
INTRODUCTION
I am a social psychologist and statistician. I am particularly interested in aspects of sexual and romantic attraction (sexual desire; passionate, companionate, compassionate, and other types of love; romanticism; mate preference; etc.). My area of statistical expertise is multivariate analysis. I enjoy collaborating with students and colleagues; this has allowed me to conduct research in diverse areas (eating disorders, cancer screening, helping behavior, stereotyping, jury decision-making).
TEACHING INTERESTS
I truly enjoy teaching, and so my interests are quite varied. Over the years, I've been fortunate to have had the opportunity to teach a wide array of courses for the Psychology Department here at Cal State LA. However, most of my assigned coursework falls in my areas of training and expertise - (1) statistics and methodology (PSY 3020 Statistics in Psychology, PSY 3040 Research Methods, PSY 4910 Multivariate Statistics, PSY 5910 Advanced Multivariate Statistics), (2) social and personality psychology (PSY 3220 Social Psychology, PSY 3180 Psychology of Personality, PSY 5220 Seminar: Social Psychology), and (3) close relationships and human sexuality (PSY 4150 Interpersonal Relationships, PSY 4160 Human Sexuality).
RESEARCH
My primary research interest is in the area of close relationships - specifically, romantic relationships. I am particularly interested in attraction - desire, passion, love, and related phenomena. I typically approach research questions from both a social psychological and evolutionary perspective. I am an active scientist/scholar, and have published a number of peer-reviewed journal articles, chapters and encyclopedia entries, and books. Copies of most of these publications are available (free download) at my webpage on ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pamela_Regan).
PUBLICATIONS
Please note that only books and refereed (peer-reviewed) publications are listed. Book reviews, other supplemental publications, and conference papers are not listed but are available upon request.
All work listed was conducted at Cal State LA. Prior publications are available upon request or at my ResearchGate webpage (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pamela_Regan).
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Berscheid, E., & Regan, P. (2019). 人际关系心理学 [Interpersonal relationships psychology]. Shanghai Educational Publishing House/Routledge. | 2019 |
King, B., & Regan, P. (2019). Human sexuality today (9th ed.). NewYork, NY: Pearson. | 2019 |
Sprecher, S., Christopher, F. S., Regan, P., Orbuch, T., & Cate, R. M. (2018). Sexuality in personal relationships. In A. L. Vangelisti & D. Perlman (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of personal relationships (2nd ed., pp. 311-326). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
(invited and peer-reviewed)
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2018 |
Regan, P., Cachelin, F. M., & Minnick, A. M. (2017). Initial treatment seeking from professional health care providers for eating disorders: A review and synthesis of potential barriers to and facilitators of "first contact." International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50, 190-209. (double blind peer review) |
2017 |
Regan, P. C. (2017). The mating game: A primer on love, sex, and marriage (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. |
2017 |
Regan, P. C. (2016). Loving unconditionally: Demographic correlates of the agapic love style. Interpersona, 10, 28-35. DOI: 10.5964/ijpr.v10i1.199. (double blind peer review) |
2016 |
Sprecher, S., Regan, P., & Orbuch, T. (2016). Who does the work? Partner perceptions of the initiation and maintenance of romantic relationships. Interpersona, 10, 13-27. DOI: 10.5964/ijpr.v10i1.191 (double blind peer review) |
2016 |
Regan, P. C. (2016). Sexual instinct and sexual desire. In A. Wong, M. Wickramasinghe, R. Hoogland, & N. A. Naples (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell encyclopedia of gender and sexuality studies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. DOI:10.1002/9781118663219.wbegss301
(invited and peer-reviewed)
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2016 |
Regan, P. C., & Durvasula, R. S. (2015). A brief review of intimate partner violence in the United States: Nature, correlates, and proposed preventative measures. Interpersona, 9, 127-134. DOI: 10.5964/ijpr.v9i2.186 (double blind peer review) * CSLA faculty co-author |
2015 |
Regan, P. C. (2015). Attraction in close relationships. Oxford bibliographies online: Psychology. DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199828340-0158. (invited, blind peer review) |
2015 |
Regan, P. C. (2015). Infidelity. In P. Whelehan & A. Bolin (Eds.), The international encyclopedia of human sexuality (1st ed., pp. 588-591). Hoboken, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (invited, peer review) |
2015 |
