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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Beverley Fehr is affiliated with the University of Winnipeg in Canada and specializes in psychology with a focus on social and applied psychology. Their body of work spans several interconnected topics related to human relationships, behavioral health, and psychological well-being.

The primary research areas addressed by Beverley Fehr include:

  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Mind wandering and attention
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Cultural Differences and Values

Fehr's publications have appeared predominantly in journals related to personal and social relationships. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Personal Relationships
  • Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Recent papers authored by Beverley Fehr include:

  • "Conceptions and the experience of friendship in underrepresented groups" (2022), Personal Relationships
  • "Compassionate love and beneficence in the family" (2024), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Among their frequent collaborators are researchers such as Cheryl Harasymchuk, Johanna Peetz, Shamarukh Chowdhury, Susan Sprecher, and Rowland S. Miller.

Beverley Fehr's work is situated mainly within psychology, particularly with a strong emphasis on social psychology. Subfields of their research include:

  • Social Psychology
  • Applied Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Their contributions focus on understanding complex social phenomena such as relationship dynamics, mood effects in social interactions, and the experience of marginalized groups. The interdisciplinary nature of their work incorporates elements of cognitive neuroscience and sociopolitical contexts alongside psychological theory.

In recognition of their professional standing, Beverley Fehr was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Concept of Emotion Viewed From a Prototype Perspective

    Beverley Fehr;James A. Russell

  • Social-cognitive conceptualization of attachment working models : Availability and accessibility effects

    Mark W. Baldwin;John Patrick Richard Keelan;Beverley Fehr;Vicki Enns

  • Compassionate love for close others and humanity

    Susan Sprecher;Beverley Fehr

  • The Concept of Love Viewed From a Prototype Perspective

    Beverley Fehr;James A. Russell

  • On the instability of attachment style ratings

    Mark W. Baldwin;Beverley Fehr

  • Prototype analysis of the concepts of love and commitment

    Beverley Anne Fehr

  • An Exploration of the Relational Schemata Underlying Attachment Styles: Self-Report and Lexical Decision Approaches

    Mark W. Baldwin;Beverley Fehr;Erin Keedian;Mariena Seidel

  • Fuzzy concepts in a fuzzy hierarchy: Varieties of anger.

    James A. Russell;Beverley Fehr

  • Dimensions of Relationship Quality

    Manfred Hassebrauck;Beverley Fehr

  • Relativity in the Perception of Emotion in Facial Expressions

    James A. Russell;Beverley Fehr

  • The construct of Machiavellianism: Twenty years later.

    Beverley Fehr;Deborah Samson;Delroy L. Paulhus

  • Factors Associated with Distress Following the Breakup of a Close Relationship

    Susan Sprecher;Diane Felmlee;Sandra Metts;Beverley Fehr

  • Intimacy expectations in same-sex friendships: a prototype interaction-pattern model.

    Beverley Fehr

  • Anger in Close Relationships: An Interpersonal Script Analysis

    Beverley Fehr;Mark Baldwin;Lois Collins;Suzanne Patterson

  • Self-esteem and perceptions of conveyed impressions: is negative affectivity associated with greater realism?

    Jennifer D. Campbell;Beverley Fehr

  • The science of compassionate love : theory, research, and applications

    Beverley Anne Fehr;Susan Sprecher;Lynn Underwood Gordon

  • Prototype-based assessment of laypeople's views of love.

    Beverley Fehr

  • Prototype analysis of the concept of compassionate love

    Beverley Fehr;Susan Sprecher

  • A SCRIPT ANALYSIS OF RELATIONAL BOREDOM: CAUSES, FEELINGS, AND COPING STRATEGIES

    Cheryl Harasymchuk;Beverley Fehr

  • How do I love thee? Let me consult my prototype.

    Beverley Fehr

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Sprecher
Susan Sprecher Illinois State University
Mark W. Baldwin
Mark W. Baldwin McGill University
Delroy L. Paulhus
Delroy L. Paulhus University of British Columbia
Lawrence M. Ward
Lawrence M. Ward University of British Columbia

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