Andrea Meltzer

Andrea Meltzer's current research draws from an evolutionary perspective to examine how people's personal qualities shape their intimate relationships and how their intimate relationships shape their personal qualities. For example, she has shown that various aspects of women's physical appearance shape an important psychological outcome – both spouses' marital satisfaction. Likewise, she has demonstrated that marital satisfaction predicts an important physical outcome – spouses' weight gain. Meltzer is also currently drawing from sexual selection and life history theories to better understand marital cognitions, emotions and behaviors.