Regan, P. C. (2015). Sexual desire. In P. Whelehan & A. Bolin (Eds.), The international encyclopedia of human sexuality (1st ed., pp. 291-293). Hoboken, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (invited, peer review) |
2015 |
Regan, P. C. (2015). Sexual desire: Conceptualization, correlates, and causes. In W. Hofmann & L. F. Nordgren (Eds.), The psychology of desire (pp. 347-368). New York, NY: Guilford Publications, Inc. (invited, peer review) |
2015 |
Durvasula, R., & Regan, P. (2015). Personality and sexual risk in HIV-positive gay men. In D. Chhabra (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology (pp. 124-131). Singapore: Global Science and Technology Forum. (blind peer review) * CSLA faculty co-author |
2015 |
King, B. M., & Regan, P. C. (2014). Human sexuality today (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. |
2014 |
Regan, P. C. (2013). Sexual desire in women. In D. Castañeda (Ed.), The essential handbook of women’s sexuality (Vol. 1, pp. 3-24). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. (invited, blind peer review) |
2013 |
Regan, P. C. (2012). Love, college style. In R. D. McAnulty (Ed.), Sex in college: The things they don’t write home about (pp. 119-142). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. (invited, peer review) |
2012 |
Regan, P. C., Lakhanpal, S., & Anguiano, C. (2012). Relationship outcomes in Indian-American love-based and arranged marriages. Psychological Reports, 110, 915-924. (blind peer review) * CSLA student co-authors |
2012 |
Regan, P. (2011). Close relationships. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis/Routledge. |
2011 |
Regan, P. C. (2011). Cinderella revisited: Women’s appearance modification as a function of target audience sex and attractiveness. Social Behavior and Personality, 39, 563-576. (double blind peer review) |
2011 |
Regan, P. C., & Anguiano, C. (2010). Romanticism as a function of age, sex, and ethnicity. Psychological Reports, 107, 972-976. (blind peer review) * CSLA student co-author |
2010 |
Regan, P. C. (2009). Love, companionate and passionate. In H. T. Reis & S. K. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human relationships (Vol. 2, pp. 1007-1011). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (invited, peer review) |
2009 |
Regan, P. C. (2009). Love, unreciprocated. In H. T. Reis & S. K. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human relationships (Vol. 2, pp. 1018-1019). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (invited, peer review) |
2009 |
Regan, P. C. (2009). Lust. In H. T. Reis & S. K. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human relationships (Vol. 2, pp. 1019-1022). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (invited, peer review) |
2009 |
Cachelin, F. M., & Regan, P. C. (2009). Binge eating: What we can learn from multi-ethnic community samples. In N. Chambers (Ed.), Binge eating: Psychological factors, symptoms and treatment (pp. 13-22). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (invited, peer review) * CSLA faculty co-author |
2009 |
Regan, P. C. (2008). The mating game: A primer on love, sex, and marriage (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. |
2008 |
Regan, P. C., & Durvasula, R. S. (2008). Predictors of breast cancer screening in Asian and Latina university students. College Student Journal, 42, 1152-1161. (double blind peer review) * CSLA faculty co-author |
2008 |
Durvasula, R. S., Regan, P. C., Ureño, O., & Howell, L. (2008). Predictors of cervical cancer screening in Asian and Latina university students. College Student Journal, 42, 243-253. (double blind peer review) * CSLA faculty and student co-authors |
2008 |
Regan, P. C., Shen, W., Gosset, E., & De La Peña, E. (2007). ‘Fireworks exploded in my mouth’: Affective reactions before, during, and after the very first kiss. International Journal of Sexual Health, 19, 1-16. (double blind peer review) * CSLA student co-authors |
2007 |
Regan, P. C. (2007). Companionate love. In R. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social psychology (Vol. 1., pp. 158-159). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (invited, peer review) |
2007 |
Regan, P. C. (2007). Matching hypothesis. In R. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social psychology (Vol. 2, pp. 545-546). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (invited, peer review) |
2007 |
Cachelin, F. M., Striegel-Moore, R. H., & Regan, P. C. (2006). Factors associated with treatment seeking in a community sample of European American and Mexican American women with eating disorders. European Eating Disorders Review, 14, 422-429. (double blind peer review) * CSLA faculty co-author |
2006 |
Durvasula, R. S., & Regan, P. C. (2006). Style and substance: Twelve tips for a better job talk. The Observer, 19, 18-19. (invited, peer review) * CSLA faculty co-author |
2006 |
