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Expressive Writing Improves Subjective Health Among Testicular Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study
Pauley, P. M., Morman, M .T., & Floyd, K. (2011). International Journal of Men’s Health, 10(3), 199-219. https://doi.org/10.3149/jmh.1003.199
Differential Solicitude of Social Support in Different Types of Adult Sibling Relationships
Mikkelson, A. C., Floyd, K., & Pauley, P. M. (2011). Journal of Family Communication, 11(4), 220-236. https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2011.554749
Endocrinology in Communication Research
Floyd, K. (2011). Communication Research Reports, 28(4), 369-372. https://doi.org/10.1080/08824096.2011.616246
Affection Mediates the Impact of Alexithymia on Relationships
Hesse, C., & Floyd, K. (2011). Personality and Individual Differences, 50(4), 451-456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.11.004
The Influence of Alexithymia on Initial Interactions
Hesse, C., & Floyd, K. (2011). Personal Relationships, 18(3), 453-570. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01311.x
Affectionate Communication Is Good, Except When It Isn’t: On the Dark Side of Expressing Affection
Floyd, K., & Pauley, P. M. (2011). In B. Spitzberg, & W. R. Cupach (Eds.), The dark side of close relationships (2nd ed., pp. 145-174). Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
State and Trait Affectionate Communication Buffer Adults’ Stress Reactions
Floyd, K., Pauley, P. M., & Hesse, C. (2010). Communication Monographs, 77(4), 618-636. https://doi.org/10.1080/03537751.2010.498792
Nonverbal Communication Theories of Interpersonal Adaptation
Burgoon, J. K., Floyd, K., & Guerrero, L. K. (2010). In C. Berger, M. E. Roloff, & D. Roskos-Ewoldsen (Eds.), The handbook of communication science (pp. 93-110). Sage.
Evolutionary Approaches to Interpersonal Communication
Koerner, A., & Floyd, K. (2010). In S. W. Smith, & S. R. Wilson (Eds.), New directions in interpersonal communication (pp. 27-47). Sage.
Kissing in Marital and Cohabiting Relationships: Effects on Blood Lipids, Stress, and Relationship Satisfaction
Floyd, K., Boren, J. P., Hannawa, A. F., Hesse, C., McEwan, B., & Veksler, A. E. (2009). Western Journal of Communication, 73(2), 113-133.
Principles of Endocrine System Measurement in Communication Research
Floyd, K., & Roberts, J. B. (2009). In M. J. Beatty, J. C. McCroskey, & K. Floyd (Eds.), Biological dimensions of communication: Perspectives, methods, and research (pp. 249-264). Hampton Press.
Communication and Biology: The View From Evolutionary Psychology and Psychophysiology
Floyd, K., & Cole, T. (2009). In M. J. Beatty, J. C. McCroskey, & K. Floyd (Eds.), Biological dimensions of communication: Perspectives, methods, and research (pp. 15-30). Hampton Press.
Hug Me, Heal Me: Affectionate Communication and Health
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., & Pauley, P. M. (2009). In M. J. Beatty, J. C. McCroskey, & K. Floyd (Eds.), Biological dimensions of communication: Perspectives, methods, and research (pp. 93-113). Hampton Press.
Affection and Affectionate Communication
Mikkelson, A. C., & Floyd, K. (2009). In H. T. Reis, & S. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human relationships (pp. 46-50). Sage.
Affectionate Communication Received From Spouses Predicts Stress Hormone Levels in Healthy Adults
Floyd, K., & Riforgiate, S. (2008). Communication Monographs, 75(4), 351-368. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637750802512371
Affectionate Experience Partially Mediates the Effects of Alexithymia on Mental Health and Interpersonal Relationships
Hesse, C., & Floyd, K. (2008). Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 25(5), 793-810. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407508096696
Affection Exchange Theory
Floyd, K., Judd, J., & Hesse, C. (2008). In D. O. Braithwaite, & L. A. Baxter (Eds.), Engaging theories in interpersonal communication: Multiple perspectives (pp. 285-294). Sage.
Expectancy Violations Theory
Floyd, K., Ramirez, A., & Burgoon, J. K. (2008). In L. K. Guerrero, J. A. DeVito, & M. L. Hecht (Eds.), The nonverbal communication reader: Classic and contemporary readings (3rd ed.), pp. 503-510. Waveland.
Human Affection Exchange: XIII. Affectionate Communication Accelerates Neuroendocrine Stress Recovery
Floyd, K., Mikkelson, A. C., Tafoya, M. A., Farinelli, L., La Valley, A. G., Judd, J., Haynes, M. T., Davis, K. L., & Wilson, J. (2007). Health Communication, 22(2), 123-132. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410230701454015
Affectionate Writing Reduces Total Cholesterol: Two Randomized, Controlled Trials
Floyd, K., Mikkelson, A. C., Hesse, C., & Pauley, P. M. (2007). Human Communication Research, 33(2), 119-142. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.2007.00293.x