Do you find that your relationship partner (partner, spouse, lover… or even your roommate, mom, dad, or sibling) is overly controlling? At the lower end of the spectrum, they might express their ...

Abusive behavior is not always obvious. Here are some of the mechanisms controlling individuals use to keep their partners silent and disempowered. When we think of an unhealthy relationship, we often ...

A recent study published in Sex Roles suggests that the general public often underestimates the dangers of controlling relationship behaviors when the victims are men. The research provides evidence ...

“God, it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach.” When Tom Petty sings that line in “American Girl”—the last needle drop in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar-winning film ...