Rodney M. Cate
Professor
Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies
rcate@ag.arizona.edu
Scholarly Interests and Activities
Selected Publications
Courses
[MAILING ADDRESS]
PO Box 210033
Tucson, AZ 85721-0033
[CAMPUS ADDRESS]
Family and Consumer Sciences Bldg.
1110 East South Campus Drive Tucson, AZ 85721-0033
Phone: (520) 621-1075 Fax: (520) 621-3401
Email: rcate@ag.arizona.edu
Scholarly Interests and Activities
I am currently involved in three research projects. The Couple Dynamics and Glycemic Control Project examines how married couple interaction is related to diabetic spouses' ability to control their blood sugar levels. The Sexual Desire and Relationships project (soon to be implemented) will examine the interrelationship of sexual aspects if dating relationships and the development of commitment. The Family Consultation in Smoking Cessation project concerns the development of a treatment program for committed couples where one or both of the partners have been told by their physicians to stop smoking due to health reasons.
In addition to the above, two research projects are being considered. The first would focus on the examination of various models of mate-selection as they predict the movement to marriage. The second would address the role of personal, moral, and structural commitment in premarital couples versus married couples.
Almeida, D., McGonagle, K., Cate, R., & Kessler, R. (2003). Psychosocial modifiers of the relationship between marital arguments and daily mood. Marriage and Family Review.
Cate, R., Richmond, L., & Levin, L. (2002). Premarital relationship breakup: A review of longitudinal research. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Rohrbaugh, M., Shoham, V., Trost, S., Muramoto, M., Cate. R., & Leischow, S. (2001). Couple dynamics of change-resistant smoking: Toward a family consultation model. Family Process, 40, 15-31.
Regan, P., Levin, L., Sprecher, S., Christopher, F., & 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 and Human Sexuality, 12, 1-21.
Sprecher, S., Cate, R., & Levin, L. (1998). Parental divorce and young adults beliefs about divorce. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 28, 107-120.
Undergraduate courses
FSHD 137 Lifespan Family Relations
Graduate Courses
FSHD 507a Research Methods in Family Studies and Human Development.
FSHD 607 Close Relationships.