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Hesse, ColinFloyd, Kory
Rains, Stephen A.
Mikkelson, Alan C.
Pauley, Perry M.
Woo, Nathan T.
Custer, Benjamin E.
Duncan, Kaylin L.
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Univ Arizona, Dept CommunIssue Date
2020-08-12
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ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTDCitation
Hesse, C., Floyd, K., Rains, S. A., Mikkelson, A. C., Pauley, P. M., Woo, N. T., ... & Duncan, K. L. (2020). Affectionate communication and health: A meta-analysis. Communication Monographs, 1-25.Journal
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This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
A robust literature documents the health benefits of affectionate communication. The present study offers a meta-analysis of this literature to estimate general effects of affectionate communication on several areas of health, including cardiovascular, stress hormonal, stress reactivity, and mental health. We also examined potential moderators, including the type of affectionate communication and sex, while predicting that the benefits of expressed affection outweigh the benefits of received affection. We found a weighted mean effect ofr= .23 for the relationship between affectionate communication and health, with differences based on type of health outcome but none for type of affection or sex. The effect of expressed affection exceeded the effect of received affection. The paper discusses the implications of these results.Note
18 month embargo; published online: 12 August 2020ISSN
0363-7751EISSN
1479-5787Version
Final accepted manuscriptae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/03637751.2020.1805480
