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ArticlePersonality and individual differences2023

Individual difference predictors of starting a new romantic relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic.

William J Chopik, Amy C Moors, Daniel J Litman, Megan S Shuck, Alexandra R Stapleton, Meghan C Abrom, Kayla A Stevenson, Jeewon Oh, Mariah F Purol

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Article in Personality and individual differences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

William J ChopikMichigan State University, United States of America.
Amy C MoorsChapman University, United States of America.
Daniel J LitmanMichigan State University, United States of America.
Megan S ShuckMichigan State University, United States of America.
Alexandra R StapletonMichigan State University, United States of America.
Meghan C AbromMichigan State University, United States of America.
Kayla A StevensonMichigan State University, United States of America.
Jeewon OhSyracuse University, United States of America.
Mariah F PurolMichigan State University, United States of America.
Michigan State University · USChapman University · USSyracuse University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dramatic social changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic shifted the dating scene and the likelihood of people starting new relationships. What factors make individuals more or less likely to start a new relationship during this period? In a sample of 2285 college students (

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Attachment orientationBig Five personalityCOVID-19Relationship initiationRisk perception

Identifiers

PMID36186489
PMCPMC9515330
OpenAlexW4297537193

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