Recent Publications

Find some of our 2023-2025 publications below (reverse chronological order).

Barbati, J. L., Rains, S. A., Kenski, K., Shmargad, Y., Bethard, S., & Coe, K. (2025). Examining the dynamics of uncivil discourse between sub-national political officials and the public on Twitter. Mass Communication & Society, 28(1), 154–173.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2024.2313095

Bonito, J. A., & Rains, S. A. (2025). An oscillation model of opinion expression during group discussion. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 29(1), 1–15.  https://doi.org/10.1037/gdn0000217

Cooper, R. A., & Segrin, C. (2025). Pre-onset relational investments and dementia caregiver wellbeing: Comparing theorizing from the investment model and the theory of resilience and relational load. Communication Monographs, 92(1), 147–168. 

Dajches, L., Gahler, H., Saha, K., Zeng, J., & Stevens Aubrey, J. (2025). Harry Potter and the Self-Concept Clarity: Examining Fandom, Queer Readings, and Self-Acceptance Among LGBTQ+ Fans. Journal of Homosexuality, 1–21.  https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2025.2469576

Floyd, K., Ray, C. D., & Hesse, C. (2025). Theoretic principles of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) and loneliness: A multinational replication of Hyland et al. (2019). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 1–19.  https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2025.2465760

Lapierre, M. A., & Sada Garibay, C. (2025). Shooting Movies: Effects of Gun and Firearm Exposure in Popular Films on Gun Use Self-Efficacy and Gun Attitudes/Beliefs. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 1. 

Lee, S., Choi, J., Jones-Jang, S. M., Kim, D. H., & Kenski, K. (2025). Reinforcing Cycles? Empirical Reflections on the Relationship Between Media Cynicism and Political Cynicism. Mass Communication & Society, 28(3), 441–458.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2025.2468677

Ntansah, C. A., Popova, L., Hardin, J. W., Kim, M., Sterling, K. L., Reynolds, R. M., Hackworth, E. E., Ashley, D. L., Henderson, K. C., Yang, B., & Thrasher, J. F. (2025). Assessing the impact of messages about reduced nicotine cigar products among people who use little cigar and cigarillo: Insights from a discrete choice experiment. Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.  https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaf012

Reynolds, R. M., Popova, L., Yang, B., Louviere, J., & Thrasher, J. F. (2025). Discrete choice experiments: A primer for the communication researcher. Frontiers in Communication, 1–20.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1385422

Segrin, C., Sikorskii, A., Cunicelli, N., & Badger, T. (2025). Moderators of interdependent psychological distress in cancer survivor-caregiver dyads. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 1–19.  https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2025.2450012

Skiba, M. B., Badger, T. A., Pace, T. W. W., Grandner, M. A., Haynes, P. L., Segrin, C., & Fox, R. S. (2025). Patterns of dietary quality, physical activity, and sleep duration among cancer survivors and caregivers. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 48(1), 162–175.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-024-00523-0

Warner, E. L., Sikorskii, A., Cunicelli, N., Badger, T., Segrin, C., Morrill, K. E., & Rainbow, J. (2025). Employment productivity and cancer-related psychological symptoms among adult cancer dyads. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.  https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003334

Yang, B., Li, Y., Choi, Y., & Gahler, H. (2025). Sexual Stigma, Descriptive Norms, and U.S. Gay and Bisexual Men’s Intentions to Perform Mpox Preventive Behaviors. Health Communication, 1–13.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2024.2448528

Aubrey, J. S., Gahler, H., Daniels, E. A., Choi, H. J., & Speno, A. G. (2024). Examining relations between sexualizing media exposure and sexting attitudes and behaviors among US adolescents. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53(10), 4065–4078.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02984-5

Aubrey, J. S., Zeng, J., Saha, K., Gahler, H., & Dajches, L. (2024). The body positive… or the body neutral? A content analysis of body positivity and body neutrality hashtagged videos on TikTok. Body Image, 50, 101737.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101737

Badger, T., Segrin, C., Crane, T. E., Chalasani, P., Arslan, W., Hadeed, M., Given, C. W., & Sikorskii, A. (2024). A sequential multiple assignment randomized trial of symptom management for cancer survivors during treatment and their informal caregivers. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32(8), 1–15. 

Badger, T., Segrin, C., Crane, T., Morrill, K., & Sikorskii, A. (2024). Social determinants of health, psychological distress, and caregiver burden among informal cancer caregivers of cancer survivors during treatment. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 42(3), 333–350. 

