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Publications

​In Press/Advance Online Publication​​

  • Weigel, D.J., & Shrout, M.R. (2024). Are you cheating on me? Identifying factors contributing to the use of suspicion confirmation and avoidance factors. Western Journal of Communication. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2024.2324382

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  • Shrout, M.R., Buehler, E.M., Lee, G.D., & Renna, M.E. (2024). Illness-related partner communication predicts better health, COVID, and social-contextual outcomes amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study of students with concealable chronic health conditions. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075241264852

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  • Weiser, D.A., & Shrout M.R. (2024). Revisiting the Charmed Circle: A reflexive examination of unanswered questions in the infidelity literature. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12983 â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹

2024

  • Shrout, M.R., Renna, M.E., Leonard, M.J., Friedman, E.M., & Miller, K.D. (2024). Couples in breast cancer survivorship: Daily associations in relationship satisfaction, stress, and health. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 20, 100261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2024.100261

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  • Renna, M.E., & Shrout, M.R. (2024). You can't spell distress without stress: Expanding our perspective of the intersection between mental and physical health in cancer survivors. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 19, 100240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2024.100240

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  • Shrout, M.R., Wilson, S.J., Farrell, A.K., Rice, T.M., Weiser, D.A., Novak, J.R., & Monk, J.K. (2024). Dyadic, biobehavioral, and sociocultural approaches to romantic relationships and health: Implications for research, practice, and policy. Social and Personality Psychology Compass,18(2), e12943. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12943

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  • Liu, H., Chopik, W. J., Shrout, M. R., & Wang, J. (2024). A national longitudinal dyadic analysis of spousal education and cognitive decline in the United States. Social Science and Medicine, 343, 116603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116603 PDF

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  • Payne, P. B., Mitchell, S. N., Lopez, C., DeCount, T., Shrout, M. R., Russell, K. N., Weigel, D. J., Evans, W., & Weiser, D. A. (2024). Young adults’ perceptions of morality based messages from parents about sex: An exploratory study. Family Relations, 73(2), 935-956. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12942 PDF​

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  • ​​Shrout, M. R., Weigel, D. J., & Laurenceau, J. P. (2024). Couples and concealable chronic illness: Investigating couples’ communication, coping, and relational well-being over time. Journal of Family Psychology, 38(1), 136–148. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001136 PDF​

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  • Madison, A.A., Wilson, S. J., Shrout, M. R., Malarkey, W.B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2024). Intimate partner violence and inflammaging: Conflict tactics predict inflammation among middle-aged and older adults. Psychosomatic Medicine, 86(5), 379-386.   https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000001179 PDF

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2023

  • Shrout, M. R., Wilson, S. J., Renna, M. E., Madison, A. A., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2023). “We’ve got this:” Middle-aged and older couples’ satisfying relationships and we-talk promote better physiological, relational, and emotional responses to conflict. Psychosomatic Medicine, 85(2), 154-164. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000001162 PDF

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  • Madison, A.A., Renna, M.E., Andridge, R.A., Peng, J., Shrout, M.R., Sheridan, J., Lustberg, M., Ramaswamy, B., Wesolowski, R., Williams, N.O., Noonan, A.M., Reinbolt, R.E., Stover, D.G., Cherian, M.A., Malarkey, W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser., J.K. (2023). Conflicts hurt: Social stress predicts elevated pain and sadness following mild inflammatory increases. Pain, 164(9), 1985-1994.  https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002894  PDF

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  • Shrout, M. R., Renna, M. E., Madison, A. A., Malarkey, W.B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2023). Marital negativity’s festering wounds: The emotional, immunological, and relational toll of couples’ negative communication patterns. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 149, 105989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105989. PDF

    • Editor's Choice Article â€‹

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  • Shrout, M. R., Black, A. E., Wilson, S. J., Renna, M. E., Madison, A. A., Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., & Reis, H. T. (2023). How aging couples’ emotional and physiological associations change across positive, supportive, and conflictual discussions: Roles of capitalization and responsive behaviors.  Biological Psychology, 177, 108500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108500 PDF  

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  • Wilson, S. J., Cole, S. W., Shrout, M. R., Malarkey, W. B., Andridge, R., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2023). Your suffering is my stressor: Proinflammatory gene expression rises with spousal distress in middle-aged and older couples. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 153, 106116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106116 PDF

