Publications

Actively participating in live events as an avenue for social connection.

Brand, D. R., Proctor, A. S., Harvey, M. W., Abney, D. H., Slatcher, R. B., & Holt-Lunstad, J. (in press). Social Psychological and Personality Science.

2025Richard SlatcherMarch 20, 2025social connection

Functional characterization of eQTLs and asthma risk loci with scATAC-seq across immune cell types and contexts.

Wei, J., Resztak, J.A., Ranjbaran, A., Alazizi, A., Mair-Meijers, H.E., Slatcher, R.B., Zilioli, S., Wen, X., Luca, F., & Pique-Regi (2025). The American Journal of Human Genetics, 112(2), 301-317.

2025Richard SlatcherMarch 20, 2025asthma, health, genetics

Are women really (not) more talkative than men? A registered report of binary gender similarities/differences in daily word use.

Tidwell, C. A., Danvers, A. F., Pfeifer, V. A., Abel, D. B., Alisic, E., Beer, A., *Bierstetel, S. J., Bollich-Ziegler, K.L., Bruni, M., Calabrese, W. R., Chiarello, C., Demiray, B., Dimidjian, S., Fingerman, K. L., Haas, M., Kaplan, D. M., Kim, Y. K., Knezevic, G., Lazarevic, L. B. , Luo, M., Macbeth, A., Manson, J. H., Mascaro, J. S., Metcalf, C., Minor, K. S., Moseley, S., Polsinelli, A. J., Raison, C. L., Rilling, J. K., Robbins, M. L., Sbarra, D., Slatcher, R. B., Sun, J., Vasileva, M., Vazire, S., & Mehl, M. R. (2025). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

2025Richard SlatcherMarch 20, 2025language, Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR)

Did Relationship Quality During the COVID-19 Pandemic Vary Across Cultural Contexts?

Pietromonaco, P. R., Hammond, M. D., Overall, N. C. , Zoppolat, G. Balzarini, R. N., & Slatcher, R. B. (2024). Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 41 (9), 2522-2547.

2024Richard SlatcherMarch 20, 2025couples, COVID-19, culture

It’s Complicated: The Good and Bad of Ambivalence in Romantic Relationships.

Zoppolat, G., Righetti, F., Duric, M., Balzarini, R., Slatcher, R. B. (2024). Emotion, 24(5), 1190.

2024Richard SlatcherMarch 20, 2025couples, emotion

The perks of pet ownership for well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

Chopik, W. J., Oh, J., Weidmann, R., Weaver, J. R., Balzarini, R. N., Zoppolat, G., & Slatcher, R. B. (2023). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672231203417

2023Richard SlatcherAugust 28, 2023COVID-19, well-being, pets, personality

Relationship quality and physical health: responsiveness as an active ingredient predicting health across the lifespan.

Farrell, A. K., Stimpel, A. L., Stanton, S. C. E. & Slatcher, R. B. (2023). Current Opinion in Psychology, 52, 101628. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101628

2023Richard SlatcherAugust 28, 2023COVID-19, couples, health, responsiveness, families

Extraversion, social interactions, and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: Did extraverts really suffer more than introverts?

Kroencke, L., Humberg, S., Breil, S. M., Geukes, K., Zoppolat, G., Balzarini, R. N., Alonso-Ferres, M., Slatcher, R. B., & Back, M. D. (2023). Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyI, 125 (30), 649-679.

2023Richard SlatcherMay 8, 2023personality, COVID-19, well-being, pre-registered

From close to ghost: Examining the relationship between the need for closure, intentions to ghost, and reactions to being ghosted.

Leckfor, C. M., Wood, N. R., Slatcher, R. B., & Hales, A. H. (2023). Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

TechnologyRichard SlatcherJanuary 30, 2023technology, couples, pre-registered

Positive crossover: Parent perceived partner responsiveness and health of youth with asthma.

Bierstetel, S.J., Farrell, A.K., Tobin, E.T., Kane, H.S., Imami, L., Zilioli, S., & Slatcher, R.B. (2023). Personal Relationships.

2023Richard SlatcherJanuary 30, 2023health, asthma, families, couples, responsiveness

Analysis of transcriptional changes in the immune system associated with pubertal development in a longitudinal cohort of children with asthma.

Resztak, J., Choe, J., Nirmalan, S., Julong Wei, Bruinsma, R., Houpt, R., Alazizi, A., Mair-Meijers, H., Wen, X., Slatcher, R. B., Zilioli, S., Pique-Regi, R., & Luca, F. (2023). Nature Communications

2023Richard SlatcherJanuary 30, 2023health, asthma, genetics

Security motives and negative affective experiences during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rodrigues, D. L., Zoppolat, G., Balzarini, R.N., & Slatcher, R. B. (2022). Psychology and Health.

2022Richard SlatcherJuly 6, 2022COVID-19, health, self-regulation, pre-registered

A descriptive literature review of early research on COVID-19 and close relationships.

Bevan, J. L., Lannutti, P. J., Murphy, M., Slatcher, R. B., & Balzarini, R. N. (2023). Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

2023Richard SlatcherJuly 6, 2022COVID-19, couples, families, friendship

Motives for security and sexual activity among single individuals at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rodrigues, D. L., Zoppolat, G., Balzarini, R.N., & Slatcher, R. B. (2022). Psychology & Sexuality.

2022Richard SlatcherJuly 6, 2022sex, self-regulation, COVID-19, couples, pre-registered

Sexual Desire in the Time of COVID-19: How COVID-Related Stressors Are Associated with Sexual Desire in Romantic Relationships. Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Balzarini, R. N., Mark, K., Muise, A., Gesselman, A., Zoppolat, G., Lehmiller, J., Garcia, J., & Slatcher, R. B. (2022). Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Capturing coaches' identity leadership within youth sport

Herbison, J. D., Sutcliffe, J., Martin, L. J., McLaren, C. D., Slatcher, R. B., Benson, A.J., , Boardley, I., Côté, J., & Bruner, M. W. (2022). Psychology of Sport & Exercise.

2022Richard SlatcherApril 25, 2022sports, Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR)

Personality and social relationships: What do we know and where do we go?

Back, M., Branje, S., Eastwick, P. W., Human, L. J., Penke, L., Sadikaj, G., Slatcher, R. B., Thielmann, I., Van Zalk, M.H.W., & Wrzus, C. (2023). Personality Science.

2022Richard SlatcherApril 4, 2022personality, couples, families, friendship, emotion

Relationship difficulties and “technoference” during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zoppolat, G., Righetti, F., Balzarini, R. N., Alonso-Ferres, M. , Urganci, B., Rodrigues, D. L., Debrot, A., Wiwattanapantuwong, J., Dharma, C., Chi, P., Karremans, J., Schoebi, D., & Slatcher, R. B. (2022). Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

2022, TechnologyRichard SlatcherApril 4, 2022technology, COVID-19, couples, pre-registered

Love in the time of COVID: Perceived partner responsiveness buffers people from lower relationship quality associated with COVID-related stressors.

Balzarini, R. N., Muise, A., Zoppolat, G., Di Bartolomeo, A., Rodrigues, D. L., Alonso-Ferres, M., Urganci, B., Pichayayothin, N. B., Debrot, A., Dharma, C., Chi, P., Karremans, J., Schoebi, D., & Slatcher, R. B. (2022). Social Psychological and Personality Science.

Parent-child conflict and physical health trajectories among youth with asthma.

Bierstetel, S. J., Jiang, Y., Slatcher, R. B., & Zilioli, S. (2021). Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 150, 110606..

2021Richard SlatcherJanuary 24, 2022asthma, health, conflict, families

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