Belmonte, A., Hopper, K. M., & Aubrey, J. S. (2024). Instagram use and endorsement of a voluptuous body ideal: A serial mediation model. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 90(2), 294–304.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-024-01442-9

Carter, S. N., Harwood, J., & Rains, S. A. (2024). When they support us: Expectations for social support from outgroup members. Communication Monographs, 91(1), 175–192.  https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2023.2274078

Cooper, R. A., & Harwood, J. (2024). Humanizing Dementia: Effects of Counter-Stereotypical Messages on Patronizing Speech toward People with a Stigmatized Health Condition. Health Communication, 39(6), 1175–1184.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2207281

Dajches, L., Gahler, H., Terán, L., Yan, K., Zeng, J., & Stevens Aubrey, J. (2024). “I made you look”… and comment: Exploring the role of TikTok on body image and acceptance of cosmetic surgery. Psychology of Popular Media.  https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000566

Gallegos, M. L., & Segrin, C. (2024). Exploring the Role of Marianismo and Loneliness in Latinas’ Physical and Mental Well-Being. Health Communication, 39(12), 2884–2895.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2291267

Gillig, T. K., Bighash, L., & Shaikh, S. J. (2024). Effects of all-gender workplace facilities signage on adults’ attitudes toward transgender and nonbinary people and policies. Communication Studies, 75(1), 1–19.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2023.2249192

Gim, H., & Harwood, J. (2024). Music and sports as catalysts for intergroup harmony: What is more effective, and why? Journal of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Applications, 36(2), 107–120.  https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000385

Gim, H., & Harwood, J. (2024). What people do matters during intergroup communication: Immediate and delayed effects of intergroup contact via cognitive, affective, and behavioral mediators. Communication Monographs, 91(3), 482–501.  https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2024.2304234

Harwood, J. (2024). Communication, Contact, and Intergenerational Dynamics: Aging in Not-So-Normal Times. International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 914150241297347.  https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150241297347

Hesse, C., & Floyd, K. (2024). Affectionate communication mediates the effects of minority stress on mental wellness for LGBTQIA+ adults. Southern Communication Journal, 89(2), 132–145.  https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2024.2308930

Jiao, J., Pitts, M. J., & Segrin, C. (2024). Autonomy and overparenting: Are parents of emerging adults being responsive? Family Process, 63(3), 1623–1636.  https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12969

Lapierre, M. A., Shortt, H. E., & Sada Garibay, C. (2024). A content analysis method for coding movie content using movie trailers. Psychology of Popular Media, 13(4), 755–759.  https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000514

Liu, R. W., Cheng, Y., Barbati, J. L., Rains, S. A., Crane, T. E., & Ernst, K. C. (2024). The Effectiveness of Social Norm Appeals on Promoting COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors: A Multistudy Examination. Health Communication, 39(12), 2698–2706.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2284493

Liu, R. W., Cheng, Y., & Foerster, T. A. (2024). Modeling the Relationship Between Perceived Descriptive Norms and Willingness to Practice COVID-19 Preventative Behaviors: A Test of the Mediation and Moderation Mechanisms in the Theory of Normative Social Behavior. Health Communication, 39(2), 339–351.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2165257

Liu, R. W., & Lapinski, M. K. (2024). Cultural influences on the effects of social norm appeals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 379(1897), 20230036.  https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.0036

Mansson, D. Hans., Marko, F., Gajdošíková Zeleiová, J., & Floyd, K. (2024). Testing the Cultural Scope of Affection Exchange Theory in Slovakia. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 53(1/2), 1–10.  https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2023.2291026

Ntansah, C. A., Hackworth, E. E., Henderson, K. C., Reynolds, R. M., Yang, B., Ashley, D. L., Duong, H. T., Thrasher, J. F., & Popova, L. (2024). Reactions to Messages About a Nicotine Reduction Policy: A Focus Group Study Among People Who Use Little Cigars and Cigarillos. Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 26(1), 87–93.  https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntad155

Pei, D., Reynolds, R. M., Ntansah, C. A., Hackworth, E. E., Henderson, K. C., Yang, B., Duong, H. T., Ashley, D. L., Thrasher, J. F., & Popova, L. (2024). Independent and combined effects of very low nicotine cigarette messages and e-cigarette messages: A randomised clinical trial. Tobacco Control.  https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2023-058556

Reynolds, R. M., Popova, L., Ashley, D. L., Henderson, K. C., Ntansah, C. A., Yang, B., Hackworth, E. E., Hardin, J., & Thrasher, J. (2024). Messaging about very low nicotine cigarettes (VLNCs) to influence policy attitudes, harm perceptions and smoking motivations: A discrete choice experiment. Tobacco Control: An International Journal, 33(3), 325–332.  https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2022-057577

