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Giulia Zoppolat @zoppolat.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Humbled and happy to have received a Veni grant by the NWO (Dutch Research Council) to continue my work on ambivalence in close relationships! Especially now, as science funding faces increasing pressure worldwide, I'm deeply grateful for this opportunity. www.nwo.nl/en/researchp...

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Veni 2025 | NWO

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Giulia Zoppolat @zoppolat.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Calling partnered asexual (including demi-, gray-, or other ace-spec) folks! 💜 🍰 We’re recruiting for a study on asexuality and romantic relationships (broadly defined). Take part or share with your network! Word of mouth is super helpful. 👉 tinyurl.com/acerelations... Open to any nationality

A flyer calling for research participants. People can take part if: self-identifying as asexual, in a romantic relationship (broadly defined) with an ace or allo person, 18 years of age or older, can read and write in English. The link to participate is provided as well as the QR code. The research is conducted by researchers in the Netherlands in collaboration with the Netherlands Organization for Asexuality.

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Giulia Zoppolat @zoppolat.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Out now in SPPS 🎉 So happy to share my first publication from my postdoc. This project developed from a student intern's fascinating question: do asexual people benefit from romantic relationships? We tested it. Together with @dsquared.bsky.social, Manuela Barreto, Pamela Qualter, & Jasmine Crosbie

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David Matthew Doyle @dsquared.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Was a pleasure to see @zoppolat.bsky.social once again present our work testing whether romantic relationship involvement buffers loneliness for asexuals as it has been shown to do for heterosexuals and other sexual minorities at the IARR mini conference in London. Curious about the results?…

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Giulia Zoppolat @zoppolat.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

With everything going on in the world, it's good to do things you love. Catching up on some of the latest in the science of close relationships, from friendship to romance, to why the love languages aren't real. #relationshipscience #https://www.zoppolat.com/post/relationship-science-roundup-vol-10

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Relationship Science Roundup - Vol. 10

The latest in the science of close relationships.

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Giulia Zoppolat @zoppolat.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

🎉 Now out in Scientific Reports! 🎉 This project started two years ago during a research visit to beautiful Auckland, New Zealand. Forever grateful for the opportunity, and very proud of this piece of work that came out of that. 1/5 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Accuracy and bias in the perceptions of partner’s negative emotions: the role of trait mindfulness - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Accuracy and bias in the perceptions of partner’s negative emotions: the role of trait mindfulness

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Giulia Zoppolat @zoppolat.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Was a pleasure to present my new post-doctoral work at #ASPO2024. I have been attending ASPO (Dutch social psych conference) since I was an eager Masters student, so grateful for this community. And thanks to my collaborator on this project, @dsquared.bsky.social, more to come!

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Giulia Zoppolat @zoppolat.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

It is cute that my (not-in-academia) partner has been reading my dissertation now that it has officially been printed, but I have also discovered that in Chapter 3 I conducted a "daiRy diary study", not a "daiLy diary study" 🐮🥛 #relationshipscience #oops

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Giulia Zoppolat @zoppolat.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Hadn't seen one yet, so started a Relationship Science Starter Pack. ❤️ Know someone who should be in here? Let me know as we rebuild our community! go.bsky.app/fWTMro

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Giulia Zoppolat @zoppolat.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

Not sure if you are allowed favorites, but this one is certainly mine! Latest paper on ambivalence in romantic relationships now officially out at Emotion. 🥳 doi.org/10.1037/emo0... Pre-print available here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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