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Affection Deprivation Is Conceptually and Empirically Distinct From Loneliness
Floyd, K., & Hesse, C. (2017). Western Journal of Communication, 81(4), 446-465. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2016.1263757
Affectionate Communication Is Associated With Emotional and Relational Resources in the Grandparent-Grandchild Relationship
Mansson, D. H., Floyd, K., & Soliz, J. (2017). Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 15(2), 85-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/15350770.2017.1294007
Affectionate Communication Index
Floyd, K., & van Raalte, L. J. (2017). In D. L. Worthington, & G. D. Bodie (Eds.), The sourcebook of listening methodology and measurement (pp. 186-190). Wiley-Blackwell.
Trait Affection Scale
Floyd, K., & Generous, M. A. (2017). In D. L. Worthington, & G. D. Bodie (Eds.), The sourcebook of listening methodology and measurement (pp. 180-185). Wiley-Blackwell.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.