Publications
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Social Relationships and Health
Robles, T. F. (2021). Annual Research Review: Social relationships and the immune system during development. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 62, 539-559. doi
Holt-Lunstad, J, Robles, T. F., & Sbarra, D. A. (2017). Advancing social connection as a public health priority in the United States. American Psychologist, 27, 517 – 530. Open access link at apa.org.
Family relationships, biological pathways, and health
Kuhlman, K. R., Urizar, G. G., Robles, T. F., Yim, I. S., & Dunkel Schetter, C. (2019). Testing plausible biopsychosocial models in diverse community samples: Common pitfalls and strategies. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 107, 191-200. doi
Kuhlman, K.R., Robles, T.F., Dickenson, L., Reynolds, B.M., & Repetti, R.L. (2019). Stability of diurnal cortisol measures across days, weeks, and years across middle childhood and early adolescence: Exploring the role of age, pubertal development, and sex. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 100, 67-74. doi
Kuhlman, K. R., Repetti, R. L., Reynolds, B. M., & Robles, T. F. (2018). Interparental conflict and child HPA-axis response to acute stress: Interrogating proximal patterns and the importance of father-reported conflict. Journal of Family Psychology, 32, 773 – 782. doi
Kuhlman, K. R., Robles, T. F., Bower, J. E., & Carroll, J. (2018). Screening for childhood adversity: The what and when of identifying individuals at risk for lifespan health disparities. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 41, 516-527. doi
Robles, T. F., Repetti, R. L., Reynolds, B. M., Chung, P. J., Arevalo, J. M. G., & Cole, S. W. (2017). Family environments and leukocyte transcriptome indicators of a pro-inflammatory phenotype in children and parents. Development and Psychopathology, 30, 1 – 19. doi
Bai, S., Robles, T. F., Reynolds, B. M., & Repetti, R. L. (2017). Children’s diurnal cortisol responses to negative events at school and home. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 83, 150-158. doi
Kuhlman, K. R.*, Repetti, R. L., Reynolds, B. M., & Robles, T. F. (2016). Change in parent-child conflict and the HPA-axis: Where should we be looking and for how long? Psychoneuroendocrinology, 68, 74-81. doi
Repetti, R. L., & Robles, T. F. (2016). Non-toxic family stress: Potential benefits and underlying biology. Family Relations, 65, 163-175. doi
Robles, T.F., Carroll, J. E., Bai, S., Reynolds, B. M., Esquivel, S., & Repetti, R. L. (2016). Emotions and family interactions in childhood: Associations with leukocyte telomere length. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 63, 343 – 350. doi
Robles, T. F., *Reynolds, B. M., Repetti, R. L., & Chung, P. S. (2013). Using daily diaries to study family settings and health in everyday life. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 30, 179-188. doi
Slatcher, R. B., & Robles, T. F. (2012). Preschoolers’ everyday conflict at home and diurnal cortisol patterns. Health Psychology, 31, 834-8. doi
Repetti, R. L., Robles, T. F., & Reynolds, B. M.* (2011). Allostatic processes in the family. Development and Psychopathology, 23, 921-938. doi
Family relationships, interpersonal pathways, and health
Bai, S., Robles, T.F., Reynolds, B.M. & Repetti, R.L. (2020). Daily mood reactivity to stress during childhood predicts internalizing problems three years later. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48, 1063-1075. doi
Rahal, D., Chiang, J. J., Fales, M., Fuligni, A. J., Haselton, M. G., Slavich, G. M., & Robles, T. F. (2020). Early life stress, subjective social status, and health during late adolescence. Psychology & Health, 13, 1-19. doi
Bai, S., Reynolds, B. M., Repetti, R. L., & Robles, T. F. (2017). Daily links between school problems and youth perceptions of interactions with parents: A diary study of school-to-home spillover. Social Development, 26, 813-830. doi
Sears, M.S., Repetti, R. L., Reynolds, B. M. & Robles, T. F. (2016). I just want to be left alone: Marital anger and withdrawal in response to overload. Journal of Family Psychology, 30, 569-579. doi
Reynolds, B. M., Repetti, R. L., & Robles, T. F. (2016). Measurement reactivity and fatigue effects in daily diary research with families. Developmental Psychology, 52, 442-456. doi
Sears, M. S., Repetti, R. L., Reynolds, B. M., Robles, T. F., & Krull, J. L. (2016). Spillover in the home: The effects of family conflict on parents’ behavior. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78, 127 – 141. doi
Repetti, R. L., Robles, T. F., *Reynolds, B. M., & Sears, M. S. (2012). A naturalistic approach to the study of parenting. Parenting: Science and Practice, 12, 165-174. doi
Close intimate relationships, biological pathways, and health
