Susan Hendrick
American psychologist
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Susan S. Hendrick is an American psychologist and Horn Professor of Psychology at Texas Tech University.[1][2] Along with her husband, Clyde Hendrick, she is known for developing the Love Attitudes Scale,[3][4][5] an instrument commonly used in romantic love research.[6][7]
Susan S. Hendrick | |
|---|---|
| Education | Kent State University (PhD, 1978) |
| Known for | Love Attitudes Scale |
| Spouse | Clyde Hendrick |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| Institutions | Texas Tech University |
Career
Hendrick received her PhD from Kent State University in 1978.[8]
Later, in Miami, Florida, she was in private practice, and taught at University of Miami.[8][2]
She began working at Texas Tech University in 1984, where she taught both graduate and undergraduate courses, including a course on close relationships—a field she and her husband Clyde Hendrick helped develop.[2]
In 1986, together with Clyde, she developed the Love Attitudes Scale (LAS).[3][4][9] Research using the LAS is an extension of the color wheel theory of love invented by John Alan Lee.[9][10] The LAS has since been translated into a dozen languages.[4] The Hendricks were once called "the love doctors" in a Texas Tech Valentine's Day advice column.[11]
Hendrick was an associate editor of the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, and served on the editorial boards of Journal of Marriage and the Family and Contemporary Psychology.[8]
In 2005, she was named a Horn Professor by Texas Tech, the highest honor bestowed by the university upon a faculty member.[1]
Publications
- Hendrick, Susan; Hendrick, Clyde (1992). Liking, Loving and Relating. Brooks/Cole. ISBN 978-0-534-16014-2.
- Hendrick, Susan S.; Hendrick, Clyde (1992-06-10). Romantic Love. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-0-8039-3671-3.
- Hendrick, Susan (1995). Close Relationships: What Couple Therapists Can Learn. Brooks/ Cole Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-534-25434-6.
- Hendrick, Clyde; Hendrick, Susan (2000). Close Relationships: A Sourcebook. SAGE. ISBN 978-0-7619-1606-2.
- Hendrick, Susan (2004). Understanding Close Relationships. Pearson. ISBN 978-0-205-34985-2.
