A J Holmstrom

Datos Biográficos

ID45680
NOMBREA J Holmstrom
NOMBRESA J
APELLIDOHolmstrom
FIRMAHOLMSTROM A J
AFILIACIONESMichigan State University
ORCID0000-0002-5054-735X
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS34
TOTAL DE CITAS114
TOTAL COMO AUTOR34
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2004
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H8

  • Theoretical Distinctions Between Emotion and Cognition Content in Supportive Messages

    Open AccessA J Holmstrom, Junwen M Hu et al.ARTICLECommunication Research2026

    What constitutes effective supportive message content is a topic of intense interdisciplinary scholarly interest and has palpable real-world implications for individuals’ well-being. Emotion and cognition content are two commonly theorized supportive message forms. Although both are theorized to operate through conversationally induced reappraisal, their relative effects, underlying mediating mechanisms, and boundary conditions for effectiveness …

  • Associations between support gaps and agricultural stress

    Open AccessA J Holmstrom, Gwyn ShelleARTICLERural Mental Health2025

    130) experiences of informational and emotional support gaps and dimensions of perceived stress related to their occupation. Gaps in informational support were positively associated with farmers' reports of general perceived stress as well as stress due to time pressures. Emotional support gaps were negatively associated with stress due to economic and climatic conditions

  • Trait Self-Efficacy as a Moderator of Esteem Support Message Effects in the Parole/Probation Agent-Client Relationship

    Open AccessA J Holmstrom, Merry Morash et al.ARTICLECommunication Studies2025

    Research derived from the cognitive-emotional theory of esteem support messages (CETESM) demonstrates that messages that help recipients to reappraise an esteem-threatening event can enhance their state self-esteem. The dual-process theory of supportive communication outcomes posits that various factors moderate the effects of supportive message quality. The present study examines how certain tenets of the dual-process theory of supportive commun…

  • The roles of verbal person-centeredness, race, and sex in evaluations of emotional support messages parole and probation clients receive from agents

    Open AccessA J Holmstrom, Merry Morash et al.ARTICLECommunication Quarterly2025

  • Quality Conversation Can Increase Daily Well-Being

    Open AccessJeffrey A Hall, A J Holmstrom et al.ARTICLECommunication Research2025

    The associations among the frequency and quality of social interactions and in-the-moment and global well-being have been well-documented. Fewer studies explore whether the content of social interactions is associated with well-being using experimental methods. Drawing from the communicate bond belong theory, seven candidate communication episodes and behaviors were identified. In three studies, participants ( N Study 1 = 347, N Study 2 = 310, N …

  • An Opportunity for Probation and Parole Agents to Provide Optimal Support to Mothers They Supervise

    Elizabeth A Adams, Merry Morash et al.ARTICLEWomen & Criminal Justice2025

    Research has shown that parenting challenges and concerns over child custody contribute to justice-involved mothers’ parenting stress, which is related to recidivism. Justice-involved women often lack support within their social networks to assist them with stressors, but interactions with probation and parole agents can provide opportunities for mothers to obtain needed support. This study examined qualitative data from semi-structured interview…

  • What Friendship Characteristics Are Associated With Well‐Being Among Unpartnered Individuals in the United States

    Open AccessJunwen M Hu, A J Holmstrom et al.ARTICLEPersonal Relationships2025

    This paper replicates and extends prior work that demonstrated the general importance of friendships for maintaining well‐being, with a focus on unpartnered/single individuals. Using data from two quota samples of U.S. adults ( N single2022 = 552, N single2023 = 391), we systematically examined how 10 theoretically derived characteristics of single people's friendships are associated with three aspects of well‐being (i.e., life satisfaction, lone…

  • Probation and parole agent communication patterns as antecedents to clients' reactance and acts to restore freedoms

    Open AccessMerry Morash, Yan Zhang et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice2025Referencias: 4

  • What's in a label? Exploring the intersection of relationships with best friends and romantic partners with well-being