Rentscher, K. E.*, Carroll, J. E., Cole, S. W., Repetti, R. L., & Robles, T. F. (2020). Relationship closeness buffers the effects of perceived stress on transcriptomic indicators of cellular stress and biological aging marker p16INK4a. Aging (Albany, NY), 12, 16476 – 16490. doi
Rentscher, K. E.*, Carroll, J. E., Repetti, R. L., Cole, S. W., Reynolds, B. M., & Robles, T. F. (2019). Chronic stress exposure and daily stress appraisals relate to biological aging marker p16INK4a. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 102, 139-148. doi
Kane, H. S., Wiley, J. F., Dunkel Schetter, C., & Robles, T. F. (2019). The effects of interpersonal emotional expression, partner responsiveness, and emotional approach coping on stress responses. Emotion, 19, 1315 – 1328. doi
Cabeza de Baca, T., Epel, E., Robles, T. F., Coccia, M., Gilbert, A., Puterman, E., & Prather, A. A. (2017). Sexual intimacy in couples is associated with longer telomere length. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 81, 46 – 51. doi
Robles, T. F. (2014). Marital quality and health: Implications for marriage in the 21st century. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23, 427 – 432. doi
Kane, H. S., Slatcher, R. B., Reynolds, B. M., Repetti, R. L., & Robles, T. F. (2014). Daily self-disclosure and sleep in couples. Health Psychology, 33, 813-822. doi
Robles, T. F., & Kane, H. S.* (2014). The attachment system and physiology in adulthood: Normative processes, individual differences, and implications for health. Journal of Personality, 82, 515-527. doi
Robles, T. F., Slatcher, R. B., Trombello, J. M., & McGinn, M. M. (2014). Marital quality and health: A meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin, 140, 140-187. doi
*Slatcher, R. B., Robles, T. F., Repetti, R. L., & Fellows, M. D. (2010). Momentary work worries, marital disclosure, and salivary cortisol among parents of young children. Psychosomatic Medicine, 72, 887-896. doi
Robles, T. F., *Brooks, K. P., *Kane, H. S., & Dunkel Schetter, C. (2013). Attachment, skin deep? Relationships between adult attachment and skin barrier recovery. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 88, 241-252. doi
*Brooks, K. P., Robles, T. F., & Dunkel Schetter, C. (2011). Adult attachment and cortisol responses to discussions with a romantic partner. Personal Relationships, 18, 302-320. doi
Troxel, W. M., Robles, T. F., Hall, M., & Buysse, D. J. (2007). Marital quality and the marital bed: Examining the covariation between relationship quality and sleep. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 11, 389 – 404. doi
Robles, T. F., Shaffer, V. A., Malarkey, W. B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2006). Positive behaviors during marital conflict: Influences on stress hormones. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 23, 305-325. doi
Robles, T. F., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2003). The physiology of marriage: Pathways to health. Physiology and Behavior, 79, 409-416. doi
Restorative processes and health
Robles, T. F., & Carroll, J. E. (2011). Restorative processes and health. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 5, 518 – 537. doi
Robles, T. F., Brooks, K. P.*, & Pressman, S. D. (2009). Trait positive affect buffers the effects of stress on skin barrier recovery. Health Psychology, 28, 373-378. doi
Robles, T. F. (2007). Stress, social support, and skin barrier recovery. Psychosomatic Medicine, 69, 807 – 815. doi
Social Relationships in Older Adults
Moieni, M., Seeman, T. E., Robles, T. F., Lieberman, M. D., Okimoto, S., Lengacher, C., Irwin, M. R., & Eisenberger, N. I. (2021). Generativity and social well-being in older women: Expectations regarding aging matter. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and Social sciences, 76, 289-294. doi
Menkin, J. A.*, Robles, T. F., Gruenewald, T. L., Tanner, E. K., & Seeman, T. E. (2017). Positive expectations regarding aging linked to more new friends in later life. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences, 72, 771-781. doi
Robles, T. F., & Menkin, J. A.* (2015). Social relationships and health in older adulthood. In R. Scott & S. Kosslyn (eds.), Emerging trends in the social and behavioral sciences: An interdisciplinary, searchable, and linkable resource (p. 1 – 15). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. doi
Menkin, J. A.*, Robles, T. F., Gruenewald, T. L., Tanner, E. K., & Seeman, T. E. (2016). Positive expectations regarding aging linked to more new friends in later life. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences. doi
Menkin, J. A*., Robles, T. F., Wiley, J. F., & Gonzaga, G. C. (2015). Online dating in later life: Relational goals and expectations. Psychology and Aging, 30, 987 – 993. doi
Inflammation and Psychoneuroimmunology
