Publications
Interested in learning more about what we do? Here are some relevant publications!
(from the last 10 years)
Dannisworo, C. A., Kluwer, E. S., Arriaga, X. B., Faure, R. Griep, Y., & Karremans, J. C. (2023 online). Do victims and perpetrators justify violence even while they see it happening in front of their eyes? Social Psychological and Personality Science. doi.org/10.1177/19485506231217759
Hildebrand, L. K., Monteith, M. J., & Arriaga, X. B. (2023 online). The role of trust in reducing confrontation-related social costs. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000429
Arriaga, X. B., & Kumashiro, M. (2023). Adult attachment insecurity during the COVID pandemic: Heightened insecurity and its undoing. In J. P. Forgas, W. D. Crano, & K. Fiedler (Eds.), The Psychology of Insecurity: Seeking Certainty Where None can be Found (pp. 224-243). New York, NY: Routledge. [abstract]
Arriaga, X. B., Eller, J., & Kumashiro, M., Rholes, W. S., & Simpson, J. A. (2021). Self-efficacy and declines over time in attachment anxiety during the transition to parenthood. Social Psychological and Personality and Science, 12, 658-666. doi/10.1177/1948550620933411
Arriaga, X. B., & Kumashiro, M. (2021). Change in adult attachment security from an Interdependence Theory perspective. In R. A. Thompson, J. A. Simpson, & L. Berlin (Eds.), Attachment: The Fundamental Questions (pp. 176-184). New York, NY: Guilford Press. [abstract]
Capezza, N. M., D’Intino, L. A., Flynn, M., & Arriaga, X. B. (2021). Perceptions of psychological abuse: The role of perpetrator gender, victim’s response, and sexism. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36, 1414-1436. doi:10.1177/0886260517741215
Rholes, W. S., Eller, J., Simpson, J. A., & Arriaga, X. B. (2021). Support processes predict declines in attachment avoidance across the transition to parenthood. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 47, 111-1134. doi.org/10.1177/0146167220960365
Garrido Macias, M., & Arriaga, X. B. (2020). Women are not swayed by sugar-coated acts of verbal sexual coercion. Personal Relationships, 27(2), 251-273. doi.org/10.1111/pere.12314
Hunt, L. L., Kumashiro, M., & Arriaga, X. B. (2020). An interdependence analysis of enhancing attachment security. In L. V. Machia, C. R. Agnew, & X. B. Arriaga (Eds.), Interdependence, interaction, and close relationships (pp. 95-119). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. [abstract]
Joel, S., Eastwick, P. W., et al. (2020). Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117, 19061-19071 doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1917036117
Kumashiro, M., & Arriaga, X. B. (2020). Attachment security enhancement model: Bolstering attachment security through close relationships. In B. A. Mattingly, K. P. McIntyre, & G. W. Lewandowski, Jr. (Eds.), Interpersonal relationships and the self-concept (pp. 69-88). Springer. [abstract]
Machia, L. V., Agnew, C. R., & Arriaga, X. B. (Eds.) (2020). Interdependence, interaction, and close relationships. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. doi.org/10.1017/9781108645836
Rice, T. M., Kumashiro, M., & Arriaga, X. B. (2020). Mind the gap: Perceived partner responsiveness as a bridge between general and partner-specific attachment security. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 7178. doi:10.3390/ijerph17197178
Righetti, F., Balliet, D., Molho, C., Columbus, S., Faure, R., Bahar, Y., Iqmal, M., Semenchenko, A., & Arriaga, X. B. (2020). Fostering attachment security: The role of interdependent situations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 7648. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207648
Arriaga, X. B., Hunt, L. M., & Agnew, C. R. (2019). The time has come: Integrating time and timing into our understanding of close relationships. Psychological Inquiry, 30, 34-38. doi.org/10.1080/1047840X.2019.1577073
Arriaga, X. B., & Kumashiro, M. (2019). Walking a security tightrope: Relationship-induced changes in attachment security. Current Opinion in Psychology, 25, 121-126. doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.04.016
VanderDrift, L. E., Ioerger, M., & Arriaga, X. B. (2019). Interdependence perspectives on power in relationships. In C. R. Agnew & J. J. Harman (Eds.), Advances in Personal Relationships Series: Power in Close Relationships (pp. 55-71). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. [abstract]
Arriaga, X. B., Capezza, N. M., Goodfriend, W., & Allsop, K. A. (2018). The invisible harm of downplaying a romantic partner’s aggression. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 27, 275-280. doi.org/10.1177/0963721417754198
Arriaga, X. B., Cobb, R. J., & Daly, C. A. (2018). Aggression and violence in romantic relationships. In A. Vangelisti & D. Perlman (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships (2nd Ed., pp. 365-377). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. [abstract]
Arriaga, X. B., Kumashiro, M., Simpson, J. A., & Overall, N. C. (2018). Revising working models across time: Relationship situations that enhance attachment security. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 22, 71-96. doi:10.1177/1088868317705257
Goodfriend, W., & Arriaga, X. B. (2018). Cognitive reframing of intimate partner aggression: Social and contextual influence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, 2464. doi:10.3390/ijerph15112464
Tan, K., Arriaga, X. B., & Agnew, C. R. (2018). Running on empty: Measuring psychological dependence in close relationships lacking satisfaction. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 35, 977-998. doi:10.1177/0265407517702010
Ren, D., Arriaga, X. B., & Mahan, E. R. (2017). Attachment insecurity and perceived importance of relational features. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 34, 446-466. doi:10.1177/0265407516640604
Arriaga, X. B., Capezza, N. C., & Daly, C. A. (2016). Personal standards for judging aggression by a relationship partner: How much aggression is too much? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 110, 36-54. doi:10.1037/pspi0000035
Arriaga, X. B., & Schkeryantz, E. L. (2015). Intimate relationships and personal distress: The invisible harm of psychological aggression. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41, 1332-1344. doi:10.1177/0146167215594123
Reis, H. T., & Arriaga, X. B. (2015). Interdependence theory. In B. Gawronski & G. Bodenhausen (Eds.), Theory and explanation in social psychology (pp. 305-327). New York: Guilford Press. [abstract]
Ren, D., Tan, K., Arriaga, X. B., Chan, K. Q. (2015). Sweet love: The effects of sweet taste experience on romantic perceptions. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 32, 905-921. doi.org/10.1177/0265407514554512
Arriaga, X. B., Kumashiro, M., Finkel, E. J., VanderDrift, L. E., & Luchies, L. B. (2014). Filling the void: Bolstering attachment security in committed relationships. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5, 398-405. doi:10.1177/1948550613509287
- Winner of the Lorene Burkhard Award for Excellence in Research About Families
Raymond, L., Weldon, S. L., Kelly, D., Arriaga, X. B., & Clark, A. M. (2014). Making change: Norm-based strategies for institutional change to address intractable problems. Political Research Quarterly, 67, 197-211. doi:10.1177/1065912913510786
Arriaga, X. B., Capezza, N. M., Reed, J. T., Wesselman, E. D., & Williams, K. D. (2014). With partners like you, who needs strangers?: Ostracism involving a romantic partner. Personal Relationships, 21, 557-569. doi:10.1111/pere.12048