    Open AccessNatalie Pennington, Brooke H Wolfe et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Personal…2025Citada por: 1Referencias: 41

    While romantic relationships are often perceived as a significant milestone, there is increasing evidence of the value of friends within one's network. The present study explored an often-overlooked intersection between romantic relationships and friendships: people who view their romantic partner as their best friend. Utilizing the convoy model of social relations, this study drew from a sample of adult Americans ( N = 940) surveyed about their …

  • Communication and the self

    Open AccessM Appel, A J HolmstromARTICLEHuman Communication Research2025Citada por: 1Referencias: 21

    This essay serves as an introduction to the special issue on 'Communication and the Self.' For over a century, scholars have been intensely interested in how communication intersects with the self, including foci on impression management, identity, and self-esteem. In recent years, new developments in technology and changing societal structures have prompted researchers to consider how traditional theories fare when applied in new contexts. In th…

  • The Impact of Effort Attributions on the Quality of Esteem Support Messages Produced

    Open AccessReed M Reynolds, A J Holmstrom et al.ARTICLECommunication Studies2024

    Research indicates that receiving esteem support has multiple benefits, however, less is known about the factors that influence the production of esteem support messages of varying quality. We examine how characteristics of potential recipients shape esteem support message production, specifically, how recipients’ effort to help themselves may alter emotions and motivations of potential esteem support providers, affecting the quality of esteem su…

  • Confirmation, Disconfirmation, and Communal Coping for Joint Physical Activity in Romantic Dyads

    A J Holmstrom, Elizabeth Dorrance-Hall et al.ARTICLEHealth Communication2024

    Most people in the United States do not engage in sufficient physical activity (PA). However, certain communication behaviors from romantic partners can motivate PA. Research indicates that confirming communication and communal coping (CC) in romantic relationships can increase PA efforts, but less research has examined the role of explicitly disconfirming communication or relationships between confirmation, disconfirmation, and CC on PA outcomes…

  • An Experimental Investigation of Supportive Tactile Communication During Esteem Support Conversations

    Open AccessSamantha J Shebib, Josephine K Boumis et al.ARTICLEJournal of Nonverbal Behavior2024

    The present study examines how supportive touch impacts evaluations of esteem support content containing high emotion-focused (HEF) or high problem-focused (HPF) messages during observed esteem support interactions. A 2 (verbal content; i.e., HEF or HPF) by 2 (nonverbal content; i.e., presence or absence of supportive tactile communication) experiment was conducted to test for main and interactional effects. Results revealed that HEF conditions w…

  • Adult sibling relationships and media multiplexity theory

    Open AccessMaura D Corder, Jeffrey A Hall et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Personal…2024Citada por: 3Referencias: 35

    Sibling relationships are among the longest-lasting relationships in people's lives. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), including voice calls, texting, and social media, help adult siblings keep in touch. The present study tests media multiplexity theory (MMT) in the context of adult sibling relationships. In the first study, a quota sample of American adults completed several name listing tasks to identify their most important re…

  • Reactance to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Messages

    Elizabeth Dorrance-Hall, Shelby Wilcox et al.ARTICLEHealth Communication2023

    Most adults in the United States (U.S.) fail to meet guidelines for physical activity (PA) and nutrition outlined by the Centers for Disease Control. One important predictor of engagement in healthy behavior is support from one’s romantic partner. However, messages from partners may fail to motivate healthy behavior if they threaten recipients’ face and cause reactance. The present study examines face-threatening acts (FTAs) and face management s…

  • Training Versus Responsiveness in Supportive Interactions Employing Confederates

    A J Holmstrom, Samantha J Shebib et al.ARTICLECommunication Methods and Measures2023Citada por: 1Referencias: 10

    The cognitive-emotional theory of esteem support messages (CETESM) posits that esteem support can enhance recipients’ state self-esteem after an acute threat. To test the CETESM and other supportive communication theories, researchers have conducted experiments employing trained confederates who provide supportive messages of varying quality to naïve disclosers. Manipulation checks of confederate fidelity to conditions are typically conducted at …

