My primary research interests are in the interdisciplinary field of close relationships. In collaboration with Susan S. Hendrick, over the past decade we have pursued a program of research revolving around love and sex attitudes. In work with doctoral students, we have studied how attitudes toward love and sexuality are linked to other aspects of close relations, such as self-disclosure, conflict styles, personality variables, communication modalities, and relationship satisfaction. I have a strong secondary interest in the writings of Charles S. Peirce, and in select areas of philosophy.

Primary Interests:

Attitudes and Beliefs
Close Relationships
Communication, Language
Gender Psychology
Interpersonal Processes
Personality, Individual Differences
Sexuality, Sexual Orientation

Attitudes and Beliefs
Close Relationships
Communication, Language
Gender Psychology

Interpersonal Processes
Personality, Individual Differences
Sexuality, Sexual Orientation

Books:

Hendrick, C., & Hendrick, S. S. (Eds.). (2000). Close relationships: A sourcebook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Journal Articles:

Boekhout, B. A., Hendrick, S. S., & Hendrick, C. (2003). Exploring infidelity: Development of the Relationship Issues Scale. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 8, 283-306.
Boekhout, B. A., Hendrick, S. S., & Hendrick, C. (1999). Relationship infidelity: A loss process. Journal of Personal and Interpersonal Loss, 4, 97-123.
Hendrick, C. (2002). A new age of prevention?. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 19, 621-627.
Hendrick, C., Hendrick, S. S., & Dicke, A. (1998). The Love Attitude Scale: Short form. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 15, 147-159.
Hendrick, C., Hendrick,S. S., & Reich, D. A. (2006). The Brief Sexual Attitudes Scale. The Journal of Sex Research, 43, 76-86.
Hendrick, S. S., Dicke, A., & Hendrick, C. (1998). The Relationship Assessment Scale. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 15, 137-142.
Hendrick, S. S., & Hendrick,C.(2006). Measuring respect in close relationships.Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 23, 881-899.
Hendrick, S. S., & Hendrick, C. (2002). Linking romantic love and sex: Development of the Perceptions of Love and Sex Scale. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 19, 361-378.
Hendrick, S. S., & Hendrick, C. (1995). Gender differences and similarities in sex and love. Personal Relationships, 2, 55-65.
Meeks, B. S., Hendrick, S. S., & Hendrick, C. (1998). Communication, love, and relationship satifaction.Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 15, 137-142.
White, J. K., Hendrick, S. S., & Hendrick, C. (2004). Big five personality variables and relationship constructs. Personality and Individual Differences, 37, 1519-1530.
Zachilli, T. L., hendrick, C., & Hendrick,S. S. (2009) Rhe Romantic Partner Conflict Scale: A new scale to measure relationship conflict. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 26, 1073-1096.

Other Publications:

Hendrick, C. (2005). Evolution as a foundation for psychological theories. In S. Strack (Ed.), Handbook of personology and psychopathology (pp. 3-23). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Clyde Hendrick
Department of Psychology
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-2051
United States

Phone: (806) 742-3711, ext. 248
Fax: (806) 742-0818