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Kory Floyd. (2023) Lipidemic Effects of Kissing are Mediated by Stress: Results from a National Probability Sample. Health Communication 38:10, pages 2026-2034.
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Quinten S. Bernhold. (2023) Parents’ and children’s affectionate communication and risky driving behaviors: a dyadic investigation. Communication Quarterly 71:3, pages 296-321.
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Amanda Denes, John P. Crowley, Ambyre L. P. Ponivas, Talea Cornelius, Ryan J. Allred, Katelyn M. Gettens, Theodore A. Powers & Amy A. Gorin. (2022) Evidence of the Associations between Individual and Partner Autonomy Support and Physiological Stress in the Context of Conversations about Weight among Couples Who are Overweight or Obese during a 6-Month Intervention. Health Communication 37:8, pages 1013-1021.
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Lisa J. van Raalte & Kory Floyd. (2021) Daily Hugging Predicts Lower Levels of Two Proinflammatory Cytokines. Western Journal of Communication 85:4, pages 487-506.
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Kory Floyd, Mark T Morman, Jeannette Maré & Elizabeth Holmes. (2021) How Americans communicate affection: findings from a representative national sample. Communication Quarterly 69:4, pages 383-409.
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Colin Hesse, Kory Floyd, Stephen A. Rains, Alan C. Mikkelson, Perry M. Pauley, Nathan T. Woo, Benjamin E. Custer & Kaylin L. Duncan. (2021) Affectionate communication and health: A meta-analysis. Communication Monographs 88:2, pages 194-218.
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Amanda Denes, John P. Crowley, Kara L. Winkler, Anuraj Dhillon, Ambyre L. P. Ponivas & Margaret Bennett. (2020) Exploring the effects of pillow talk on relationship satisfaction and physiological stress responses to couples’ difficult conversations. Communication Monographs 87:3, pages 267-290.
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Kory Floyd, Perry M. Pauley, Colin Hesse, Jen Eden, Alice E. Veksler & Nathan T. Woo. (2018) Supportive communication is associated with markers of immunocompetence. Southern Communication Journal 83:4, pages 229-244.
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Kory Floyd & Colin Hesse. (2017) Affection Deprivation is Conceptually and Empirically Distinct From Loneliness. Western Journal of Communication 81:4, pages 446-465.
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Wayne A. Beach & Erin Prickett. (2017) Laughter, Humor, and Cancer: Delicate Moments and Poignant Interactional Circumstances. Health Communication 32:7, pages 791-802.
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Mary E. King & Jennifer A. Theiss. (2016) The Communicative and Physiological Manifestations of Relational Turbulence During the Empty-Nest Phase of Marital Relationships. Communication Quarterly 64:5, pages 495-517.
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Kory Floyd. (2016) Affection Deprivation Is Associated With Physical Pain and Poor Sleep Quality. Communication Studies 67:4, pages 379-398.
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Graham D. Bodie, Kaitlin E. Cannava, Andrea J. Vickery & Susanne M. Jones. (2016) Patterns of Nonverbal Adaptation in Supportive Interactions. Communication Studies 67:1, pages 3-19.
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Kami A. Kosenko, Jacquelyn Harvey-Knowles & Elizabeth Craig. (2015) HPV infection as an occasion for personal and relational growth. Journal of Communication in Healthcare 8:3, pages 197-206.
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Perry M. Pauley, Kory Floyd & Colin Hesse. (2015) The Stress-Buffering Effects of a Brief Dyadic Interaction Before an Acute Stressor. Health Communication 30:7, pages 646-659.
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Kory Floyd & Amanda Denes. (2015) Attachment Security and Oxytocin Receptor Gene Polymorphism Interact to Influence Affectionate Communication. Communication Quarterly 63:3, pages 272-285.
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Sean M. Horan & Tamara D. Afifi. (2014) Advancing Instructional Communication: Integrating a Biosocial Approach. Communication Education 63:4, pages 383-404.
