The Relationships, Affect, Motivation, and Parenthood Lab at the University of Auckland

Welcome to the Relationships, Affect, Motivation, and Parenthood (RAMP) Lab in the School of Psychology at the University of Auckland (Waipapa Taumata Rau), directed by Dr. Brian Don. You can check out our ongoing work by reading about our research, viewing our publications page, or by looking at the Google Scholar or ResearchGate links below. Thanks for stopping by!

We are excited to announce the publication of Interparental Positivity Spillover Theory, which is an integrative theory explicating how parents’ positive relational interactions influence the well-being and development of children. Click here to learn more about the theory and here to read the paper.

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