Publications

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0053-7401

van Raalte, L. J., Burke, T, J., DeGroot, J. M., & Mellow, A. (2022). Examining changes in affection and “feeling touched out” after the birth of a child. Journal of Family Communication. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2022.2142229

Burke, T, J., van Raalte, L. J., & DeGroot, J. M. (2022). Supportive coparenting, affection, and mental health after the birth of a child. Communication Reports. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/08934215.2022.2102199

van Raalte, L. J., & Floyd, K. (2022). Examining the moderating influence of relationship satisfaction on affection and trust, closeness, stress, and depression. Journal of Family Communication, 22(1), 18-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2021.2000990

van Raalte, L. J., Bednarchik, L., Generous, M. A., and Mongeau, P. A. (2022). Examining rules in friends with benefits relationships. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, 1783-1792. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02114-5

van Raalte, L. J., Floyd, K., & Mongeau, P. (2021). The effects of cuddling on relational quality for married couples: A longitudinal investigation. Western Journal of Communication, 85(1), 61-82. http://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2019.1667021

van Raalte, L. J., & Floyd, K. (2021). Daily hugging predicts lower levels of two proinflammatory cytokines. Advance online publication. Western Journal of Communication, 85(4), 487-506. http://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2020.1850851

van Raalte, L. J., Floyd, K., Kloeber, D., & Veluscek, A. (Advance Online Publication, 2020). Exploring the associations between unwanted affection, stress, and anxiety. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407520966052

van Raalte, L. J. (2020). Everyone has affectionate needs. In E. Dorrance Hall & K. Scharp (Eds.), Family Communication. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, Blackwell. *An invited case study for the chapter on affectionate communication.

van Raalte, L. J., & Posteher, K. A. (2019). Examining social support, self-efficacy, stress, and performance, in U.S. division I collegiate student-athletes’ academic and athletic lives. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 13(2). doi:10.1080/19357397.2019.1635419

Mongeau, P. A., van Raalte, L. J., Generous, M. A., & Bednarchik, L. A. (2019). Investigating and extending variation among friends with benefits relationships: Relationship maintenance and social support. Southern Communication Journal. doi:10.1080/1041794X.2019.1641837

Stein, J. B., Ray, C. D., van Raalte, L. J., & Mongeau, P. A. (2019). Testing relational turbulence theory in friends with benefits relationships. Ohio Communication Journal, 57, 6-18.

Corman, S., Adame, B. J., Tsai, J., Ruston, S., Beaumont, J., Kamrath, J., Liu, Y., Posteher, K., Tremblay, R., & van Raalte, L. J. (2019). Socioecological influences on concussion reporting by NCAA Division 1 athletes in high-risk sports. PLoS ONE, 14(5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0215424

Floyd, K., Ray, C. D., van Raalte, L. J., Stein, J. B., & Generous, M. A. (2018). Interpersonal touch buffers pain sensitivity in romantic relationships but heightens sensitivity between strangers and friends. Research in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 6, 27-34. doi:10.12691/rpbs-6-1-4

Roberto, T. J., van Raalte, L. J., Liu, Y., & Posteher, K. (2018). The role of perceived threat and efficacy in motivating behavior change in sport, exercise, and physical activity. In J. Dimmock, B. Jackson, & J. Compton (Eds.), Persuasion and communication in sport, exercise, and physical activity. Oxon, England: Taylor & Francis.

Floyd, K., & van Raalte, L. J. (2018). Affectionate communication index. In D. L. Worthington & G. D. Bodie (Eds.), The sourcebook of listening methodology and measurement. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. **This book won the 2018 Distinguished Book Award from the Communication and Social Cognition Division of the National Communication Association.

Pettigrew, J., Ju Shin, Y., Stein, J. B., & van Raalte, L. J. (2017). Effects of family communication on adolescent drug use through efficacy in Nicaragua, Central America: A test of primary socialization theory. Journal of Family Communication, 17(1), 33-48.

Mongeau, P. A., van Raalte, L. J., Generous, M. A., & Bednarchik, L. A. (2016). Friends with benefits relationships. In C. Sheehan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of family studies (Vol. 2, pp. 884-888). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell

van Raalte, L. J., & Boulay, R. (2013). Designing and evaluating a scientific professional development program and virtual educational materials.The International Journal of Design Education, 7(2), 1-10.

Boulay, R. & van Raalte, L. J. (2013). Impacting the science community through teacher development: Utilizing virtual learning. The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, 9(4), 13-24.  

Dibble, J. L., Wisner, A. M., Dobbins, L., Cacal, M., Taniguchi, M., Peyton, A., van Raalte, L. J., & Kubulins, A. (2013). Hesitation to share bad news: Byproduct of verbal message planning or functional communication behavior? Communication Research, 1-24. doi:10.1177/0093650212469401

Dibble, J. L., Cacal, M., Kubulins, A. R., Peyton, A. M., Taniguchi, E., van Raalte, L. J., & Wisner, A. M. (2011). Sequential persuasion strategies: Testing explanations for and the generality of the legitimization of paltry favors effect. Communication Reports, 24, 63-73. doi:10.1080/08934215.2011.611104