is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada.
Her research applies and blends social psychological theories of close relationships and sexuality to understand when “giving” to a partner – both inside and outside of the bedroom – helps versus harms relationships.
Her research has been supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. She has received several research awards, including the Sage Young Scholar Award from the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, the award for Early Career Achievement from the International Association for Relationship Research, and the Caryl Rusbult Early Career Award from the Relationships Researchers Interest Group from the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. She is also...
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Impett, E. A., & Peplau, L. A. (2003). Sexual compliance: Gender, motivational, and relationship perspectives. Journal of Sex Research, 40, 87–100.
Impett, E. A., Gable, S. L., & Peplau, L. A. (2005a). Giving up and giving in: The costs and benefits of daily sacrifice in intimate relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89, 327–344.
Impett, E. A., Peplau, L. A., & Gable, S. L. (2005b). Approach and avoidance sexual motivation: Implications for personal and interpersonal well-being. Personal Relationships, 12, 465–482.
Impett, E. A., Sorsoli, L., Schooler, D., Henson, J. M., & Tolman, D. L. (2008a). Girls’ relationship authenticity and self-esteem across adolescence. Developmental Psychology, 44, 722–733.
Impett, E. A., Strachman, A., Finkel, E. J., & Gable, S. L. (2008b). Maintaining sexual desire in intimate relationships: The importance of approach goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 808–823.
Impett, E. A., Gordon, A., Kogan, A., Oveis, C., Gable, S. L., & Keltner, D. (2010). Moving toward more perfect unions: Daily and long-term consequences of approach and avoidance goals in romantic relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99, 948–963.
Impett, E. A., Kogan, A., English, T., John, O., Oveis, C., Gordon, A., & Keltner, D. (2012). Suppression sours sacrifice: Emotional and relational costs of suppressing emotions in romantic relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38, 707–720.
Impett, E. A., Muise, A., & Peragine, D. (2014). Sexuality in the context of relationships. In D. L. Tolman, L. M. Diamond, J. A. Bauermeister, W. H. George, J. G. Pfaus, & L. M. Ward (Eds.), APA handbook of sexuality and psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 269–315). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Kogan, A., Impett, E. A., Oveis, C., Hui, B., Gordon, A., & Keltner, D. (2010). When giving feels good: The intrinsic benefits of sacrifice in romantic relationships for the communally motivated. Psychological Science, 21, 1918–1924.
Le, B. M., & Impett, E. A. (2013). When holding back helps: Suppressing negative emotions during sacrifice feels authentic and is beneficial for highly interdependent people. Psychological Science, 24, 1809–1815.
Le, B. M., & Impett, E. A. (2015). The rewards of caregiving for communally motivated parents. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6, 758–765.
Le, B. M., & Impett, E. A. (2016). The costs of suppressing negative emotions and amplifying positive emotions during parental caregiving. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 42, 323–336.
Muise, A., & Impett, E. A. (2016). Applying theories of communal motivation to sexuality. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 10, 455–467.
Muise, A., Impett, E. A., Kogan, A., & Desmarais, S. (2013). Keeping the spark alive: Being motivated to meet a partner’s sexual needs sustains sexual desire in long-term romantic relationships. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4, 267–273.
Muise, A., Stanton, S. C. E., Kim, J. J., & Impett, E. A. (2016). Men under (not over) perceive their romantic partner’s sexual desire in established intimate relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 110, 725–742.
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Impett, E. (2016). Impett, Emily A.. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_221-1
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