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34324
World Ranking
2224
National Ranking
1294

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1981 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Letitia Anne Peplau is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including psychology, medicine, and the social sciences.

Their work covers various subfields, notably:

  • Social Psychology
  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Gender Studies

Main themes explored in their research include:

  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies

Throughout their career, Peplau has been recognized with awards such as:

  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), awarded in 1981

Best Publications

  • The Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale: Concurrent and Discriminant Validity Evidence

    Dan Russell;Letitia A. Peplau;Carolyn E. Cutrona

  • Biobehavioral responses to stress in females: tend-and-befriend, not fight-or-flight.

    Shelley E. Taylor;Laura Cousino Klein;Brian P. Lewis;Tara L. Gruenewald

  • Developing a measure of loneliness.

    Dan Russell;Letitia Anne Peplau;Mary Lund Ferguson

  • Loneliness: A Sourcebook of Current Theory, Research and Therapy.

    Letitia Anne Peplau;Daniel Perlman

  • Who believes in a just world

    Zick Rubin;Letitia Anne Peplau

  • Power strategies in intimate relationships.

    Toni L Falbo;Letitia A. Peplau

  • Breakups Before Marriage: The End of 103 Affairs

    Charles T. Hill;Zick Rubin;Letitia Anne Peplau

  • Sex differences in same-sex friendship

    Mayta A. Caldwell;Letitia Anne Peplau

  • Issues in psychotherapy with lesbians and gay men. A survey of psychologists.

    Linda Garnets;Kristin A. Hancock;Susan D. Cochran;Jacqueline Goodchilds

  • Sexual compliance: gender, motivational, and relationship perspectives

    Emily A. Impett;Letitia A. Peplau

  • An Intersectional Analysis of Gender and Ethnic Stereotypes: Testing Three Hypotheses.

    Negin Ghavami;Letitia Anne Peplau

  • Desiring the Muscular Ideal: Men's Body Satisfaction in the United States, Ukraine, and Ghana

    David A. Frederick;Gregory M. Buchanan;Leila Sadehgi-Azar;Letitia Anne Peplau

  • The Close Relationships of Lesbians and Gay Men

    Letitia Anne Peplau;Adam W. Fingerhut

  • Stigma Management and Well-Being: The Role of Perceived Social Support, Emotional Processing, and Suppression:

    Kristin P. Beals;Letitia Anne Peplau;Shelly L. Gable

  • Sexual Intimacy in Dating Relationships

    Letitia Anne Peplau;Zick Rubin;Charles T. Hill

  • Why Some Women Consent to Unwanted Sex with a Dating Partner: Insights from Attachment Theory.

    Emily A. Impett;Letitia Anne Peplau

  • Giving up and giving in: the costs and benefits of daily sacrifice in intimate relationships.

    Emily A. Impett;Shelly L. Gable;Letitia Anne Peplau

  • Does size matter? Men's and women's views on penis size across the lifespan.

    Janet Lever;David A. Frederick;Letitia Anne Peplau

  • Human Sexuality: How Do Men and Women Differ?

    Letitia Anne Peplau

  • Self-Disclosure in Dating Couples: Sex Roles and the Ethic of Openness*

    Zick Rubin;Charles T. Hill;Letitia Anne Peplau;Christine Dunkel-Schetter

Frequent Co-Authors

Emily A. Impett
Emily A. Impett University of Toronto
Terri D. Conley
Terri D. Conley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Susan D. Cochran
Susan D. Cochran University of California, Los Angeles
David A. Frederick
David A. Frederick Chapman University
Daniel W. Russell
Daniel W. Russell Iowa State University
Shelly L. Gable
Shelly L. Gable University of California, Santa Barbara
Daniel Perlman
Daniel Perlman University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Karen S. Rook
Karen S. Rook University of California, Irvine
Constance Hammen
Constance Hammen University of California, Los Angeles
Scott C. Roesch
Scott C. Roesch San Diego State University

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