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Communication Behaviors That Facilitate the Detection of Loneliness
Floyd, K., Zenzola, N., Carter, S. N., Marcucci, A., Zhao, Y., Woo, N. T., Custer, B. E., Dinsmore, D. R., Duncan, K. L., & Maré, J. (2025). Communication Monographs. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2025.2535974
Saying the Wrong Thing or Saying Nothing at All: Comparing Outcomes of Nonsupport Versus Low Person-Centered Emotional Support Messages Following a Major Personal Injury or Loss of Employment
Ray, C. D., & Floyd, K. (2025). Communication Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2025.2532497
Theoretic Principles of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Loneliness: A Multinational Replication of Hyland et al. (2019)
Floyd, K., Ray, C.D., & Hesse, C. (2025). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2025.2465760
Interpersonal Loneliness Predicts the Frequency and Intensity of Nightmares: An Examination of Theoretic Mechanisms
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., Ray, C.D., & Mikkelson, A.C. (2025). Journal of Psychology, 159(2), 111–131.
Affectionate Communication Moderates the Effect of Adverse Childhood Experience on Mental Well-Being
Floyd, K. (2024). Western Journal of Communication., 88(3), 700–716. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2023.2168505
Affectionate Communication Mediates the Effects of Minority Stress on Mental Wellness for LGBTQIA+ Adults
Hesse, C., & Floyd, K. (2024). Southern Communication Journal, 89(2), 132–145. https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2024.2308930
Testing the Cultural Scope of Affection Exchange Theory in Slovakia
Mansson, D.H., Marko, F., Zeleiová, J.G., & Floyd, K. (2024). Journal of Intercultural Communication Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2023.2291026
Sampling Practices in Communication Studies: A Decade of Research in Four Top Journals
Floyd, K., Woo, N.T., Maré, J., & Duncan, K.L. (2023). Communication and Linguistics Studies, 9(2), 27–41. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.cls.20230902.12
Affection Deprivation Is More Aversive Than Excessive Affection: A Test of Affection Exchange Theory
Hesse, C., Floyd, K., & Mikkelson, A.C. (2023). Personal Relationships, 30(1), 296–313. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12458
Lipidemic Effects of Kissing Are Mediated by Stress: Results From a National Probability Sample
Floyd, K. (2023). Health Communication, 38(10), 2026–2034. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2050007
Affectionate Communication, Health, and Relationships
Floyd, K., Debrot, A., Horan, S.M., Hesse, C., & Woo, N.T. (2023). Personal Relationships, 30(1), 44–75. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12444
The Lonely States of America: Prevalence and Demographic Risk Factors for Affection Deprivation among U.S. Adults
Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2022). Western Journal of Communication.
Correlates of Compassion for Suffering Social Groups
Floyd, K., Ray, C.D., James, R., & Anderson, A.J. (2022). Southern Communication Journal, 87(4), 324-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2022.2086612
Examining the Social Signaling and Person Perception Functions of Loneliness
Floyd, K., Woo, N.T., Custer, B.E., Dinsmore, D.R., Duncan, K.L., & Maré, J. (2022). OBM Neurobiology. Advance online publication.
Examining the Moderating Influence of Relationship Satisfaction on Affection and Trust, Closeness, Stress, and Depression
van Raalte, L. J., & Floyd, K. (2022). Journal of Family Communication. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2021.2000900
How Americans Communicate Affection: Findings From a Representative National Sample
Floyd, K., Morman, M. T., Maré, J., & Holmes, E. (2021). Communication Quarterly, 69(4), 383-409. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2021.1951794
Affectionate Communication and Health: A Meta-Analysis
Hesse, C., Floyd, K., Rains, S. R., Mikkelson, A. C., Pauley, P. M., Woo, N. T., Custer, B. E., & Duncan, K. (2021). Communication Monographs, 88(2), 194–218. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2020.1805480
The Effects of Cuddling on Relational Quality for Cohabiting Married Couples: A Longitudinal Investigation
van Raalte, L. J., Floyd, K., & Mongeau, P. A. (2021). Western Journal of Communication, 85(1), 61-82.
Exploring the Associations between Unwanted Affection, Stress, and Anxiety
van Raalte, L. J., Floyd, K., Kloeber, D., & Veluscek, A. (2020). Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. Advance online publication.
Daily Hugging Predicts Lower Levels of Two Proinflammatory Cytokines
van Raalte, L. J., & Floyd, K. (2020). Western Journal of Communication. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2020.1850851