responsiveness — Publications — Close Relationships Laboratory

Relationship quality and physical health: responsiveness as an active ingredient predicting health across the lifespan.

Farrell, A. K., Stimpel, A. L., Stanton, S. C. E. & Slatcher, R. B. (in press). Current Opinion in Psychology.

2023Richard SlatcherAugust 28, 2023COVID-19, couples, health, responsiveness, families

Positive crossover: Parent perceived partner responsiveness and health of youth with asthma.

Bierstetel, S.J., Farrell, A.K., Tobin, E.T., Kane, H.S., Imami, L., Zilioli, S., & Slatcher, R.B. (2023). Personal Relationships.

2023Richard SlatcherJanuary 30, 2023health, asthma, families, couples, responsiveness

Sexual Desire in the Time of COVID-19: How COVID-Related Stressors Are Associated with Sexual Desire in Romantic Relationships. Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Balzarini, R. N., Mark, K., Muise, A., Gesselman, A., Zoppolat, G., Lehmiller, J., Garcia, J., & Slatcher, R. B. (2022). Archives of Sexual Behavior.

2022, Disclosure-ResponsivenessRichard SlatcherJuly 6, 2022COVID-19, couples, responsiveness, stress, conflict, sex, pre-registered

Love in the time of COVID: Perceived partner responsiveness buffers people from lower relationship quality associated with COVID-related stressors.

Balzarini, R. N., Muise, A., Zoppolat, G., Di Bartolomeo, A., Rodrigues, D. L., Alonso-Ferres, M., Urganci, B., Pichayayothin, N. B., Debrot, A., Dharma, C., Chi, P., Karremans, J., Schoebi, D., & Slatcher, R. B. (2022). Social Psychological and Personality Science.

2022, Disclosure-ResponsivenessRichard SlatcherApril 4, 2022responsiveness, couples, COVID-19, stress, pre-registered

Untangling the Effects of Partner Responsiveness on Health and Well-being: The Role of Perceived Control

Alonso-Ferres, M., Imami, L., & Slatcher, R.B. (2020). Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37, 1150-1171.

journal article, Disclosure-Responsiveness, 2020ScienceSitesMarch 2, 2020responsiveness, older adults, health, well-being, perceived control, emotion, MIDUS

Relationships, Health, and Well-Being: The Role of Responsiveness

Stanton, S.C.E., Slatcher, R.B., & Reis, H.T. (2019). In D. Schoebi and B. Campos (Eds.), New Directions in the Psychology of Close Relationships (pp. 118-135). New York: Routledge.

book chapter, Disclosure-Responsiveness, Families, Couples-Health, 2019ScienceSitesMarch 2, 2020couples, families, responsiveness, self-disclosure, intimacy, health, well-being, immune, cortisol, emotion

Smartphones and Close Relationships: The Case for an Evolutionary Mismatch

Sbarra, D.A., Briskin, J.L., & Slatcher, R.B. (2019). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 14, 596–618.

2019, Couples-Health, Disclosure-Responsiveness, journal article, TechnologyScienceSitesMarch 2, 2020technology, couples, self-disclosure, intimacy, responsiveness, health, well-being

Self-Disclosure and Perceived Responsiveness Among Youth With Asthma: Links to Affect and Anti-Inflammatory Gene Expression (PDF)

Imami, L., Stanton, S.C.E., Zilioli, S., Tobin, E.T., Farrell, A.K., Luca, F., & Slatcher, R. B. (2019). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45, 1155–1169.

2019, Disclosure-Responsiveness, journal articleScienceSitesMarch 2, 2020self-disclosure, responsiveness, genetics, immune, health, well-being, emotion, asthma

Perceived Partner Responsiveness, Daily Negative Affect Reactivity, and All-Cause Mortality: A 20-Year Longitudinal Study (PDF)

Stanton, S.C.E., Selcuk, E., Farrell, A.K., Slatcher, R.B., & Ong, A.D. (2019). Psychosomatic Medicine, 81, 7–15.

2019, Disclosure-Responsiveness, journal articleScienceSitesMarch 2, 2020responsiveness, emotion, health, older adults, couples, MIDUS

Patterns of Perceived Partner Responsiveness and Well-Being in Japan and the United States (PDF)

Tasfiliz, D., Selcuk, E., Gunaydin, G., Slatcher, R.B., Corriero, E., & Ong, A.D. (2018). Journal of Family Psychology, 32, 355–365.

2018, Culture, Disclosure-Responsiveness, journal articleScienceSitesMarch 2, 2020responsiveness, well-being, culture

Mothers’ Attachment Is Linked to Their Children’s Anti-Inflammatory Gene Expression Via Maternal Warmth (PDF)

Stanton, S.C.E., Zilioli, S., Briskin, J.L., Imami, L., Tobin, E.T., Wildman, D.E., … & Slatcher, R.B. (2017). Social Psychological and Personality Science, 8, 796–805. doi: 10.1177/1948550616687125

2017, Families, journal articleScienceSitesMarch 2, 2020attachment, responsiveness, genetics, immune, health, asthma, families

Protective Processes Underlying the Links Between Marital Quality and Physical Health (PDF)

Slatcher, R.B., & Schoebi, D. (2017). Current Opinion in Psychology, 13, 148–152. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.09.002

2017, Couples-Health, Disclosure-Responsiveness, journal articleScienceSitesMarch 2, 2020couples, responsiveness, self-disclosure, attachment, health, cortisol, immune, genetics

A Social Psychological Perspective on the Links Between Close Relationships and Health (PDF)

Slatcher, R.B., & Selcuk, E. (2017). Current Directions in Psychological Science, 26, 16–21. doi: 10.1177/0963721416667444

2017, Couples-Health, Disclosure-Responsiveness, journal articleScienceSitesMarch 2, 2020couples, families, responsiveness, self-disclosure, attachment, health, cortisol, immune, genetics

Perceived Partner Responsiveness Predicts Better Sleep Quality Through Lower Anxiety (PDF)

Selcuk, E., Stanton, S.C.E., Slatcher, R.B., & Ong, A.D. (2017). Social Psychological and Personality Science, 8, 83–92. doi: 10.1177/1948550616662128

journal article, Disclosure-Responsiveness, Couples-Health, 2017ScienceSitesMarch 2, 2020responsiveness, emotion, couples, health, older adults, MIDUS

Asthma-Related Immune Responses in Youth With Asthma: Associations With Maternal Responsiveness and Expressions of Positive and Negative Affect in Daily Life (PDF)

Tobin, E.T., Kane, H.S., Saleh, D.J., Wildman, D.E., Breen, E.C., Secord, E., & Slatcher, R.B. (2015). Psychosomatic Medicine, 77, 892–902.

Disclosure-Responsiveness, journal article, 2015ScienceSitesMarch 2, 2020families, responsiveness, health, asthma, immune, emotion

Perceived Partner Responsiveness Predicts Diurnal Cortisol Profiles 10 Years Later (PDF)

Slatcher, R.B., Selcuk, E., & Ong, A.D. (2015). Psychological Science, 26, 972–982. doi: 0.1177/0956797615572904

Disclosure-Responsiveness, Couples-Health, journal article, 2015ScienceSitesMarch 2, 2020responsiveness, couples, emotion, cortisol, health, older adults, MIDUS

Effects of Self-Disclosure and Responsiveness Between Couples on Passionate Love Within Couples (PDF)

Welker, K.M., Baker, L., Padilla, A., Holmes, H., Aron, A., & Slatcher, R.B. (2014). Personal Relationships, 21, 692–708. doi: 10.1111/pere.12058