2/2 Together with an amazing team from Romania and the USA, we found preliminary evidence that the microbiome is linked to well-being, suggesting that its composition may support salutogenic processes. You can find more here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Link to the paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Link to the dataset (OSF): osf.io/k54fx/

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Studies: • Longitudinal • Meta-analysis • Large-scale cross-cultural
Stay tuned! Especially for the cross-cultural study, we'll soon be looking for new collaborators to join our growing international consortium (visit: martakowal.com/join)

Link to the full paper: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

2/2 Paper: doi.org/10.1007/s105...
The TLS-15 captures love as three core components:
❤️ Intimacy
🔥 Passion
🔗 Commitment
And if you're curious about your own love level you can take the TLS-15 test and see how you compare to people from your country! martakowal.com/tls

4/4 So what did predict SSRI usage? Unsurprisingly - biological sex and mental health problems. This paper was led by brilliant @@AdamBode4, with no less amazing Fabio Cannas Aghedu & @@Dr_Phil_K as co-authors. You can read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

3/4 Our findings have important implications for clinical practice. If you’re considering SSRIs for mental health but worried about their impact on your romantic life, this study offers reassurance. SSRIs don’t appear to interfere with the core features of romantic love.

2/4 In our recently published paper, we analyzed data from 810 young adults in love. The results showed that SSRI users and non-users did not differ in intensity of romantic love, obsessive thinking about a loved one, commitment, and frequency of sex!