Susan S. Hendrick's research while affiliated with Texas Tech University and other places

... R. House, 2018;Kohne et al., 2019;Neumann, 2008), and how we behave (Cialdini & Goldstein, 2004;Latané, 1981). As such, understanding and measuring social relationships, from parent-child interactions (Funamoto & Rinaldi, 2015;Kerns et al., 2000;Peisah et al., 1999;Saunders & Schuchts, 1987) to romantic relationships (Hendrick & Hendrick, 2003;Langeslag et al., 2013;Overbeek et al., 2007;Rubin, 1970;Sternberg et al., 2006) and friendships (Hawthorne & Griffith, 2000;Helmi et al., 2017;Nielsen et al., 2000;Sharabany, 1994), or larger social networks including colleagues and acquaintances (de la Haye et al., 2010;Moore, 1990;Rosenquist et al., 2010;Ueno, 2005;Zagenczyk et al., 2013), has always been a key area of psychology and related disciplines. Over the past decades, a large variety of methods have been used to measure social interactions and communication in social relationships, each with their own unique advantages and disadvantages. ...

... Upon learning about infidelity in one's relationship, the core, tacit assumptions one holds about themselves and their relationship quickly transform. Feelings of disillusionment (Negash et al., 2014), worthlessness, betrayal, loss, fear, and anger (Boekhout, Hendrick, & Hendrick, 2000) may trigger thoughts such as "Who is this person I've been with for so long?"; "Have they ever actually loved me?"; "How did I not see this coming?"; "Were they ever actually honest with me?"; "Was what we had a farce all along?"; and "Who am I to this person?" ...

... Conflicts associated with COVID-19-related stressors were exacerbated by lockdown measures for couples who suddenly experienced a significant increase in time spent together (Estlein, Gewirtz-Meydan, and Opuda 2022). On the other hand, lockdown measures and uncertainty about the pandemic may have provided an opportunity for couples to reconnect and focus on their relationships (Hendrick and Hendrick 2020). Much COVID-19 and relationship research has involved cohabitating couples in the Global North, with less attention given to the impact of COVID-19 on relationships between young people in the Global South (Luetke et al. 2020;Mazza et al. 2020;Pieh et al. 2020;Roesch et al. 2020;Eder et al. 2021). ...

... The present study extends the two previous studies by examining self-estimated gen der differences of two love theories, the passionate and companionate love theory, and the triangular theory of love (Hatfield & Walster, 1978;Sternberg & Weis, 2006). In nearly all cultural contexts, individuals differentiate between passionate love and companionate love (Hatfield & Rapson, 2005). ...

... Some work has found people report more secure relationships with pets than romantic partners (Beck and Madresh, 2008), while other work has found that people who exhibit insecure attachments to romantic partners in turn exhibit insecure attachments to pets (Zilcha-Mano et al., 2011). Past work found that attitudes toward romantic partners and pets were similar (Guthrie et al., 2018). Specifically, an erotic (traditional, idealistic love) human-human love attitude was linked to the endorsement of favorable pet attitudes, while a ludic (game-playing love) human-human love style was associated with the endorsement of unfavorable pet attitudes. ...

... Se diseñó un instrumento sociodemográfico que consistió en realizar preguntas orientadas a conocer el perfil de los y las participantes del estudio, incluyendo: edad, sexo, estado civil y nivel socioeconómico. A su vez, para evaluar la satisfacción en las relaciones románticas, se empleó la Escala de Satisfacción con la Relación (RAS), creada por S. Hendrick (Hendrick y Hendrick, 1992), la cual tiene una estructura unidimensional. Se usó de la traducción al español de Moral (2008) derivada del método de traducción reversa, en un estudio realizado en México, sin las modificaciones que se introdujeron para hacer que la escala fuese más específica a la relación marital al estudio publicado; la consistencia interna fue un alfa de Cronbach de .86 ...

... This article investigates bereaved siblings' meaning-making stories about the drug-related death of their brother or sister. Bereaved siblings are often referred to as a 'forgotten group' (Bowman et al., 2014;Smith-Genthôs et al., 2017) because of the lack of research focusing upon them (Løberg et al., 2022;Templeton et al., 2018). Losing a sibling to sudden or unnatural death is a life crisis that can present an increased risk of early death (Rostila et al., 2012;Yu et al., 2017) and mental health challenges (Bolton et al., 2016;Rostila et al., 2019). ...

... Research indicates core beliefs can create biases that skew components of clinical practice. For example, Ford and Hendrick (2003) surveyed psychotherapists regarding their client population preferences. In general, men of Catholic or Protestant backgrounds and those who identified as politically conservative, reported being more uncomfortable working with clients involved in extra-marital or same-sex relationships. ...

... Altruistic love, centered on selflessness and concern for the partner's well-being, may protect against cheating. However, unrealistic expectations stemming from excessive self-sacrifice could contribute to dissatisfaction and infidelity (Hendrick & Hendrick, 2006). ...

... As such, clinicians need a more coherent understanding of the impact of CSD on their clients so that they can use this technique, if and when therapeutically appropriate, with greater confidence. Unfortunately, very few published reviews of the literature on CSD exist; those that have explored CSD are narrative reviews (e.g., Cozby, 1973;Hendrick, 1987;Henretty & Levitt, 2010;Hill & Knox, 2001;Watkins, 1990), most of which offer support for the use of CSD while acknowledging the lack of a coherent understanding of its effects. ...