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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.
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.