Moieni, M., Irwin, M. R., Seeman, T. E., Robles, T. F., Lieberman, M. D., Breen, E. C., Okimoto, S., Lengacher, C. Arevalo, J. M. G., Olmstead, R., Cole, S. W., & Eisenberger, N. I. (2020). Feeling needed: Effects of a randomized generativity intervention on well-being and inflammation in older women. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 84, 97-105. doi
Kuhlman, K. R., Robles, T. F., Haydon, M. D., Dooley, L., Boyle, C. C., & Bower, J. E. (2020). Early life sensitizes individuals to the behavioral correlates of mild fluctuations in inflammation. Developmental Psychobiology, 62, 400 – 408. doi
Boyle, C. C., Kuhlman, K. R., Dooley, L. N., Haydon, M. D., Robles, T. F., Ang, Y. S., Pizzagalli, D. A., & Bower, J. E. (2019). Inflammation and dimensions of reward processing following exposure to the influenza vaccine. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 102, 16 – 23. doi
Dooley, L.N., Kuhlman, K.R., Robles, T. F., Eisenberger, N.I., Craske, M.G., & Bower, J.E. (2018). The role of inflammation in core features of depression: Insights from paradigms using exogenously-induced inflammation. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 94, 219-237. doi
Kuhlman, K. R.*, Robles, T. F., Dooley, L. N., Boyle, C. C., Haydon, M. D., & Bower, J. E. (2018). Within-subject associations between inflammation and features of depression: Using the flu vaccine as a mild inflammatory stimulus. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 69, 540-547. doi
O’Connor, M. F., Bower, J. E., Cho, H. J., Creswell, J. D., Dimitrov, S., Hamby, M. E., Hoyt, M. A., Martin, J. L., Robles, T. F., Sloan, E. K., Thomas, K., Irwin, M. R. (2009). To assess, to control, to exclude: Effects of biobehavioral factors on circulating inflammatory markers. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 23, 887-897. doi
Graham, J. E., Robles, T. F., Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., Malarkey, W. B., Bissell, M. G., & Glaser, R. (2006). Hostility and pain are related to inflammation in older adults. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 20, 389-400. doi
Robles, T. F., Glaser, R., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2005). Out of balance: A new look at chronic stress, depression, and immunity. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14, 111-115. doi
Glaser, R., Robles, T. F., Sheridan, J., Malarkey, W. B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2003). Mild depressive symptoms are associated with amplified and prolonged inflammatory responses following influenza vaccination in older adults. Archives of General Psychiatry, 60, 1009-1014. PubMed
Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., McGuire, L., Robles, T. F., & Glaser, R. (2002). Emotions, morbidity, and mortality: New perspectives from psychoneuroimmunology. Annual Review of Psychology, 53, 83-107. PubMed
Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., McGuire, L., Robles, T. F., & Glaser, R. (2002). Psychoneuroimmunology and Psychosomatic Medicine: Back to the future. Psychosomatic Medicine, 64, 15-28. PubMed
Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., McGuire, L., Robles, T. F., & Glaser, R. (2002). Psychoneuroimmunology: Psychological influences on immune function and health. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 537-547. PubMed
Digital social support and health
Guan, S. A.*, Chiang, J. J., Sherman, L. E., Nguyen, J., Tsui, Y., & Robles, T. F. (2017). Culture moderates the effect of social support across communication contexts in young adult females. Computers in Human Behavior, 75, 775 – 784. doi
Measuring stress-related salivary biomarkers
Riis, J. L., Byrne, M. L., Hernández, L. M., & Robles, T. F. (2020). Salivary bioscience, immunity, and inflammation. In D. Granger & M. Taylor (eds) (pp. 177 – 213). Salivary Bioscience. New York, NY: Springer. doi
Robles, T. F., Sharma, R., Harrell, L., Elashoff, D., Yamaguchi, M., & Shetty, V. (2013). Saliva sampling method affects performance of a salivary alpha-amylase biosensor. American Journal of Human Biology, 25, 719-724. doi
Robles, T. F., Sharma, R. Park, K., Harrell, L., Yamaguchi, M., & Shetty, V. (2012). Utility of a salivary biosensor for objective assessment of surgery-related stress. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 70, 2256-2263. doi
Robles, T. F., Shetty, V., Zigler, C. M., Glover, D. A., Elashoff, D., Murphy, D., & Yamaguchi, M. (2011). The feasibility of ambulatory measurement of salivary alpha amylase: Relationships with self-reported and naturalistic psychological stress. Biological Psychology, 86, 50-56. doi
Shetty, V., Zigler, C., Robles, T. F., Elashoff, D., & Yamaguchi, M. (2011). Developmental validation of a point-of-care, salivary alpha-amylase biosensor. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 36, 193-199. doi