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Sprecher, Susan Kay ISU Faculty Member

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Faculty, Sociology and Anthropology

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- Perceptions of Sources of Sex Education and Targets of Sex Communication: Sociodemographic and Cohort Effects. Journal of Sex Research. 45:17-26. 2008
- 'I Love You More Today Than Yesterday:' Romantic Partners' Preceptions of Changes in Love and Related Affect Over Time. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology. 76:46-53.
- A Comparison of Emotional Consequences of and Changes in Equity Over Time Using Global and Domain-specific Measures of Equity. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 18:477-501.
- A Cross-cultural Comparison of Mate Preferences among University Students; The United State vs. the People. Journal of Comaprative Family Studies. 34:151-171.
- A Person Perception Experiment Examining the Effects of Contraceptive Beahvior on First Impressions. Basic & Applied Social Psychology. 8:235-248.
- A Revision of the Reiss Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Scale. Journal of Marriage & Family. 50:821-828.
- A Study of Men and Women From Different Sides of the Earth to Determine if Men are From Mars and Women are From Venus in Their Beliefs About Love and Romantic Relationships. Sex Roles. 46:131-147.
- Adolescents' Percieved Ability to say 'no' to Unwanted Sex. Journal of Adolescent Research. 10:383-400.
- Beliefs About the Outcomes of Extramarital Sexual Relationships as a Function of the Gender of the Cheating Spouse. Sex Roles. 38:301-311.
- Close Relationships and Social Psychology: Intersections and Future Paths. Social Psychology Quarterly. 63:365-376.
- College Virgins: How Men and Women Perceive Their Sexual Status. Journal of Sex Research. 33:3-15.
- Compassionate Love for Close Others and Humanity. Journal of Social & Personal Relationships. 22:629-651.
- Equity and Social Exchange in Dating Couples: Associations with Satisfaction, Commitment, and Stability. Sage Family Studies Abstracts. 23:411-568.
- Expectation for Mood Enhancement as a Result of Helping: The Effects of Gender and Compassionate Love. Sex Roles. 56:543-549.
- Factors Associated with Distress Following the Breakup of a Close Relationship. Journal of Soical & Personal Relationships. 15:791-809.
- Families in Perpetual Crisis. Journal of Comparative Family Studies. 23:149-150.
- Gender Differences in Perceptions of Emotionality: The Case of Close Heterosexual Relationships. Sex Roles. 28:511.
- Gender Differences in the Value of Contributions to Intimate Relationships: Egalitarian Relationships are not Always Percieved to be Equitable. Sex Roles. 33:221-238.
- Has the double Standard Disappeared?: An Experimental Test. Social Psychology Quarterly. 50:24-31.
- How Men and Women Expect to Feel and Behave in Response to Inequity in Close Relationships. Social Psychology Quarterly. 55:57-69.
- Insiders' Perspectives on Reatsons for Attraction to a Close Other. Social Psychology Quarterly. 61:287-300.
- Investment Model, Equity, and Social Support Determinants of Realtionship Commitment. Social Psychology Quarterly. 51:318-328.
- Is This my Scale? Response to a Revision of the Reiss PSP Scale. Journal of Marriage & Family. 51:1079-1082.
- Liking Some Things (in Some People) More Than Others: Partner Preferences in Romantic Relationships and Friendships. Journal of Social & Personal Relationships. 19:463-481.
- Liking, Loving, and Relating. Journal of Marriage & Family. 54:479-480.
- Love and the Expansion of Self: Understanding Attraction and Satisfaction. Contemporary Sociology. 17:268-269.
- Men's and Women's Preferences in Marital Partners in the United States, Russia, and Japan. Contemporary Psychology. 41:25.
- Parental Divorce and Young Adults' Beliefs about Love. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage. 28:107-120.
- Passionate and Companionate Love in Courting and Young Married Couples. Sociological Inquiry. 68:163-185.
