Dr. Susan Sprecher
Sociology Distinguished Professor
Sociology and Anthropology
Office
Schroeder Hall - SCH 351
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- About
- Education
- Research
Current Courses
123.001Human Sexuality
499.027Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
400.027Independent Study
398.003Professional Practice:Internship In Sociological Research
290.027Special Projects:Research Apprenticeship
291.027Special Projects:Undergraduate Teaching
Research Interests & Areas
Social Psychology, Marriage and the Family, Close Relationships, Sexuality. Relationship initiation; love; compassionate love; equity and exchange; sexual attitudes; Internet dating services; relationship initiation
Ph D Sociology
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Book, Chapter in Non-Scholarly Book-New
Sprecher, S. Compassionate love. L. Bormans (EDs), The world book of love: The knowledge and wisdom of 100 love professors from all around the world. Lannoo publishers (2013): 64-65.
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
Fehr, B., & Sprecher, S. Compassionate love: What we know so far. M. Hojjat & D. Cramer (EDs), Positive psychology of love. Oxford Press (2013): 106-120.
Sprecher, S., & Metts, S. Logging on, hooking up: The changing nature of romantic relationship initiation and romantic relating. C. Hazan & M. Campa (EDs), Human bonding: The science of affectional ties. Guilford Press (2013): 197-225.
Treger, S., Sprecher, S., Hatfield, E., & Erber, R. Women's sexuality in close relationships. D. Castaneda (EDs), The essential handbook of women's sexuality. Praeger (2013): 47-68.
Schmeeckle, M., & Sprecher, S. Widening Circles: Interactive Connections between Immediate Family and Larger Social Networks. A. Vangelisti (EDs), Routledge Handbook of Family Communication (2ND edition).. Routledge. (2012): 302-317.
Willetts, M., Sprecher, S., & Beck, F. Overview of sexual practices and attitudes within relational contexts. The Handbook of Sexuality in Close Relationships (2004): 57-85.
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-Revised
Sprecher, S., & Treger, S. Scale of Sexual Permissiveness for Relationship Stages. R. Milhausen et al. (EDs), Handbook of sexuality-related measures (4th edition) (2019)
Edited Chapter
Sprecher, S., Felmlee, D., Metts, S., & Cupach, W. Relationship initiation and development. J. Simpson & J. Dovidio (EDs), Volume 2: Interpersonal Relationships and Group Processes. American Psychological Association (2015)
Encyclopedia
Fehr, B., & Sprecher, S. Love. J. Ponzetti et al. (EDs), Macmillan Encyclopedia of Intimate and Family Relationships (2019): 542-547.
Roberts, L., Sprecher, S., & Roberts, L. Marital sex. J. Ponzetti et al. (EDs), Macmillan Encyclopedia of Intimate and Family Relationships (2019): 551-554.
Sprecher, S., & Fehr, B. Relationship dissolution. J. Ponzetti et al. (EDs), Macmillan Encyclopedia of Intimate and Family Relationships (2019): 714-719.
Verette Lindenbaum, J., & Sprecher, S. Attributions in close relationships. J. Ponzetti et al. (EDs), MacMillan Encyclopedia of Intimate and Family Relationships (2019): 67-73.
Hatfield, E., & Sprecher, S. Seduction. Encyclopedia of Human Behavior. Wiley-Blackwell (2014)
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Hampton, A., Fisher, A., & Sprecher, S. "You're Like Me and I Like You": Mediators of the similarity-liking link assessed before and after a getting-acquainted social interaction. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 36 (2019): 2221-2244.
Sprecher, S. Does dis(similarity) information about a new acquaintance lead to liking or repulsion? An experimental test of a classic social psychology issue. Social Psychology Quarterly 18 (2019): 303-318.
Sprecher, S., Econie, A., & Treger, S. Mate preferences in emerging adulthood and beyond: Cross-sectional and retrospective analyses to examine changes.. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 36 (2019): 3139-3158.
Sprecher, S., Treger, S., & Landa, N. Men and women's plans for romantic initiation strategies across four settings. Current Psychology (2019)
Sprecher, S. Inequity Leads to Distress and a Reduction in Satisfaction: Evidence from a Priming Experiment. Journal of Family Issues 39 (2018): 230-244.
Presentations
Interdependence and Closeness in Getting-Acquainted Dyads. The International Association for Relationship Research. (2017)
Mate Preferences in Emerging Adulthood and Beyond: Cross-sectional and Retrospective Analyses to Examine Change. The International Association for Relationship Research. (2017)
Can I connect with both you and my social network?: Access to network-salient communication technology and get-acquainted interaction.. Mini-conference for the International Association for Relationship Research. (2015)
Heterosexual couples' perceptions of balance of the work of relationship initiation and maintenance. Society for the Personality and Social Psychology. (2015)
The Study of Get-Acquainted Interactions through the Social Interaction Paradigm. Department of Psychology; University of California - San Bernardino. (2015)
The Study of Get-acquainted Interactions Using the Social Interaction Paradigm. Department of Human and Community Development. (2015)
Elevating Positive Mood Through Getting-Acquainted Interactions: Results from Two Get-Acquainted Interaction Studies. Midwest Psychological Association Meeting. (2014)
"Self-Expansion in Initial Interactions: Effects of Perceived and Actual Similarity". Annual Conference for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. (2014)
Role of Similarity in Activity Preferences in a Sample of Romantic Couples. Mini-Conference for the International Association for Relationship Research. (2013)
Taking Turns: Reciprocal Self-Disclosure Promotes Liking in Initial Interactions. Society for Personality and Social Psychology. (2013)
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