Dr Lora Adair
Senior Lecturer in Psychology (CCE)
Quad North 121
- Email: lora.adair@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265131
Agtarap, T. and Adair, LE. (2024) 'Mindset and sexual health: Does mindset impact receptiveness to sexuality education curricula?'. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. ISSN: 1553-6610
Adair, L., Lozano, N. and Ferenczi, N. (2024) 'Abortion Attitudes Across Cultural Contexts: Exploring the Role of Gender Inequality, Abortion Policy, and Individual Values'. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 13 (3). pp. 138 - 152. ISSN: 2157-3883 Open Access Link
Nascimento, BS., Adair, L. and Vione, K. (2023) 'Pathways to online infidelity: the roles of perceived online dating success, perceived availability of alternative partners, and mate value discrepancy'. Current Psychology, 43 (14). pp. 12782 - 12793. ISSN: 1046-1310 Open Access Link
Agtarap, T. and Adair, L. (2023) 'Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: Exploring the Mental Health Implications of Comprehensive Sex Education'. Women's Reproductive Health, 11 (3). pp. 471 - 490. ISSN: 2329-3691 Open Access Link
Lozano, NM., Adair, L., Baker, J., Shrestha, A. and Kayser, S. (2023) 'Blind Spots in Abortion Attitudes: Investigating the Nuance of UK Women’s Pro-Choice Perspectives'. Women's Reproductive Health, 11 (1). pp. 108 - 129. ISSN: 2329-3691 Open Access Link
Adair, L. and Lozano, N. (2022) 'Adaptive choice: Psychological perspectives on abortion and reproductive freedom'. Women's Reproductive Health, 9 (1). pp. 1 - 26. ISSN: 2329-3691 Open Access Link
Adair, L. and Lozano, N. (2021) 'Conceptualizing abortion as adaptive: Throwing the baby out with the bathwater?'. Women's Reproductive Health, 9 (1). pp. 51 - 56. ISSN: 2329-3691 Open Access Link
Adair, L., Hinton, T. and Andersen, B. (2020) 'He looks “easy” and she’s not into it: Sexual exploitation cues and attraction.'. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 14 (1). pp. 19 - 31. ISSN: 2330-2925 Open Access Link
Adair, LE. (2018) 'Love and Attraction', in Jeter, W. and Bonds-Raacke, JM. (eds.) Thinking Critically About Social Psychology. Dubuque, Iowa, USA : Kendall/Hunt Publishing. , 2nd edition. pp. 183 - 205.
Akao, KA., Adair, L. and Brase, GL. (2017) 'Parental attachment style, but not environmental quality, is associated with use of opposite-sex parents as a template for relationship partners'. Personality and Individual Differences, 115. pp. 103 - 107. ISSN: 0191-8869
Adair, L. and Brase, G. (2017) 'Power in a social exchange: To what extent are decisions about fertility “shared” within intimate relationships?'. The Journal of Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 8 (3). pp. 1 - 15. ISSN: 1944-1932 Open Access Link
Adair, LE. (2016) 'Four Stage Model of the Sexual Response', in Shackelford, TK. and Weekes-Shackelford, VA. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, Cham. pp. 1 - 5. ISBN 10: 3-319-16999-8. ISBN 13: 978-3-319-16999-6.
Adair, LE. (2016) 'Masters and Johnson', in Shackelford, TK. and Weekes-Shackelford, VA. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, Cham. pp. 1 - 5. ISBN 10: 3-319-16999-8. ISBN 13: 978-3-319-16999-6.
Adair, LE. (2016) 'Human Copulation', in Shackelford, TK. and Weekes-Shackelford, VA. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, Cham. pp. 1 - 11. ISBN 10: 3-319-16999-8. ISBN 13: 978-3-319-16999-6.
Dillon, HM., Adair, LE., Geher, G., Wang, Z. and Strouts, PH. (2016) 'Playing Smart: The Mating Game and Mating Intelligence'. Current Psychology, 35 (3). pp. 414 - 420. ISSN: 1046-1310
Adair, LE. (2015) 'Love and Attraction', in Bonds-Raacke, JM. (ed.) Thinking Critically About Social Psychology. Dubuque, Iowa, USA : Kendall/Hunt Publishing. ISBN 10: 1465288376. ISBN 13: 9781465288370.
Dillon, HM., Adair, LE. and Brase, GL. (2014) 'A threatening exchange: Gender and life history strategy predict perceptions and reasoning about sexual harassment'. Personality and Individual Differences, 72. pp. 195 - 199. ISSN: 0191-8869
Dillon, HM., Adair, LE. and Brase, GL. (2014) 'Operational sex ratio and female competition: Scarcity breeds intensity', in Fisher, ML. (ed.) Oxford Handbook of Women and Competition. Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press. pp. 265 - 280. ISBN 10: 0-19-937640-9. ISBN 13: 978-0-19-937637-7.
Adair, LE., Brase, GL., Akao, K. and Jantsch, M. (2014) '#babyfever: Social and media influences on fertility desires'. Personality and Individual Differences, 71. pp. 135 - 139. ISSN: 0191-8869
Adair, LE., Dillon, HM. and Brase, GL. (2014) 'I'll have who she's having: Mate copying, mate poaching, and mate retention', in Fisher, ML. (ed.) Oxford Handbook of Women and Competition. Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press. pp. 319 - 336. ISBN 10: 0-19-937640-9. ISBN 13: 978-0-19-937637-7.
Brase, GL., Adair, L. and Monk, K. (2014) 'Explaining sex differences in reactions to relationship infidelities: Comparisons of the roles of sex, gender, beliefs, attachment, and sociosexual orientation'. Evolutionary Psychology, 12 (1). pp. 73 - 96. ISSN: 1474-7049 Open Access Link
Dillon, HM., Adair, LE., Wang, Z. and Johnson, Z. (2013) 'Slow and steady wins the race: Life history, mate value, and mate settling'. Personality and Individual Differences, 55 (5). pp. 612 - 618. ISSN: 0191-8869