    • Editor's Choice Article​​

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  • Renna, M.E., Madison, A.A., Peng, J., Shrout, M.R., Lustberg, M., Ramaswamy, R., Wesolowski, R., VanDeusen, J.B., Williams, N.O., Sardesai, S.D., Noonan, A.M., Reibnot, R.E., Stover, D.G., Cherian, M., Malarkey, W.B., Andridge, R., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2023). Worry and mindfulness differentially impact symptom burden following treatment among breast cancer survivors: Findings from a randomized crossover trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 57(10), 888-898. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaad032 PDF

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  • Galovan. A., Orbuch, T. L., Shrout, M. R., Drebit. E., Rice, T. (2023). Taking stock of the longitudinal study of romantic couple relationships: The last 20 years. Personal Relationships, 30(1), 174-216. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12452. PDF

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  • Weiser, D. A., Shrout, M. R., & Thomas, A., Edwards, A., & Cravens, J. (2023). “I've been cheated, been mistreated, when will I be loved": Two decades of infidelity research through an intersectional lens. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 40(3), 856–898. https://doi.org/10.25384/SAGE.c.6086364.v1. PDF​

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  • Madison, A.A., Way, B., Ratner, K., Renna, M.E., Andridge, R., Peng, J., Shrout, M.R., Sheridan, J., Lustberg, M., Ramaswamy, B., Wesolowky, R., VanDeusen, J.B., Williams, N.O., Sardesai, S.D., Noonan, A.M., Reinbolt, R.E., Stover, D.G., Cherian, M.A., Malarkey, W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2023). Typhoid vaccine does not impact feelings of social connection or implicit or explicit social behavior in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial among middle-aged women. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, , 107, 124-131.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2022.09.021 PDF

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2022 

  • Shrout, M. R. & Weigel, D. J. (2022). The impact of concealable chronic health conditions on college students’ academic outcomes: A two-wave study. Journal of Health Psychology, 27(12), 2860–2872. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211068111. PDF​

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  • ​​Renna, M.E., Shrout, M.R., Madison, A.A., Alfano, C.M., Povoski, S.P., Lipari, A.M., Carson, W.E., Malarkey, W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2022). Depression and anxiety in colorectal cancer patients: Ties to pain, fatigue, and inflammation. Psycho-Oncology, 31(9), 1536-1544. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/10.1002/pon.5986. PDF 

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  • Renna, M. E., Shrout, M. R., Madison, A. A., Lustberg, M., Povoski, S. P., Agnese, D. M. Reinbolt, R. E., Wesolowski, R., Williams, N. O., Ramaswamy, B., Sadesai, S.D., Noonan, A.M., VanDeusen, J.B., Stover, D.G., Cherian, M., Malarkey, W. B., Di Gregorio, M., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2022). Distress disorder histories relate to greater physical symptoms among breast cancer patients and survivors: Findings across the cancer trajectory. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 31(9), 1536-1544.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-022-10115-4. PDF

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  • Weigel, D. J. & Shrout, M. R. (2022). Examining the emotional costs of violations of fidelity beliefs and suspected infidelity among college students. Personality and Individual Differences, 187, 111441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111441. PDF

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  • Shrout, M. R., Madison, A. A., Renna, M. E., Alfano, C. M., Povoski, S. P., Lipari, A. M., Agnese, D. Carson III, W. E., Malarkey, W. B., Bailey, M. T., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2022). The gut connection: Gut leakiness as a pathway from breast cancer survivors’ relationship satisfaction to inflammation across treatment. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 100, 145-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2021.11.012. PDF

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  • Renna, M.E., Shrout, M. R., Madison, A.A., Bennett, J.M., Malarkey, W.B., Emery, C.F., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2022). Distress disorder histories predict heart rate variability trajectories during and after stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 135, 105575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105575. PDF

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  • Weiser, D. A., Lieway, M., Brown, R. D., Shrout, M. R., Russell, K. N., Weigel, D. J., & Evans, W. P. (2022). Parent communication about sexual and relationship violence: Promoting healthy relationships or reinforcing gender stereotypes? Family Relations, 71(1), 181-200. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12598. PDF

