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Dr Stanley Gaines
Senior Lecturer in Psychology

Summary

Research interests span aceoss the fields of relationship science (e.g., impact of traits, values, attitudes, and other aspects of personality on interdependence processes in close relationships, ethnic studies (e.g., links among aspects of ethnic attitudes and ethnic behaviour among members of various ethnic groups), and international development (e.g., psychometric properties of scales that were designed to measure aspects of inner wellbeing among individuals in various nations).

Qualifications

PhD in Psychology (University of Texas at Austin, USA, 1991)

BSc with Honours in Psychology (University of Texas at Arlington, 1985)

Responsibility

Within the College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (CHMLS), currently serving as Asosciate Director of the Centre for Culture and Evolution (CCE).

Newest selected publications

Gaines, SO., Otermans, P., Spanoudaki, M., Aditya, D. and Chirenda, N. (2024) 'Measuring relational wellbeing: construct validity in pre-COVID-Era UK; generalizability across COVID-lockdown-Era India, Greece, and UK'. Frontiers in Psychology, 15. pp. 1 - 14.Open Access Link

Journal article

Gaines, SO. (2024) 'Marriage and Culture Around the World: Marrying Someone from a Different Race, Religion, or Nationality', in Hojjat, M. and Moyer, A. (eds.) Modern Relationships Romance, Friendship, and Family in the 21st Century. New York; Oxford : Oxford University Press. pp. 124 - 140. ISBN 10: 0-19-765552-1. ISBN 13: 978-0-19-765550-4. Open Access Link

Book chapter

Gaines, SO. (2023) 'The Self in Relationships: An Introduction', inThe Self in Relationships Social-Personality Theory, Research, and New Directions (forthcoming). New York : Oxford University Press. , Section 1: Prologue. pp. 3 - 22. ISBN 10: 0-19-768765-2. ISBN 13: 978-0-19-768764-2. Open Access Link

Book chapter

Gaines, SO. (2023) 'The Self in Relationships: Social-Personality Theory, Research, and New Directions'. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISSN 10: 0-19-768764-4 ISSN 13: 978-0-19-768763-5

Book

Gaines, S. (2022) 'Processes in International Relationships: A Critical Review'. Personal Relationships, 29 (3). pp. 524 - 545. ISSN: 1350-4126 Open Access Link

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