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Susan C. South

Psychology · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1999

Publications

185

Citations

9,723

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

28

Publishing since 1999

Research summary
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Susan C. South studies how personality traits and personality disorders relate to romantic relationships, mental health, and functioning across the adult lifespan. Her work combines longitudinal, genetically-informed (twin) study designs and psychometric methods to examine how personality and psychopathology interact with relationship satisfaction, health, and behavior over time. This research area is relevant to students interested in clinical psychology, personality assessment, and close relationships research.

Personality disorders and psychopathologyRomantic relationships and marital satisfactionPersonality traits and individual differencesGenetic and environmental influences (twin studies)Psychometrics and measurement of psychological constructs

Publication output has gradually declined from a peak of around 11-15 papers per year in 2017-2021 to fewer than 10 per year in recent years, though 2026 shows an apparent uptick likely reflecting preprints and forthcoming work.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.8/year recently
2017: 11 publications172018: 15 publications15182019: 11 publications192020: 11 publications202021: 14 publications212022: 8 publications222023: 9 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 9 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment×10
  • OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)×10
  • Clinical Psychological Science×6
  • Journal of Personality Disorders×5
  • World Psychiatry×4
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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