How diverse are the samples used to study intimate relationships? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: The social and behavioral sciences have long suffered from a lack of diversity in the samples used to study a broad array of phenomena. In an attempt to move toward a more contextually-informed approach, multiple subfields have undertaken meta-science studies of the diversity and inclusion of underrepresented groups in their body of literature. The current study is a systematic review of the field of relationship science aimed at examining the state of diversity and inclusion in this field. Relationship-focused papers published in five top relationship science journals from 2014-2018 (N = 559 articles, containing 771 unique studies) were reviewed. Studies were coded for research methods (e.g., sample source, dyadic data, observational data, experimental design) and sample characteri

SUBMITTER: Williamson HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159543 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature