Clyde Hendrick was a Horn Professor of Psychology at
Texas Tech University. He received his doctorate degree from
University of Missouri in 1967 in Psychology.
His main research interests included close relationships. During the past decade his primary focus was around love and sex attitudes. In collaboration with doctoral students. Hendrick studied various aspects related to love and sex attitudes. These two research areas are connected to close relations, such as relationship satisfaction, communication modalities, personality variables, conflict styles, and self-disclosure. He worked very closely with
Susan Hendrick on many of his research studies. As a second interest, Hendrick focused on the writings of
Charles S. Peirce. Together, they were known as "The Love Doctors".
Primary Interests:
* Love
* Sex Attitudes
* Close Relations
* Relationship Attitudes
* Communication Styles
* Personal Beliefs
* Gender Differences
Publications:
* Close Relationships: A Sourcebook
* Group Processes
* Romantic Love
* Research Methods in Personality and Social Psychology
* Perspectives on Social Psychology
* The Nature of Theory and Research in Social Psychology
* Sex and Gender
References
Texas Tech University faculty
1936 births
2022 deaths
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