  • Students' perception of an instructor

    Open AccessAmanda Allard, A J HolmstromARTICLELanguage Sciences2023Citada por: 1Referencias: 53

  • Thriving or struggling? Social energy expenditure and patterns of interaction during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessA J Holmstrom, Jeffrey A Hall et al.ARTICLECommunication Studies2022

    Experts warned of increased stress for people confined at home during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, increased time spent communicating with loved ones may have had benefits, depending on the type of interactions and social energy they required. Using communicate bond belong (CBB) theory, we examined relationships between social energy expenditure and four outcomes: interaction satisfaction, loneliness, and feelings of being …

  • Seeing invisible support

    Open AccessAdam J Mason, Samantha J Shebib et al.ARTICLEPersonal Relationships2022

    The concept of invisible support (Bolger et al., 2000) has sparked interest among social support researchers. Theoretically, invisible support avoids negative support outcomes related to face threats and, therefore, should lead to better outcomes than traditional support. Unfortunately, empirical tests of invisible support have yielded inconsistent results, potentially due to a lack of conceptual and operational clarity in defining invisible supp…

  • Examining the Effect of Message Style in Esteem Support Interactions

    Open AccessA J Holmstrom, Reed M Reynolds et al.ARTICLEJournal of Communication2021

    The cognitive–emotional theory of esteem support messages predicts that message style will affect the outcomes of esteem support interactions. However, little research has focused on the effects of message style; that is, how esteem support messages are delivered. The present experiment addresses this lacuna by manipulating message style in a laboratory study examining face-to-face esteem support interactions. Confederates were trained to provide…

  • Self-Conscious Emotions and Esteem Support

    Open AccessA J Holmstrom, Samantha J Shebib et al.ARTICLEHuman Communication Research2021

    This experiment examines state shame and guilt responses to esteem support messages, testing predictions derived from the cognitive-emotional theory of esteem support messages (CETESM). Participants (N = 852) chose one of eight hypothetical scenarios designed to induce shame and/or guilt. Next, participants were directed to a randomization of emotion-focused (EF) and problem-focused (PF) esteem support messages and were asked to rate how the mess…

  • Support gaps during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessA J Holmstrom, Samantha J Shebib et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Personal…2021Citada por: 8Referencias: 48

    During times of stress, supportive communication can buffer individuals from experiencing negative outcomes. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has substantially altered the interactions people rely on for support, which may influence the supportive messages they desire and receive. When people receive quantities of support that differ from what they desire, they experience support gaps, which are often associated with negative outcomes. The present …

  • The emerging frontier of interpersonal communication and neuroscience

    Shelby Wilcox, Elizabeth Dorrance-Hall et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the International…2020Referencias: 18

    Humans are inherently social, driven to communicate and build relationships with one another. The question of how messages between people create shared understanding lies at the core of interpersonal communication. Relatedly, neuroscience scholars are beginning to investigate how dyads, i.e. two socially interacting brains, produce this shared understanding. Here, we argue that interpersonal communication has much to contribute to this rapidly gr…

  • Teen and parental perspectives regarding transition of care in type 1 diabetes

    Open AccessBree E Holtz, Bree Holtz et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2020Referencias: 37

  • Problem-Focused Content in the Job Search

    Open AccessA J Holmstrom, David D Clare et al.ARTICLEHuman Communication Research2014Citada por: 4Referencias: 40

    The Cognitive-Emotional Theory of Esteem Support Messages posits that messages intended to enhance recipients' state self-esteem focus on cognitions and/or behaviors. In the current studies, problem-focused message content (i.e., content focused on enacting behavior to alleviate the esteem threat) was of particular interest. College students (Study 1, n= 227) applying for postgraduation jobs and unemployed, underemployed, and/or displaced workers…