Durvasula, R. S., Regan, P. C., Ureño, O., & Howell, L. (2006). Frequency of cervical and breast cancer screening rates in a multi-ethnic female college sample. Psychological Reports, 99, 418-420. (blind peer review) * CSLA student and faculty co-authors |
2006 |
Regan, P. C. (2006). Love. In R. D. McAnulty & M. M. Burnette (Eds.), Sex and sexuality. Vol. 2. Sexual function and dysfunction (pp. 87-113). Westport, CT: Praeger. (invited, peer review) |
2006 |
Regan, P. C., & Atkins, L. (2006). Sex differences and similarities in frequency and intensity of sexual desire. Social Behavior and Personality, 34, 95-102. (double blind peer review) * CSLA student co-author |
2006 |
Cachelin, F. M., & Regan, P. C. (2006). Prevalence and correlates of chronic dieting in a multi-ethnic U.S. community sample. Eating and Weight Disorders, 11, 91-99. (double blind peer review) * CSLA faculty co-author |
2006 |
Regan, P. C., & Cachelin, F. M. (2006). Binge eating and purging in a multi-ethnic community sample. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 39, 523-526. (double blind peer review) * CSLA faculty co-author |
2006 |
Berscheid, E., & Regan, P. (2005). The psychology of interpersonal relationships. Mahwah, NJ: Prentice-Hall. |
2005 |
Regan, P. C., & Gutierrez, D. M. (2005). The effect of participants’ sex and targets’ perceived need on supermarket helping behavior. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 101, 617-620. (blind peer review) * CSLA student co-author |
2005 |
Qaqiesh, E., & Regan, P. C. (2004). Attitudes toward extrarelational sex as a function of participant’s and third party’s gender. Psychological Reports, 95, 965-968. (blind peer review) * CSLA student co-author |
2004 |
Regan, P. C. (2004). Sex and the attraction process: Lessons from science (and Shakespeare) on lust, love, chastity, and fidelity. In J. Harvey, A. Wenzel, & S. Sprecher (Eds.), The handbook of sexuality in close relationships (pp. 115-133). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. (invited, peer review) |
2004 |
Regan, P. C., Durvasula, R., Howell, L., Ureño, O., & Rea, M. (2004). Gender, ethnicity, and the developmental timing of first sexual and romantic experiences. Social Behavior and Personality, 32, 667-676. (double blind peer review) * CSLA student and faculty co-authors |
2004 |
Joshi, A., Ferris, J. C., Otto, A. L., & Regan, P. C. (2003). Parenting styles and academic achievement in college students. Psychological Reports, 93, 823-828. (blind peer review) * CSLA student and faculty co-authors |
2003 |
Regan, P. (2003). The mating game: A primer on love, sex, and marriage. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. [first edition] |
2003 |
Regan, P. C., & Joshi, A. (2003). Ideal partner preferences among adolescents. Social Behavior and Personality, 31, 13-20. (double blind peer review) * CSLA faculty co-author |
2003 |
Regan, P. C., Lyle, J. L., Otto, A. L., & Joshi, A. (2003). Pregnancy and changes in female sexual desire: A review. Social Behavior and Personality, 31, 603-612. (double blind peer review) * CSLA and CSUDH faculty co-authors |
2003 |
Regan, P. C. (2002). Functional features: An evolutionary perspective on inappropriate relationships. In R. Goodwin & D. Cramer (Eds.), Inappropriate Relationships: The unconventional, the disapproved, and the forbidden (pp. 25-42). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. (invited, peer review) |
2002 |
Regan, P. C., & Llamas, V. (2002). Customer service as a function of shopper’s attire. Psychological Reports, 90, 203-204. (blind peer review) * CSLA student co-author |
2002 |
Sprecher, S., & Regan, P. C. (2002). Liking some things (in some people) more than others: Partner preferences in romantic relationships and friendships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 19, 463-481. (double blind peer review) |
2002 |
Regan, P. C., Medina, R., & Joshi, A. (2001). Partner preferences among homosexual men and women: What is desirable in a sex partner is not necessarily desirable in a romantic partner. Social Behavior and Personality, 29, 625-633. (double blind peer review) * CSLA student and faculty co-authors |
2001 |
Regan, P. C. (2000). Love relationships. In L. T. Szuchman & F. Muscarella (Eds.), Psychological perspectives on human sexuality (pp. 232-282). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (invited, peer review) |
2000 |
Regan, P. C. (2000). The role of sexual desire and sexual activity in dating relationships. Social Behavior and Personality, 28, 51-60. (double blind peer review) |
2000 |
Regan, P. C., Levin, L., Sprecher, S., Christopher, F. S., & Cate, R. (2000). Partner preferences: What characteristics do men and women desire in their short-term sexual and long-term romantic partners? Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 12, 1-21. (blind peer review) |
2000 |
Regan, P. C., & Ramirez, C. (2000). Decisions on child care: Do sex and sexual orientation matter? Psychological Reports, 86, 922-924. (blind peer review) * CSLA student co-author |
