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
