Research Interests
My research interests lie at the intersection of the study of gender and close relationships. I am particularly interested in women's and men's relationship standards and expectations. I am also investigating the extent to which people are motivated to confirm their beliefs about a relationship by perceiving their partner in a biased or distorted manner.
Recent Publications
Perlman, D.S. & Campbell, S.M. (2004). Sexuality in close relationships: Concluding Commentary. In J.M. Harvey, A.E. Wenzel, & S. Sprecher (Eds.). Handbook of sexuality in close relationships. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Brehm, S., Miller, R.W., Perlman, D.S., & Campbell, S.M. (2002). Intimate Relationships (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Wayment, H.A. & Campbell, S.M. (2000). How are "we" doing? The impact of motives and information use on the evaluation of romantic relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 17, 31-52.
Peplau, L.A., Veniegas, R., & Campbell, S.M. (1996). Gay and lesbian relationships. In R.C. Savin-Williams & K.M. Cohen (Eds.), The lives of lesbians, gays, and bisexuals: Children to adults. New York: Harcourt Brace.
Liu, J.H., Campbell, S.M., Condie, H. (1995). Ethnocentrism in dating preferences for an American sample: The in-group bias in social context. European Journal of Social Psychology, 25, 95-115.
Bradbury, T.N., Campbell, S.M., Fincham, F. (1995). The impact of sex-role identity in marriage: Longitudinal and behavioral analyses. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68(2), 328-341.
DeBro, S.C., Campbell, S.M., Peplau, L.A. (1994). Influencing a partner to use a condom: A college student perspective. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 18(2),165-182.
Campbell, S.M., Peplau, L.A., DeBro, S.C. (1992). Women, men and condoms: The attitudes and experiences of heterosexual college students. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 16, 273-288.
Grants
National Science Foundation REU Grant, Research in Psychology: Discovering the Process, $125,000, 2001-2002. Susan Miller Campbell and Michelle McCauley, Principal Investigators.
Vermont EPSCoR award, Commitment and Positive Illusions among Newlywed Married Couples, $4,500, 1995-1996. Susan Miller Campbell, Principal Investigator.
Recent Presentations
Lin, J.S., Majka, E.A., Campbell, S.M., Jordan, A.E., & Jersild, D. (March, 2003). The influence of power and gender on communication strategies. Presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, Maryland.
Campbell, S.M., Aleks, M., Stevens, J.C., & St. John, J. (July, 2002). Gay marriage: A descriptive study of civil unions in Vermont. Presented at the 11th International Conference on Personal Relationships, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Stevens, J.C., Aleks, M., & Campbell, S.M. (March, 2002). The effect of deliberative and implemental mindset on relationship evaluations: A replication. Presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
Aleks, M., St. John, J., Stevens, J.C., & Campbell, S.M. (March, 2002). Commitment in same-sex couples who have obtained a civil union: A preliminary study. Presented at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
Campbell, S.M., Fried, J., McDermott, L., & Wayment, H.A. (June, 2000). Predictors of spontaneous relationship evaluation. Presented at the International Conference on Personal Relationships, Queensland, Australia.
Wayment, H.A., Campbell, S.M., French, K., & Mehr, S. (April, 2000). The impact of self-esteem and attachment style on the formation of relationship standards. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Tucson, Arizona.
Edelstein, J., Corbin, A., Wayment, H.A., & Campbell, S.M. (April, 2000). Personal standards for romantic relationships: The role of evaluative information. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Tucson, Arizona.
McDermott, L.J., Campbell, S.M., & Wayment, H.A. (April, 1999). Categories of relationship cognition and cognition-eliciting circumstances.
Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association Conference, Providence, Rhode Island.
Hicks, A.M., Wayment, H.A., & Campbell, S.M. (April, 1999). Evaluation of romantic relationships: College students' reasons and strategies. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Fort Collins, CO.