships
2025
- Investigating the Social Benefits of Long-Distance Romantic Relationships During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2025
- Safety and Pleasure Motives Determine Perceived Risks and Rewards in Casual Sex
Sexuality & Culture · 2024
- It’s complicated: The good and bad of ambivalence in romantic relationships.
Emotion · 2024
- Understanding Family Dynamics in a Cross-Cultural Sample: A Multi-National Study
Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research · 2024
- Did relationship quality during the COVID-19 pandemic vary across cultural contexts?
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships · 2024
- What Is a Marriage?
2024
- Did Relationship Quality During the COVID-19 Pandemic Vary Across Cultural Contexts?
2024
- Virtually Connected: Do Shared Novel Activities in Virtual Reality Enhance Self-Expansion and Relationship Quality?
2024
- Extraversion, social interactions, and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: Did extraverts really suffer more than introverts?
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2023
- The Perks of Pet Ownership? The Effects of Pet Ownership on Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 2023
- Responsiveness in the Face of Sexual Challenges: The Role of Sexual Growth and Destiny Beliefs
The Journal of Sex Research · 2023
- OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)×53
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships×8
- Archives of Sexual Behavior×8
- The Journal of Sex Research×6
- Social Psychological and Personality Science×2
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Last updated Jul 11, 2026.
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