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  • Madison, A. A., Andridge, R., Shrout, M. R., Renna, M. E., Bennett, J. M., Jaremka, L. M., Fagundes, C. P, Belury, M. A., Malarkey, W. B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2022). Frequent interpersonal stress and inflammatory reactivity predict depressive-symptom increases: Two tests of the social-signal-transduction theory of depression. Psychological Science, 33(1), 152-164. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/10.1177/09567976211031225. PDF

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  • Singer, J., Shrout, M. R., & Papa, A. (2022). Rates and psychosocial correlates of pre-loss grief in cancer and dementia family members. Journal of Health Psychology, 27(7), 1547-1555. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105321995945. PDF

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2021

  • ​Shrout, M. R. (2021). The health consequences of stress in couples: A review and new integrated Dyadic Biobehavioral Stress Model. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity – Health, 16, 100328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100328. PDF
    • Outstanding Student/New Professional Paper Award, National Council on Family Relations’ Families and Health Section

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  • Madison, A. A., Epel, E. S., Andridge, R. A., Renna, M. E., Shrout, M. R., Malarkey, W. B., Blackburn, E., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2021). Omega-3 supplementation and stress reactivity of cellular aging biomarkers: An ancillary substudy of a randomized, controlled trial in midlife adults. Molecular Psychiatry, 26, 3034-3042. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-021-01077-2. PDF

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  • Renna, M. E., Shrout, M. R., Madison, A. A., Jaremka, L. M., Alfano, C. M., Povoski, S. P., Lipari, A. M., Agnese, D. M., Yee, L. D., Carson III, W. E., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2021). Fluctuations in depression and anxiety predict dysregulated leptin among obese breast cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 15(6), 847–854. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-020-00977-6. PDF

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  • Shrout, M. R., Renna, M. E., Madison, A. A., Alfano, C. M., Povoski, S. P., Lipari, A. M., Agnese, D. M., Farrar, W. B., Carson III, W. E., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2021). Breast cancer survivors’ satisfying marriages predict better psychological and physical health: A longitudinal comparison of satisfied, dissatisfied, and unmarried women. Psycho-Oncology, 30(5), 699-707. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5615. PDF
    • ​Award for Excellence in Research about Families, Purdue University’s Center for Families​

    • Top Cited Article in the Publishing Year

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  • Madison, A. A., Peng., M. S., Shrout, M. R., Renna, M. E., Alfano, C. M., Povoski, S. P., Lipari, A. M., Agnese, D. M., Farrar, W. B., Carson III, W. E., Malarkey, W. B. & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2021). Distress trajectories in Black and White breast cancer survivors: From diagnosis to survivorship. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 131, 105288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105288. PDF

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  • Madison, A. A., Shrout, M. R., Renna, M. E., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2021). Psychological and behavioral predictors of vaccine efficacy: Considerations for COVID-19. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16(2) 191–203. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691621989243. PDF
    • Top Cited Article Since the Publishing Year​

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  • Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., Wilson, S. J., Shrout, M. R., Madison, A. A., Andridge, R., Peng, J., Malarkey, W. B., & Bailey, M. L. (2021). The gut reaction to couples’ relationship troubles: A route to gut dysbiosis through changes in depressive symptoms. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 125, 105132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105132. PDF

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  • Renna, M. E., Peng, J., Shrout, M. R., Madison, A. A., Alfano, C. M., Povoski, S. P., Lipari, A. M., Agnese, D. M., Carson III, W. E., Malarkey, W. B., Andridge, R., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2021). Childhood abuse histories predict steeper inflammatory trajectories across time. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 91, 541-545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2020.11.012. PDF

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  • Shrout, M. R., & Weigel, D. J. (2021). A two-wave study on the health and relationship consequences of experienced stigma among individuals with concealable chronic health conditions. Journal of Health Psychology, 26(6), 860-869. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105319849637. PDF

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  • Renna, M. E., Shrout, M. R., Madison, A. A., Lustberg, M., Povoski, S. P., Agnese, D. M., Reinbolt, R. E., Wesolowski, R., Williams, N. O., Ramaswamy, B., Sadesai, S.D., Noonan, A.M., VanDeusen, J.B., Malarkey, W. B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2021). Worry and rumination in breast cancer survivors: Perseveration worsens self-rated health. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 44, 253–259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-020-00192-9. PDF