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Bekelja Wanzer, Nancy Weil & Elyse Krezmien. (2014) Communication of Humor During Bereavement: Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Emotion Management Strategies. Communication Quarterly 62:4, pages 436-454.
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Kory Floyd. (2014) Relational and Health Correlates of Affection Deprivation. Western Journal of Communication 78:4, pages 383-403.
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C. Mikkelson. (2014) Trait Affection Predicts Married Couples’ Use of Relational Maintenance Behaviors. Journal of Family Communication 14:2, pages 167-187.
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Kory Floyd. (2014) Empathic Listening as an Expression of Interpersonal Affection. International Journal of Listening 28:1, pages 1-12.
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Kory Floyd, Colin Hesse, JustinP. Boren & AliceE. Veksler. (2014) Affectionate Communication Can Suppress Immunity: Trait Affection Predicts Antibodies to Latent Epstein-Barr Virus. Southern Communication Journal 79:1, pages 2-13.
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SeanM. Horan. (2012) Affection Exchange Theory and Perceptions of Relational Transgressions. Western Journal of Communication 76:2, pages 109-126.
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TamaraD. Afifi, DouglasA. Granger, Amanda Denes, Andrea Joseph & Desiree Aldeis. (2011) Parents' Communication Skills and Adolescents' Salivary α-Amylase and Cortisol Response Patterns. Communication Monographs 78:3, pages 273-295.
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Kory Floyd, PerryM. Pauley & Colin Hesse. (2010) State and Trait Affectionate Communication Buffer Adults' Stress Reactions. Communication Monographs 77:4, pages 618-636.
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SeanM. Horan & Melanie Booth-Butterfield. (2010) Investing in Affection: An Investigation of Affection Exchange Theory and Relational Qualities. Communication Quarterly 58:4, pages 394-413.
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Masaki Matsunaga. (2010) Testing a Mediational Model of Bullied Victims' Evaluation of Received Support and Post-Bullying Adaptation: A Japan-U.S. Cross-Cultural Comparison. Communication Monographs 77:3, pages 312-340.
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Kerry Byrnes & ScottA. Myers. (2010) Using Group Work to Introduce Students to Affectionate Communication. Communication Teacher 24:3, pages 142-145.
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PerryM. Pauley & Colin Hesse. (2009) The Effects of Social Support, Depression, and Stress on Drinking Behaviors in a College Student Sample. Communication Studies 60:5, pages 493-508.
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Kory Floyd, JustinP. Boren, AnnegretF. Hannawa, Colin Hesse, Breanna McEwan & AliceE. Veksler. (2009) Kissing in Marital and Cohabiting Relationships: Effects on Blood Lipids, Stress, and Relationship Satisfaction. Western Journal of Communication 73:2, pages 113-133.
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Kory Floyd & Sarah Riforgiate. (2008) Affectionate Communication Received from Spouses Predicts Stress Hormone Levels in Healthy Adults. Communication Monographs 75:4, pages 351-368.
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Amanda Denes, Margaret Bennett & Kara L. Winkler. (2017) Exploring the Benefits of Affectionate Communication: Implications for Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory. Journal of Family Theory & Review 9:4, pages 491-506.
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Hyun-ju Lee, Insop Shim & Kwang Ho Pyun. (2017) Resilient to Stress: Proposed a Novel Type E Personality. Korean Journal of Stress Research 25:3, pages 209-212.
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Sean M. Horan. (2015) Further understanding sexual communication. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 33:4, pages 449-468.
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Tamara D. Afifi, Douglas A. Granger, Andrea Joseph, Amanda Denes & Desiree Aldeis. (2013) The Influence of Divorce and Parents’ Communication Skills on Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Stress Reactivity and Recovery. Communication Research 42:7, pages 1009-1042.
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Masaki Matsunaga. (2010) Individual dispositions and interpersonal concerns underlying bullied victims’ self-disclosure in Japan and the US. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 27:8, pages 1124-1148.
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