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The Stress-Buffering Effects of a Brief Dyadic Interaction Before an Acute Stressor
Pauley, P. M., Floyd, K., & Hesse, C. (2015). Health Communication, 30(7), 646-659. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2014.888385
Helping Students Through Expressive Writing: Effects of Different Types of Writing Instructions on Break-Up Related Distress, Global Perceived Stress, and Self-Esteem
Veksler, A. E., & Floyd, K. (2015). Journal of the Communication, Speech, and Theater Association of North Dakota, 27, 31-44.
Attachment Security and Oxytocin Receptor Gene Polymorphism Interact to Influence Affectionate Communication
Floyd, K., & Denes, A. (2015). Communication Quarterly, 63(3), 272-285. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2015.1039718
Empathy by Physician Assistant Students: Evidence of an Inflation Bias
Floyd, K., Generous, M. A., Clark, L., Simon, A., & McLeod, I. (2015). Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 26(2), 94-98. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000016
Communication, Biology, and Physiology: An Introduction to the Special Issue
Afifi, T. D., & Floyd, K. (2015). Communication Monographs, 82(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2015.1005964
Affection Exchange Theory: A Bio-Evolutionary Look at Affectionate Communication
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., & Generous, M. A. (2015). In D. O. Braithwaite, & P. Schrodt (Eds.), Engaging theories in interpersonal communication: Multiple perspectives (2nd ed., pp. 303-314). Sage.
Affection Exchange Theory
Floyd, K. (2015). In C. R. Berger, & M. E. Roloff (Eds.), International encyclopedia of interpersonal communication (pp. 1-8). Wiley.
Evolutionary Perspectives on Affectionate Communication
Floyd, K. (2015). In C. R. Berger, & M. E. Roloff (Eds.), International encyclopedia of interpersonal communication (pp. 1-5). Wiley.
Interpersonal Communication’s Peculiar Identity Crisis
Floyd, K. (2014). Communication Studies, 65(4), 429-431. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2014.927291
Relational and Health Correlates of Affection Deprivation
Floyd, K. (2014). Western Journal of Communication, 78(4), 383-403. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2014.927071
Affectionate Communication Can Suppress Immunity: Trait Affection Predicts Antibodies to Latent Epstein-Barr Virus
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., Boren, J. P., & Veksler, A. E. (2014). Southern Communication Journal, 79(1), 2-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2013.858178
Empathic Listening as an Expression of Interpersonal Affection
Floyd, K. (2014). International Journal of Listening, 28(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/10904018.2014.861293
Taking Stock of Research Practices: A Call for Self-Reflection
Floyd, K. (2014). Communication Monographs, 81(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2014.892670
Humans Are People, Too: Nurturing an Appreciation for Nature in Communication Research
Floyd, K. (2014). Review of Communication Research, 2(1), 1-29. https://doi.org/10.12840/issn.2244-3165.201402.01.001
Affection Exchange Theory
Floyd, K., & Generous, M. A. (2014). In T. L. Thompson, & J. G. Golson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of health communication (pp. 47-49). Sage.
Affectionate Communication Is Associated With Markers of Immune and Cardiovascular System Competence
Floyd, K., Pauley, P. M., Hesse, C., Veksler, A. E., Eden, J., & Mikkelson, A. C. (2014). In J. M. Honeycutt, C. Sawyer, & S. Keaton (Eds.), The influence of communication on physiology and health status (pp. 115-130). Peter Lang Publishing.
Alexithymia and Impairment of Decoding Positive Affect: An fMRI Study
Hesse, C., Floyd, K., Rauscher, E. A., Frye-Cox, N., Hegarty, J., & Peng, H. (2013). Journal of Communication, 63(4), 786-806. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12039
Psychophysiological Methods in Family Communication Research
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., & Pauley, P. M. (2013). In A. L. Vangelisti (Ed.), The handbook of family communication (2nd ed., pp. 496-511). Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
Better Health, Better Lives: The Bright Side of Affection
Floyd, K., & Deiss, D. M. (2012). In T. J. Socha, & M. Pitts (Eds.), The positive side of interpersonal communication (pp. 127-142). Peter Lang Publishing.
Biological and Physiological Perspectives on Interpersonal Communication
Floyd, K., & Afifi, T. D. (2012). In M. L. Knapp, & J. A. Daly (Eds.), The handbook of interpersonal communication (4th ed., pp. 87-127). Sage.