Clinical Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships Unit

The Clinical Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships Unit (UPCRI) is led by Prof. Nicolas Favez.

Research fields

Family relationships and their impact on the development of individuals

Transition to parenthood, development of the infant, couple relationships, new families (stepfamilies, homoparental families). Researches are led in a developmental eco-systemic perspective, with an emphasis put on observational methods according to standardized procedures (in laboratory) or naturalistic procedures (home observations). Researches are mainly focused on the first five years of life of the first child.

Therapeutic processes in couple and family therapies

Specific effect of interventions aiming at changing the interactions between individuals