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  • Weigel, D. J. & Shrout, M. R. (2021). Suspicious minds: The psychological, physical and behavioral consequences of suspecting a partner’s infidelity. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38(3), 865-887. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407520975851. PDF

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  • Davis, B. A., Shrout, M. R., Evans, W. P., & Weigel, D. J. (2021). Relationships, health, and stress: Validation of a relationship sense of coherence measure. Personal Relationships, 28(1), 99-120. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12358. PDF

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  • Weigel, D. J. & Shrout, M. R. (2021). Relationship conflict, appraisals, and disillusionment: The moderating role of depression. Personality and Individual Differences, 171, 1104942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110494. PDF

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2020

  • Shrout, M. R., Renna, M. E., Madison, A. A., Jaremka, L. M., Fagundes, C. P., Malarkey, W. B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2020). Cortisol slopes and conflict: A spouse’s perceived stress matters. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104839. PDF

    • Editor's Choice Article​

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  • Shrout, M. R., Renna, M. E., Madison, A. A., Alfano, C. M., Povoski, S. P., Lipari, A. M., Agnese, D. M., Yee, L. D., Carson III, W. E., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2020). Relationship satisfaction predicts lower stress and inflammation in breast cancer survivors: A longitudinal study of within-person and between-person effects. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104708. PDF

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  • Weigel, D. J. & Shrout, M. R. (2020). Relational turbulence and health-compromising behaviors: Integrating relational turbulence and stress theories. Personal Relationships, 27(4), 785-800. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12347. PDF

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  • Shrout, M. R., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2020). Individual, relational, and developmental-contextual pathways linking marriage to health: Reply to Brazeua, Pfund, and Hill (2020). American Psychologist, 75(1), 111-112. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000578. PDF

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  • Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., Renna, M. E., Shrout, M. R., & Madison, A. A. (2020). Stress reactivity: What pushes us higher, faster, and longer – and why it matters. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 29(5) 492–498. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721420949521. PDF

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  • Renna, M. E., Shrout, M. R., Madison, A. A., Povoski, S. P., Lipari, A. M., Agnese, D. M., Yee, L. D., Carson III, W. E., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2020). Within-person changes in breast cancer survivors’ distress predict inflammation over time. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104866. PDF

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  • Madison, A. A., Belury, M. A., Andridge, R. A., Shrout, M. R., Renna, M. E., Malarkey, W. B., Bailey, M. T., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2020). Afternoon distraction: A high saturated fat meal and endotoxemia impact post-meal attention in a randomized crossover trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 111(6), 1150–1158. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa085. PDF

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  • Weigel, D. J., Etopio, A. L., Shrout, M. R., & Evans, W. P. (2020). The everyday communication of commitment: Testing an integrated model of self-construal, cognition, affect, motivation, and communication. Western Journal of Communication, 84(4), 499-520. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2020.1739324. PDF

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2019

  • Shrout, M. R., Brown, R. D., Orbuch, T. L., & Weigel, D. J. (2019). A multidimensional examination of marital conflict and health over 16 years. Personal Relationships, 26(3), 490-506. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12292 PDF

    • Best Paper Award, University of Nevada, Reno Social Psychology PhD Program

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  • Trotter, P. B., Orbuch, T. L., & Shrout, M. R. (2019). Spouses’ perceptions of network interference in the early years of marriage. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 13(2), 220-236. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v13i2.362. PDF

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  • Shrout, M. R., & Weigel, D. J. (2019). “Should I stay or should I go?” Understanding the noninvolved partner’s decision-making process following infidelity. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36(2), 400-420. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407517733335. PDF

    • Best Paper Award, University of Nevada, Reno Social Psychology PhD Program

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  • Shrout, M. R., & Weigel, D. J. (2018). Infidelity’s aftermath: Attributions, mental health, and health-compromising behaviors following a partner’s infidelity. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 35(8), 1067-1091. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407517704091. PDF

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  • Shrout, M. R., Voelker, D. K., Munro, G. D., & Kubitz, K (2017). The Associations between sport participation, goal and sportspersonship orientation, and moral reasoning. Ethics & Behavior, 27(6), 502–518. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2016.1233494. PDF

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