Spencer B Olmstead

Biographic Data

ID3827217
NAMESpencer B Olmstead
GIVEN NAMESSpencer B
FAMILY NAMEOlmstead
SIGNATUREOLMSTEAD S B
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS44
WORKS AS AUTHOR13
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX4

  • Scripting Theories

    Open AccessB Olmstead, Spencer B Olmstead et al.OTHERThe Blackwell Encyclopedia of…2021Cited by: 1References: 1

    Scripting theories focus on the enactment of roles based on structural positions and the social and cultural norms and expectations attached to these positions. These theories are applied in a number of academic disciplines and content areas with prominent variations including sexual and gender scripts. However, across approaches, these theories emphasize that intrapersonal processes, such as the meaning that individuals give to roles, interact w…

  • First-year college students’ experiences of a brief sexual health seminar

    B Olmstead, Spencer B Olmstead et al.ARTICLESex Education2020

    College provides young adults with ongoing opportunities for relationship and sexual decision-making, but to date only limited attention has been given to college-level sexual health education experiences among first-year students. This study examined the experiences of 46 (31 women, 15 men) first-semester college students who participated in a brief sexual health seminar. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and subjected to qual…

  • A systematic review of research on attitudes towards and willingness to engage in consensual non-monogamy among emerging adults

    Kayla M Sizemore, Spencer B OlmsteadARTICLEPsychology and Sexuality2017

  • The Symbolic Nature of Trust in Heterosexual Adolescent Romantic Relationships

    Open AccessJerika C Norona, Deborah P Welsh et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2017Cited by: 3References: 43

  • Do differences matter? A typology of emerging adult romantic relationship

    Open AccessPatricia N E Roberson, Jerika C Norona et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Personal…2017Cited by: 13References: 45

    Romantic relationships among emerging adults (individuals aged 18-25 years) are typically homogenously classified both theoretically and empirically as "exploratory" and "unstable." With a sample of college students ( N = 340), we examined within-group variation among romantic relationships in emerging adulthood using latent class analyses. Four predictor variables indicated four types of romantic relationships among emerging adult college studen…

  • Breaking Up in Emerging Adulthood

    Open AccessJerika C Norona, B Olmstead et al.ARTICLEEmerging Adulthood2016

    Using a unique sample of individuals who have and have not attended college, the present mixed-methods study examined narratives of 113 (47% women) emerging adults’ motivations for initiating breakups with romantic partners. Findings indicated that emerging adults’ motivations for ending their romantic relationships were largely due to their relationships and/or their romantic partners not fulfilling their needs for interdependence. Additionally,…

  • College Adjustment, Relationship Satisfaction, and Conflict Management

    Open AccessPatricia N E Roberson, J N Fish et al.ARTICLEEmerging Adulthood2015

    Emerging adulthood is a period in the life course that consists of several developmental tasks, including occupational and relationship exploration. Consistent with the developmental tasks of this period, we tested a model of individual development. Using a sample of emerging adults in romantic relationships ( N = 267), we examined the longitudinal association between conflict management and relationship satisfaction and subsequent college adjust…

  • The Role of Family Structure and Attachment in College Student Hookups

    Open AccessChelsea Garneau, B Olmstead et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2013Cited by: 1References: 41

  • Sex, Commitment, and Casual Sex Relationships Among College Men

    Open AccessB Olmstead, Spencer B Olmstead et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2013Cited by: 5References: 44

  • Hooking Up and Penetrative Hookups

    Open AccessB Olmstead, Spencer B Olmstead et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2013Cited by: 9References: 35

  • Emerging Adults’ Expectations for Pornography Use in the Context of Future Committed Romantic Relationships

    Open AccessB Olmstead, Spencer B Olmstead et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2013Cited by: 12References: 28

  • A Love That Doesn't Last

    Nathaniel M Lambert, Sesen Negash et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Clinical…2012

    We examined whether the consumption of pornography affects romantic relationships, with the expectation that higher levels of pornography consumption would correspond to weakened commitment in young adult romantic relationships. Study 1 (n = 367) found that higher pornography consumption was related to lower commitment, and Study 2 (n = 34) replicated this finding using observational data. Study 3 (n = 20) participants were randomly assigned to e…

  • In the Child's Best Interest

    Open AccessB Olmstead, Spencer B Olmstead et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Issues2011References: 33

    The authors conducted a content analysis of appellate court foster care cases in which fathers appealed the termination of their parental rights. Applying the Responsible Fathering framework to organize the contextual issues that impede men from responsibly fathering, the authors sought to learn what factors affect decisions regarding the termination of their parental rights. Multiple risk factors emerged including lack of social support, financi…