Reynolds, R. M., Trasher, J. F., Yang, B., Henderson, K. C., Ashley, D. L., Hackworth, E. E., Ntansah, C. A., Pei, D., & Popova, L. (2024). Perceptions of a reduced nicotine policy and predictors of policy support: A nationally representative US survey. Preventive Medicine: An International Journal Devoted to Practice and Theory, 184, 1–7.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107952

Sada Garibay, C., & Lapierre, M. A. (2024). From risk perception to the use of technical restrictions of SVoD services in Mexico, the mediating role of parent involvement and knowledge. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 68(1), 21–42.  https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2023.2278616

Segrin, C., Jiao, J., & Cooper, R. A. (2024). Social Isolation Mediates the Effects of Negative Emotionality and Resilience on Drinking to Cope and Drinking Alone. Substance Use & Misuse, 59(13), 1860–1869. 

Sikorskii, A., Badger, T., Segrin, C., Crane, T. E., Cunicelli, N., Chalasani, P., Arslan, W., & Given, C. (2024). Predictors of persistence of post-chemotherapy symptoms among survivors of solid tumor cancers. Quality of Life Research: An International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care & Rehabilitation, 33(4), 1143–1155.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-023-03595-8

Skiba, M. B., Lind, K. E., Felion, C. M., Krupnik, C., & Segrin, C. (2024). Connected Community Classification (C3): Development, Validation, and Geospatial Application for Population Health Promotion and Equity. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice : JPHMP, 30(2), E74–E83.  https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001852

Terán, L., Gahler, H., Stevens Aubrey, J., & Yan, K. (2024). #Grab, #touch, #drink: A content analysis of college party culture in Instagram fraternity pictures. Psychology of Popular Media, 13(3), 495–500.  https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000468

Yang, B., Li, Y., Terán, L., Choi, E., & Choi, Y. (2024). COVID-19 Vaccines #ForYou: Analyzing COVID-19 vaccine videos on TikTok during the early phase of the vaccine rollout in the US. Health Communication, 39(8), 1594–1605.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2227431

Aubrey, J. S., Terán, L., Dajches, L., Gahler, H., & Yan, K. (2023). Is Sexual Consent Sexy?: Investigating the Effects of a Televised Depiction of Verbal Sexual Consent on College Students’ Sexual Consent Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions. Health Communication, 38(12), 2527–2536.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2087264

Badger, T. A., Segrin, C., Crane, T. E., Chalasani, P., Arslan, W., Hadeed, M., & Sikorskii, A. (2023). Social Determinants of Health and Symptom Burden During Cancer Treatment. Nursing Research, 72(2), 103–113. 

Cooper, R. A., & Segrin, C. (2023). When goodbyes matter: The conditional relationship between final conversations and symptoms of depression. Death Studies, 47(5), 585–591. 

Cordova-Marks, F. M., Valencia, C., Badger, T. A., Segrin, C., & Sikorskii, A. (2023). Depression among underserved rural and urban caregivers of Latinas with breast cancer. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 33(3), 450–464.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2022.2062516

Dajches, L., & Stevens Aubrey, J. (2023). Queer folklore: Examining the influence of fandom on sexual identity development and fluidity acceptance among Taylor Swift fans. Psychology of Popular Media, 12(3), 255–267.  https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000408

Fanari, A., Cooper, R. A., Dajches, L., Beck, G., & Pitts, M. J. (2023). Transferable resilience practices: Communication and resilience of US military spouses during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Family Communication, 23(1), 1–21.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2022.2149528

Fanari, A., & Segrin, C. (2023). Reentry Shock and the Role of Communication in Psychological Health: A Study of Abrupt Reentry During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 52(5), 493–512.  https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2023.2239819

Floyd, K. (2023). Lipidemic Effects of Kissing are Mediated by Stress: Results from a National Probability Sample. Health Communication, 38(10), 2026–2034.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2050007

Floyd, K., Debrot, A., Horan, S. M., Hesse, C., & Woo, N. T. (2023). Affectionate communication, health, and relationships. Personal Relationships, 30(1), 44–75. 

Fowler, C., Jiao, J., & Pitts, M. (2023). Frustration and ennui among Amazon MTurk workers. Behavior Research Methods, 55(6), 3009–3025.  https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-022-01955-9

Gahler, H., Dajches, L., Terán, L., Yan, K., & Aubrey, J. S. (2023). Instagram influences: An examination of the tripartite influence model of body image among a racially diverse sample of young-adult women. Computers in Human Behavior, 145, N.PAG-N.PAG. 

