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Gary G. Gute, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Family Studies
229 Latham Hall
(319) 273-6149
Gary.Gute@uni.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University
- M.A., Communication Studies, University of Northern Iowa
- B.A., English Language and Literature, University of Northern Iowa
Teaching Areas
- Human Sexuality
- Human Development
- Family Life and Human Sexuality
- Human Identity and Relationships
Research Interests
- Complexity as an organizing principle for theory and research in positive psychology.
- Operationalizing the constructs of psychological complexity.
- Complexity in the early family lives of highly creative people.
- Behaviors undergraduates believe constitute “sex.”
Publications
- Gute, G. (2000). Building close relationships. In Speaking of sex: Sexual communication in intimate relationships (2nd ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
Videotape/DVD
- Gute, G. & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2004). Shaping creativity: The early family lives of highly creative people. Produced by Creative Technology Services, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Presentations
- Gute, G. & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2003, November). The California Adult Q-Sort as a method for assessing psychological complexity. Presented to the 3rd Biennial Meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development, Cambridge, MA.
- Gute, G. & Wiersma, J. (2003, November). Is it still not
"sex" if . . .? Presented to the American Psychological Association's Conference on Emerging Adulthood, Cambridge, MA.
- Gute, G. (1999, November). Undergraduates’ experiences with roommate sexual boorishness. Paper presented at the International Conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality/American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, St. Louis, MO.
- Gute, G. (1992, April). Using personal narrative to build speaker spontaneity and confidence in the basic course. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Central States Communication Association, Cleveland, OH.
Research in Progress
- Gute, G. Is it still not sex if . . .
- Gute, G. "Sex" and "sexual relations": Is there a difference?
- Gute, G. Idiographic personality assessment in semi-structured interviews: Convergent validity between the California Adult Q-Sort and the NEO-FFI
- Gute, G. Using the California Adult Q-sort to assess psychological complexity in highly creative people
- Gute, G. & Csikszentmihalyi, M. A Q-sort for assessing psychological complexity
- Gute, G. & Csikszentmihalyi, M. Reintroducing psychological complexity: A theoretical and empirical alternative to the Big Five
Professional Memberships
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