2000 |
Sprecher, S., & Regan, P. C. (2000). Sexuality in a relational context. In C. Hendrick & S. S. Hendrick (Eds.), Close relationships: A sourcebook (pp. 217-227). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (invited, peer review) |
2000 |
Regan, P. C. (1999). Hormonal correlates and causes of sexual desire: A review. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 8, 1-16. (double blind peer review) |
1999 |
Regan, P. C., & Dreyer, C. S. (1999). Lust? Love? Status? Young adults' motives for engaging in casual sex. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 11, 1-24. (blind peer review) * CSLA student co-author |
1999 |
Regan, P. C., & Berscheid, E. (1999). Lust: What we know about human sexual desire. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. |
1999 |
Regan, P. C., Jerry, D., Narvaez, M., & Johnson, D. (1999). Public displays of affection among Asian and Latino heterosexual couples. Psychological Reports, 84, 1201-1202. (blind peer review) * CSLA student co-authors |
1999 |
Metts, S., Sprecher, S., & Regan, P. C. (1998). Communication and sexual desire. In P. A. Andersen & L. K. Guerrero (Eds.), Handbook of communication and emotion: Research, theory, applications, and contexts (pp. 353-377). Orlando, FL: Academic Press. (invited, peer review) |
1998 |
Regan, P. C. (1998). Minimum mate selection standards as a function of perceived mate value, relationship context, and gender. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 10, 53-73. (blind peer review) |
1998 |
Regan, P. C. (1998). Of lust and love: Beliefs about the role of sexual desire in romantic relationships. Personal Relationships, 5, 139-157. (blind peer review) |
1998 |
Regan, P. (1998). Romantic love and sexual desire. In V. C. de Munck (Ed.), Romantic love and sexual behavior: Perspectives from the social sciences (pp. 91-112). Westport, CT: Praeger. (invited, peer review) |
1998 |
Regan, P. C. (1998). What if you can’t get what you want? Willingness to compromise ideal mate selection standards as a function of sex, mate value, and relationship context. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 24, 1288-1297. (double blind peer review) |
1998 |
Regan, P. C., & Baker, S. J. (1998). The impact of child witness demeanor on perceived credibility and trial outcome in sexual abuse cases. Journal of Family Violence, 13, 187-195. (blind peer review) * CSLA student co-author |
1998 |
Regan, P. C., Kocan, E. R., & Whitlock, T. (1998). Ain’t love grand! A prototype analysis of the concept of romantic love. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 15, 411-420. (blind peer review) * CSLA student co-authors |
1998 |
Sprecher, S., & Regan, P. C. (1998). Passionate and companionate love in courting and young married couples. Sociological Inquiry, 68, 163-185. (blind peer review) |
1998 |
Sprecher, S., Regan, P. C., & McKinney, K. (1998). Beliefs about the outcomes of extramarital sexual relationships as a function of the gender of the “cheating spouse.” Sex Roles, 38, 301-311. (double blind peer review) |
1998 |
Kovera, M. B., Gresham, A. W., Borgida, E., Gray, E., & Regan, P. C. (1997). Does expert testimony inform or influence juror decision making? A social cognitive analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology, 82, 178-191. (blind peer review) |
1997 |
Regan, P. C. (1997). The impact of male sexual request style on perceptions of sexual interactions: The mediational role of beliefs about female sexual desire. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 19, 519-532. (blind peer review) |
1997 |
Regan, P. C., & Berscheid, E. (1997). Gender differences in characteristics desired in a potential sexual and marriage partner. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 9, 25-37. (blind peer review) |
1997 |
Sprecher, S., Regan, P. C., McKinney, K., Maxwell, K., & Wazienski, R. (1997). Preferred level of sexual experience in a date or mate: The merger of two methodologies. The Journal of Sex Research, 34, 327-337. (double blind peer review) |
1997 |
Regan, P. C. (1996). Rhythms of desire: The association between menstrual cycle phases and female sexual desire. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 5, 145-156. (double blind peer review) |
1996 |
Regan, P. C. (1996). Sexual outcasts: The perceived impact of body weight on sexuality. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 26, 1803-1815. (double blind peer review) |
1996 |
Regan, P. C. (1996). The search for family: Adolescent males’ motives for joining gangs. Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology, 24, 1-3. (blind peer review) |
1996 |
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
B.A. English Literature, 1988
- Williams College, Williamstown, MA
Ph.D. Psychology, Ph.D. Minor Statistics
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN