Sanderson, Catherine A. Selected Publications

Sanderson, C.A., & Cantor, N. (1995). Social dating goals in late adolescence:  Implications for safe sexual activity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68, 1121-1134.

Sanderson, C.A., & Cantor, N. (1997). Creating satisfaction in steady dating relationships: The role of personal goals and situational affordances. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 1424-1433.

Sanderson, C.A. (1999). Role of relationship context in influencing college students' responsiveness to HIV prevention videos. Health Psychology, 18, 295-300.

Sanderson, C.A., & *Evans, S.M. (2001). Seeing one's partner through intimacy-colored glasses: An examination of the processes underlying the intimacy goals-relationship satisfaction link. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 461-471.

Sanderson, C.A., & Cantor, N. (2001). The association of intimacy goals and marital satisfaction: A test of four mediational hypotheses. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 1567-1577.

Sanderson , C.A. , Darley, J.M., & Messinger, C.S. (2002). "I'm not as thin as you think I am": The development and consequences of feeling discrepant from the thinness norm. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 172-183.

Sanderson, C.A., & *Karetsky, K.H. (2002). Intimacy goals and strategies of conflict resolution in dating relationships: A mediational analysis. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 19, 323-343.

*Mutterperl, J.A., & Sanderson, C.A. (2002). Mind over matter: Internalization of the thinness norm as a moderator of responsiveness to norm misperception information. Health Psychology, 21, 519-523.

Sanderson, C.A, & *Holloway, R.M. (2003). Who benefits from what?: Drive for thinness as a moderator of responsiveness to different eating disorders prevention messages. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 33, 1837-1861.

Sanderson, C.A. (2004). The link between intimacy goals and satisfaction in close relationships: An examination of the underlying processes. In D. Mashek & A. Aron (Eds.), The Handbook of Closeness and Intimacy (pp. 247-266). New York: Erlbaum.

Sanderson, C.A., *Rahm, K.B., & *Beigbeder, S.A. (2005). The pursuit of intimacy goals in close friendships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 22, 75-98.

Sanderson, C.A. , & Yopyk, D.J.A. (2007). Improving condom use intentions and behavior by changing perceived partner norms: An evaluation of condom promotion videos for college students. Health Psychology, 26, 481-487.

Sanderson, C.A., Wallier, J.M., Stockdale, J.E., & Yopyk, D.J.A.  (2008).  Who feels discrepant and how does feeling discrepant matter?  Examining the presence and consequences of feeling discrepant from personal and social norms related to thinness in America and British high school girls.  Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 27, 995-1020.

*Turetsky, K., & Sanderson, C. A. (2018).  Comparing educational interventions: Correcting misperceived norms improves college students’ mental health attitudes.  Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 48(1), 46–55.

*co-authored with an Amherst undergraduate