Kara L Winkler
Biographic Data
| ID | 126408 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kara L Winkler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kara L |
| FAMILY NAME | Winkler |
| SIGNATURE | WINKLER K L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Houston - Downtown |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6064-0702 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Exploring linguistic markers, threat appraisals, and genetic variation during mixed‐sex couples' conflict conversations
How couples communicate during conflict interactions can have important implications for their relational well‐being. The theory of resilience and relational load provides a valuable lens for exploring the associations among couples' language use during conflict conversations and the extent to which such conversations are perceived as threatening to one's relationship, as well as whether genetic markers moderate such associations. Forty‐seven mix…
Exploring the effects of pillow talk on relationship satisfaction and physiological stress responses to couples’ difficult conversations
This study examined the effects of pillow talk (i.e., communication after sexual activity) on relationship satisfaction and physiological stress responses to difficult conversations. Fifty heterosexual couples were randomly assigned to either a pillow talk condition in which they doubled their pillow talk for three weeks or a control condition. After three weeks, participants came to the lab to engage in a conflict conversation. Saliva samples ta…
Does Testosterone Influence Young Adult Romantic Partners' Accommodation During Conversations About Stressors
The present study contributes to a growing line of research exploring the associations between physiology and communication behavior. Specifically, this study investigated the influence of testosterone (T) on perceptions of partners' accommodative and nonaccommodative behaviors during a conversation about a relational stressor, and their subsequent association with satisfaction with the conversation. One hundred individuals participated in the st…
Exploring the Benefits of Affectionate Communication
In the past several decades, a robust line of research has developed in the field of communication exploring the interpersonal outcomes of receiving and giving affection. The present review offers an in‐depth examination of research on affectionate communication and its implications for understanding interpersonal acceptance and rejection. The review begins by introducing the primary theoretical framework used to explore affectionate communicatio…
Exploring the effects of pillow talk on relationship satisfaction and physiological stress responses to couples’ difficult conversations
This study examined the effects of pillow talk (i.e., communication after sexual activity) on relationship satisfaction and physiological stress responses to difficult conversations. Fifty heterosexual couples were randomly assigned to either a pillow talk condition in which they doubled their pillow talk for three weeks or a control condition. After three weeks, participants came to the lab to engage in a conflict conversation. Saliva samples ta…
Exploring the Benefits of Affectionate Communication
In the past several decades, a robust line of research has developed in the field of communication exploring the interpersonal outcomes of receiving and giving affection. The present review offers an in‐depth examination of research on affectionate communication and its implications for understanding interpersonal acceptance and rejection. The review begins by introducing the primary theoretical framework used to explore affectionate communicatio…
Does Testosterone Influence Young Adult Romantic Partners' Accommodation During Conversations About Stressors
The present study contributes to a growing line of research exploring the associations between physiology and communication behavior. Specifically, this study investigated the influence of testosterone (T) on perceptions of partners' accommodative and nonaccommodative behaviors during a conversation about a relational stressor, and their subsequent association with satisfaction with the conversation. One hundred individuals participated in the st…
Exploring the Benefits of Affectionate Communication
In the past several decades, a robust line of research has developed in the field of communication exploring the interpersonal outcomes of receiving and giving affection. The present review offers an in‐depth examination of research on affectionate communication and its implications for understanding interpersonal acceptance and rejection. The review begins by introducing the primary theoretical framework used to explore affectionate communicatio…
Exploring the effects of pillow talk on relationship satisfaction and physiological stress responses to couples’ difficult conversations
This study examined the effects of pillow talk (i.e., communication after sexual activity) on relationship satisfaction and physiological stress responses to difficult conversations. Fifty heterosexual couples were randomly assigned to either a pillow talk condition in which they doubled their pillow talk for three weeks or a control condition. After three weeks, participants came to the lab to engage in a conflict conversation. Saliva samples ta…
Does Testosterone Influence Young Adult Romantic Partners' Accommodation During Conversations About Stressors
The present study contributes to a growing line of research exploring the associations between physiology and communication behavior. Specifically, this study investigated the influence of testosterone (T) on perceptions of partners' accommodative and nonaccommodative behaviors during a conversation about a relational stressor, and their subsequent association with satisfaction with the conversation. One hundred individuals participated in the st…
Exploring linguistic markers, threat appraisals, and genetic variation during mixed‐sex couples' conflict conversations
How couples communicate during conflict interactions can have important implications for their relational well‐being. The theory of resilience and relational load provides a valuable lens for exploring the associations among couples' language use during conflict conversations and the extent to which such conversations are perceived as threatening to one's relationship, as well as whether genetic markers moderate such associations. Forty‐seven mix…
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Communication (3 works) · Conversation (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (3 works) · Interpersonal communication (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Communication (2 works)