Communicating Affection: Interpersonal Behavior and Social Context

By Kory Floyd. 2006

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Language and Linguistics, Social Psychology

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Relational and Health Correlates of Affection Deprivation (2014, background): “Although affection can be and is communicated in nontactile ways as well (Floyd, 2006a), touch is especially strongly connected to mental, physical, and relational well-being (see, e.g., Floyd & Deiss, 2012).”
Affectionate experience mediates the effects of alexithymia on mental health and interpersonal relationships (2008, background): “…that affectionate behavior is inversely related to stress by-products such as cortisol, blood pressure, total cholesterol, and blood glucose (e.g., Floyd, 2006b; Floyd, Hesse et al., 2007; Floyd, Mikkelson, Hesse, & Pauley, 2007), and positively associated with calm-inducing agents such as…”
Kissing in Marital and Cohabiting Relationships: Effects on Blood Lipids, Stress, and Relationship Satisfaction (2009, background): “Moreover, it is common for kissing to invoke ancillary forms of touch, such as hugging, hand-holding, and hand-to-face touch, further adding to the tactile sensory experience (see Floyd, 2006a).”
Investing in Affection: An Investigation of Affection Exchange Theory and Relational Qualities (2010, background): “This process is detailed through five theoretical postulates, and our study focuses on Postulate 3a (Floyd, 2006a).”
The Effects of Social Support, Depression, and Stress on Drinking Behaviors in a College Student Sample (2009, background): “Among the definitions and conceptualizations that exist for supportive interactions, a recent addition to this discussion was Floyd’s (2006a) inclusion of supportive communication as a specific subset of affectionate communication. According to his affection exchange theory (AET), socially supportiv”
Affectionate Communication Received from Spouses Predicts Stress Hormone Levels in Healthy Adults (2008, background): “In two five-week randomized controlled trials, for instance, Floyd, Mikkelson et al. (2007) demonstrated that an affectionate writing intervention significantly lowered total serum cholesterol, and current research in our lab is testing the efficacy of nonverbal affection interventions for improving”
Affectionate Writing Reduces Total Cholesterol: Two Randomized, Controlled Trials (2007, background): “This review begins with a brief description of AET and a summary of research demonstrating inverse associations between affectionate communication and stress.”