Neural synchronization predicts marital satisfaction

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 119; no. 34; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Li, Lei, Huang, Xinyue, Xiao, Jinming, Zheng, Qingyu, Shan, Xiaolong, He, Changchun, Liao, Wei, Chen, Huafu, Menon, Vinod, Duan, Xujun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 23.08.2022
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Brain; Brain - physiology; Communication; Correlation analysis; Couples; Humans; Information processing; Interpersonal Relations; Marriage - psychology; Personal Satisfaction; Personality; Psychological factors; Real time; Similarity; Social behavior; Social factors; Social interactions; Spouses - psychology; Synchronism; Synchronization; Viewing; fMRI; synchronization; default mode network; marital satisfaction

Marital attachment plays an important role in maintaining intimate personal relationships and sustaining psychological well-being. Mate-selection theories suggest that people are more likely to marry someone with a similar personality and social status, yet evidence for the association between perso...