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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 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
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
The Physiology of Affectionate Communication
Floyd, K., Pavlich, C. A., Dinsmore, D. R., & Ray, C .D. (2020). In L. S. Aloia, A. Denes, & J. C. Crowley (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of the physiology of interpersonal communication (pp. 31-47). Oxford University Press.
The Biology of Affectionate Communication
Floyd, K., Woo, N. T., & Custer, B. E. (2020). In K. Floyd, & R. Weber (Eds.), The handbook of communication science and biology (pp. 308-318). Routledge.
The State-of-the-Art and Future of “Wet Psychophysiology” in Communication Research
Floyd, K., & Hesse, C. (2020). In K. Floyd, & R. Weber (Eds.), The handbook of communication science and biology (pp. 382-396). Routledge.
Introduction
Floyd, K., & Weber, R. (2020). In K. Floyd, & R. Weber (Eds.), The handbook of communication science and biology (pp. 1-2). Routledge.
Nonverbal Affiliation by Physician Assistant Students During Simulated Clinical Examinations: Genotypic Effects
Floyd, K., Generous, M. A., & Clark, L. (2019). Western Journal of Communication, 83(3), 296-303.
Supportive Communication Is Associated With Markers of Immunocompetence
Floyd, K., Pauley, P. M., Hesse, C., Eden, J., Veksler, A. E., & Woo, N. T. (2018). Southern Communication Journal, 83(4), 229-244.
Interpersonal Touch Buffers Pain Sensitivity in Romantic Relationships But Heightens Sensitivity Between Strangers and Friends
Floyd, K., Ray, C. D., van Raalte, L. J., Stein, J. B., & Generous, M. A. (2018). Research in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 6, 27-34. https://doi.org/10.12691/rpbs-6-1-4
Biological and Physiological Approaches in the Instructional Context
Floyd, K., Afifi, T. D., & Shahnazi, A. F. (2018). In A. M. Hosek, & M. L. Houser (Eds.), Handbook of instructional communication (2nd ed., pp. 236-247). Routledge.
Cumulative Risk on the Oxytocin Receptor Gene (OXTR) Predicts Empathic Communication by Physician Assistant Students
Floyd, K., Generous, M. A., Clark, L., McLeod, I., & Simon, A. (2017). Health Communication, 32(10), 1210-1216. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2016.1214225
Social Inclusion Predicts Lower Blood Glucose and Low-Density Lipoproteins in Healthy Adults
Floyd, K., Veksler, A. E., McEwan, B., Hesse, C., Boren, J. P., Dinsmore, D. R., & Pavlich, C. A. (2017). Health Communication, 32(8), 1039-1042. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2016.1196423
Physiological Measures of Wellness and Message Processing
Floyd, K., Pavlich, C. A., & Dinsmore, D. R. (2017). In R. L. Parrott (Ed.), Oxford encyclopedia of health and risk message design and processing (pp. 1-27). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.362
Biological and Social Processing of Social Signals
Floyd, K., & Manusov, V. L. (2017). In J. K. Burgoon, M. Pantic, N. Magnenat-Thalmann, & A. Vinciarelli (Eds.), Social signal processing (pp. 11-22). Cambridge University Press.
Affection Deprivation Is Associated With Physical Pain and Poor Sleep Quality
Floyd, K. (2016). Communication Studies, 67(4), 379-398. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2016.1205641
The Biology of Affection
Floyd, K., & Ray, C. D. (2016). In J. Nussbaum (Ed.), Oxford research encyclopedia of communication (pp. 1-26). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.157
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
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.