HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 14, 2011 – Dr. Sadie Leder, assistant professor of psychology and assistant director of High Point University’s Survey Research Center, was named a staff writer for an online magazine on the psychological study of close relationships, called “Science of Relationships.”
The aim of the “Science of Relationships” website is to present prominent research findings from the fields of psychology, sociology, communication and evolutionary biology in a format that is engaging and fun for all readers. Writers for the website are relationship experts who have received doctorate degrees and are active researchers in the field of relationships science.
As a writer for the site, Leder has published a number of articles, including “The Attractiveness Stereotype and Barney’s ‘Crazy-Hot’ Scale,” “A Little Too Good to Be True: Deceptive Tactics in Dating,” and “Redbox and the Most Romantic City in the United States.”
Leder instructs a class at HPU called Close Relationships, which considers a human’s need for love compared to their fear of rejection, and a first year seminar titled Love and Hate in Cyberspace, which takes a close look at the trend of online dating. Both classes require students to consider complex psychological phenomena as well as read and discuss research findings in national journals. Supplementing these courses with articles from the “Science of Relationships” website helps make theories more relevant and relatable to students, says Leder.
“I feel fortunate to be able to showcase not only my own research, but prominent findings within the field of close relationship in such a unique and significant forum. This site makes it possible to share our work with a much larger audience, challenging them to critically consider relationship science as it applies to their own lives,” says Leder. “People are inundated with opinion-based relationship advice from the internet, books and television. This site acts as a rebuttal, basing all information on scholarly work and empirical findings, but in a very straightforward and entertaining fashion.”
The articles published by “Science of Relationships” receive international coverage. Leder’s recent post, “Aww Sookie, Sookie, Now! True (Blood) Love from a Gain-Loss Perspective” became a “readers’ favorite” after receiving more than 1,000 views during the first day of its release. Dr. Leder’s articles can be read by visiting http://www.scienceofrelationships.com/.
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Pam Haynes
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