Test of Implicit Associations in Relationship Attitudes (TIARA): Manual for a New Method
About this ebook
As described in this volume, TIARA shows that if a person strongly believes that certain feelings can be attributed to a target relationship figure, the reaction time is shorter since they are the most confident in their answer. Beginning with a grounded explanation of the theory behind TIARA, the volume then proceeds to explain its methods and procedures, and how to code, score, and interpret the results of TIARA. Next, the volume reports on six psychometric studies, which provide substantial evidence that TIARA is a valid and reliable measure to study implicit attitudes in relationship research. The volume concludes by exploring practical applications of TIARA as well as its future directions and current limitations. The detailed description of the TIARA method provides a practical and handy tutorial for using the method in research and practice for social and personality psychologists, as well as practitioners.
About the author
Dr. Victor Karandashev is an international scholar with experience of cross-cultural love research in several European countries and the United States of America. Currently he is on the faculty of Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As a social psychologist, he studied romantic relationships and reported his love research in several publications, including his recent book Romantic love in cultural contexts (2017). He regularly convenes symposia and present on this topic at international conferences.
Nicholas Evans is an Aquinas College graduate, who gained extensive research experience using implicit association methods in close relationship research. Currently he is a doctoral student at the University of Texas at El Paso and continues to be involved in love research.