Gahler, H., Zeng, J., Yan, K., Terán, L., Dajches, L., & Aubrey, J. S. (2023). Birds of a feather flocking together on Instagram: How racially similar followers and followings on Instagram are linked to young women’s body image. Body Image, 47, 101626.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101626

Gallegos, M. L., Segrin, C., & Thompson, A. (2023). Parent-Child Relationships and the Health of Incarcerated Mothers: Exploring the Mediating Role of Loneliness. Health Communication, 38(7), 1442–1453.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.2012014

Gillig, T. K., & Bighash, L. (2023). Network and Proximity Effects on LGBTQ Youth’s Psychological Outcomes during a Camp Intervention. Health Communication, 38(4), 641–647.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1958983

Gim, H., Gahler, H., Harwood, J., & Paolini, S. (2023). Seeking others’ sounds: Predictors of voluntary exposure to outgroup music. Media Psychology, 26(1), 54–71.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2022.2097095

Hackworth, E. E., Ntansah, C. A., Henderson, K. C., Pei, D., Reynolds, R. M., Duong, H. T., Yang, B., Ashley, D. L., Thrasher, J. F., & Popova, L. (2023). “I Crave a Blunt, I Don’t Crave a Cigarillo”: A Focus Group Study on Perceptions of Nicotine and Addiction among US Adults Who Currently Smoke Little Cigars or Cigarillos. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(6).  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065086

Harwood, J., & Gim, H. (2023). The process and domain of intergroup communication: Mapping the field. Psychology of Language and Communication, 27(1), 199–207. 

Hesse, C., Floyd, K., & Mikkelson, A. C. (2023). Affection deprivation is more aversive than excessive affection: A test of affection exchange theory. Personal Relationships, 30(1), 296–313. 

Jiao, J., & Segrin, C. (2023). Moderating the Association Between Overparenting and Mental Health: Open Family Communication and Emerging Adult Children’s Trait Autonomy. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 32(3), 652–662. 

Mapes, M., LeMaster, L., Huber, A. A., & McRae, C. (2023). Collaborative performances of and toward survival in the communication classroom and beyond: An inter-institutional performance forum. Text & Performance Quarterly, 43(4), 227–232.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10462937.2023.2189449

Rains, S. A., Bonito, J. A., Lutovsky, B. R., Nemcova, K., Tsetsi, E., Ashtaputre, A., Pavlich, C. A., & Akers, C. (2023). Mutual influence in support seeking and provision behaviors during comforting conversations: A turn-level analysis. Human Communication Research, 49(1), 1–12.  https://doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hqac022

Rains, S. A., Harwood, J., Shmargad, Y., Kenski, K., Coe, K., & Bethard, S. (2023). Engagement with partisan Russian troll tweets during the 2016 U.S. presidential election: A social identity perspective. Journal of Communication, 73(1), 38–48.  https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqac037

Segrin, C., Cooper, R. A., & Jiao, J. (2023). Neighborhood disadvantage has an indirect effect on problem drinking through increased psychological distress. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 37(7), 918–927.  https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000911

Sikorskii, A., Badger, T., Segrin, C., Crane, T. E., Chalasani, P., Arslan, W., Hadeed, M., Morrill, K. E., & Given, C. (2023). A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial of Symptom Management After Chemotherapy. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 65(6), 541.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.02.005

Thomas Hebdon, M. C., Badger, T. A., Segrin, C., Crane, T. E., & Reed, P. (2023). Social and cultural factors, self-efficacy, and health in Latino cancer caregivers. Cancer Nursing, 46(3), E181–E191.  https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000001097

Yan, K., Terán, L., Gahler, H., Salmon, J., Dajches, L., & Stevens Aubrey, J. (2023). The costs of sexualization: Examining viewers’ perceptions of sexualized profile owners in online dating. Psychology of Popular Media, 12(1), 105–116.  https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000391

Yang, B., Li, Y., Yan, K., Choi, Y., & Bennett-Jones, B. (2023). Analyzing U.S. State Governments’ COVID-19 Homepages during the Initial Lockdown in March and April 2020: Information Content and Interactivity. Health Communication, 38(7), 1327–1337.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.2007574

Zhang, Y. B., Harwood, J., Piercy, C., Liu, N., & Ruble, R. (2023). Accommodation, social attraction, and intergroup attitudes on social media: The effects of outgroup self-presentation and ingroup accommodation. Language Sciences, 99, N.PAG-N.PAG.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langsci.2023.101563