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Overview

Terri D. Conley is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans several intersecting fields within the social sciences and psychology, with particular emphasis on sexuality, behavior, and related health and social issues.

Conley's work primarily covers topics including:

  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Marriage and Sexual Relationships
  • Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Islamic Finance and Banking Studies
  • Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences

Their disciplinary focus is rooted in Social Sciences and Psychology, with significant contributions in subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, and Accounting.

Conley has contributed to academic literature through recent papers that explore gender differences in sexuality, global inequities in research populations, and aspects of consensual non-monogamy. Notable papers include:

  • "How WEIRD and Androcentric Is Sex Research? Global Inequities in Study Populations" (2021), published in The Journal of Sex Research
  • "Women Get Worse Sex: A Confound in the Explanation of Gender Differences in Sexuality" (2022), published in Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • "Internalized Messages: The Role of Sexual Violence Normalization on Meaning-making after Campus Sexual Violence" (2020), published in Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma
  • "The Role of Gendered Entitlement in Understanding Inequality in the Bedroom" (2021), published in Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • "Are there "Better" and "Worse" Ways to be Consensually Non-Monogamous (CNM)?: CNM Types and CNM-Specific Predictors of Dyadic Adjustment" (2021), published in Archives of Sexual Behavior

Thevenues where Conley frequently publishes include:

  • Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy
  • Journal of Applied Social Psychology
  • The Journal of Sex Research
  • Perspectives on Psychological Science

Conley often collaborates with a group of frequent coauthors, including Jennifer L. Piemonte, Verena Klein, Staci Gusakova, Richard Crisp, and Nancy E. Adler. These collaborations span multiple publications and contribute to ongoing research in their areas of expertise.

Best Publications

  • The Fewer the Merrier?: Assessing Stigma Surrounding Consensually Non-monogamous Romantic Relationships

    Terri D. Conley;Amy C. Moors;Jes L. Matsick;Ali Ziegler

  • A Critical Examination of Popular Assumptions About the Benefits and Outcomes of Monogamous Relationships

    Terri D. Conley;Ali Ziegler;Amy C. Moors;Jes L. Matsick

  • A relational approach to cognition: Shared experience and relationship affirmation in social cognition.

    Curtis D. Hardin;Terri D. Conley

  • Love and sex: polyamorous relationships are perceived more favourably than swinging and open relationships

    Jes L. Matsick;Terri D. Conley;Ali Ziegler;Amy C. Moors

  • On the Margins: Considering Diversity among Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships

    Jennifer D. Rubin;Amy C. Moors;Jes L. Matsick;Ali Ziegler

  • Attached to monogamy? Avoidance predicts willingness to engage (but not actual engagement) in consensual non-monogamy

    Amy C. Moors;Terri D. Conley;Robin S. Edelstein;William J. Chopik

  • Backlash From the Bedroom: Stigma Mediates Gender Differences in Acceptance of Casual Sex Offers

    Terri D. Conley;Ali Ziegler;Amy C. Moors

  • Investigation of Consensually Nonmonogamous Relationships.

    Terri Conley;Jessica Matsick;Amy Catherine Moors;Ali Ziegler

  • Unfaithful Individuals are Less Likely to Practice Safer Sex Than Openly Nonmonogamous Individuals

    Terri D. Conley;Amy C. Moors;Ali Ziegler;Constantina Karathanasis

  • Perceived proposer personality characteristics and gender differences in acceptance of casual sex offers.

    Terri D. Conley

  • Stigma toward individuals engaged in consensual nonmonogamy: Robust and worthy of additional research.

    Amy C. Moors;Jes L. Matsick;Ali Ziegler;Jennifer D. Rubin

  • Women, Men, and the Bedroom: Methodological and Conceptual Insights That Narrow, Reframe, and Eliminate Gender Differences in Sexuality

    Terri D. Conley;Amy C. Moors;Jes L. Matsick;Ali Ziegler

  • The Development of Sexual Orientation in Women

    Letitia Anne Peplau;Leah R. Spalding;Terri D. Conley;Rosemary C. Veniegas

  • Killing Us Softly? Investigating Portrayals of Women and Men in Contemporary Magazine Advertisements.

    Terri D. Conley;Laura R. Ramsey

  • Gender, Relationship Status, and Stereotyping about Sexual Risk

    Terri D. Conley;Barry E. Collins

  • A critique of Bem's "Exotic Becomes Erotic" theory of sexual orientation

    Letitia Anne Peplau;Linda D. Garnets;Leah R. Spalding;Terri D. Conley

  • More Oxygen Please!: How Polyamorous Relationship Strategies Might Oxygenate Marriage

    Terri D. Conley;Amy C. Moors

  • Mistakes that heterosexual people make when trying to appear non-prejudiced: the view from LGB people.

    Terri D. Conley;Christopher Calhoun;Sophia R. Evett;Patricia G. Devine

  • Differences Between Condom Users and Condom Nonusers in Their Multidimensional Condom Attitudes

    Terri D. Conley;Barry E. Collins

  • Sexual satisfaction among individuals in monogamous and consensually non-monogamous relationships:

    Terri D. Conley;Jennifer L. Piemonte;Staci Gusakova;Jennifer D. Rubin

  • A test of positive illusions versus shared reality models of relationship satisfaction among gay, lesbian, and heterosexual couples

    Terri D. Conley;Scott C. Roesch;Letitia Anne Peplau;Michael S. Gold

Frequent Co-Authors

Letitia Anne Peplau
Letitia Anne Peplau University of California, Los Angeles
Patricia G. Devine
Patricia G. Devine University of Wisconsin–Madison
William J. Chopik
William J. Chopik Michigan State University
Sari M. van Anders
Sari M. van Anders Queen's University
Robin S. Edelstein
Robin S. Edelstein University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Torsten B. Neilands
Torsten B. Neilands University of California, San Francisco
Margaret E. Kemeny
Margaret E. Kemeny University of California, San Francisco
Janet Shibley Hyde
Janet Shibley Hyde University of Wisconsin–Madison
Scott C. Roesch
Scott C. Roesch San Diego State University
Shelley E. Taylor
Shelley E. Taylor University of California, Los Angeles

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