- Preferred Level of Sexual Experience in a Date or Mate: The Merger of Two Methodologies. Journal of Sex Research. 34:327-337.
- Premarital Sexual Standards for Different Categories of Individuals. Journal of Sex Research. 26:232-248.
- Prematiral Sexual Standards Among U.S. College Students:.... Archives of Sexual Behavior. 25:261-288.
- Romantic Beliefs: Their Influence on Relationships and Patterns of Change Over Time. Journal of Social & Personal Relationships. 16:834-851.
- Self Images and Contraceptive Behavior. Basic & Applied Social Psychology. 5:37-57.
- Self-disclosure in Intimate Relationships: Associations with Individual and Relationship Characteristics Over Time. Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology. 23:857-877.
- Sexual Satisfaction in Premarial Relationships: Associations with Satisfaction, Love, Commitment, and Stability. Journal of Sex Research. 36:190-196.
- Sexuality. Journal of Comparative Family Studies. 26:293.
- Sexuality in Marriage, Dating, and Other Relationships: A Decade Review. Journal of Marriage and Family. 62:999-1017.
- Social Exchange Theories and Sexuality. Journal of Sex Research. 35:32-43.
- Sweet Talk: The Importance of Perceived Communication for Romantic and Friendship Attraction Experienced During a Get-acquainted Date. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 20:391.
- Teaching Sexuality: Two Techniques for Personalizing the Large Class. Teaching Sociology. 15:268-272.
- The Balance of Power in Romantic Heterosexual Couples Over Time from His and Her Perspectives. Sex Roles. 37:361-379.
- The Dissolution of Inimate Relationships: A Hazard Model. Social Psychology Quarterly. 53:13-30.
- The Effect of Current Sexual Behavior on Friendship, Dateing, and Marriage Desirability. Journal of Sex Research. 28:387-409.
- The Effect of Exchange Orientation on Close Relationships. Social Psychology Quarterly. 61:220-231.
- The Handbook of Sexuality in Close Relationships. The Journal of Sex Research. 43:380-382.
- The Importance to Males and Females of Physical Attractiveness, Earning Potential, and Expressiveness in Inital Attraction. Sex Roles: Journal of Research. 21:591-607.
- The Incidence and Frequency of Marital Sex in a National Sample. Journal of Marriage and Family. 57:639-652.
- The Kinsey Institute New Report on Sex: What You Must Know to be Sexually Literate by June M. Reinisch. Contemporary Psychology. 37:213-213.
- The Principle of Least Interest: Inequality in Emotional Involvement in Romantic Relationship: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Investigaion. Journal of Marriage and Family. 54:888-900.
- The Psychology of Love. Contemporary Sociology. 17:828-829.
- The Revision of the Reiss PSP Scale. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 51:1079-1082.
- Warren H. Jones and Daniel Perlman, eds. Advances in Personal Relationships, Volume 2. Contemporary Psychology. 21:104-104.
- Was it Good for you, too?: Gender Differences in First Sexual Intercourse Experiences. Journal of Sex Research. 32:3-15.
- What Keeps Married Partners Attracted to Each Other?. Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology. 26:193-200.
- token Resistance to Sexual Intercourse and Consent to Unwanted Sexual Intercourse: College Students' Dating Experiences in Three Countries. Journal of Sex Research. 31:125-132.
book
- Handbook of Relationship Initiation. New York: Psychology Press. 2008
- The Science of Compassionate Love: Theory, Research, and Applications. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publications. 2008
- The Handbook of Sexuality in Close Relationsihps. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 2004
- Sexuality in Close Relationships. Hillsdale, NJ: L. Erlbaum Associates. 1991
- Human Sexuality: The Societal and Interpersonal Context. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publication Corporation. 1989
- Mirror, Mirror: The Importance of Looks in Everyday Life. Albany: State University of New York Press. 1986
thesis or dissertation
- Emotions in Close Relationships