+ denotes student author.
+Blickman, R. S., Gleason, M. E. J., & Neff, L. A. (in press). Do you still find me physically attractive? Partners’ daily perceptions of attractiveness during the transition to parenthood. Journal of Personal and Social Relationships
+Sucrese, A. M., Neff, L. A., & Gleason, M. E. J. (2024). “Not now, I am too stressed”: Stress and physical intimacy in early marriage. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Advanced Online Publication
+Munin, S. Neff, L. A., & Beer, J.S. (2024). Does age buffer or exacerbate the effects of specific negative emotions during conflict on relationship quality? Collabra: Psychology, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.92976
Joiner, R. J., Bradbury, T. N., Lavner, J. A., Meltzer, A. L. McNulty, J. K., Neff, L. A., Karney, B. R. (2023) Are changes in marital satisfaction sustained and steady, or sporadic and dramatic? American Psychologist. Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001207
+Blickman, R. S., Neff, L. A., & Beer, J. S. (2023). Is older indeed wiser? Identifying conflict communication patterns in older and younger dating couples. Communication Methods and Measures. Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2023.2207816
Neff, L.A. & Buck, A. A. (2023). When rose-colored glasses turn cloudy: The influence of stressful life circumstances on perceptions of partner behavior in newlywed marriage. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 14(6), 675–685. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506221125
Randall, A. K., Donato, S., Neff, L. A., Totenhagen, C. J., Bodenmann, G., & Falconier, M. (2023). A scoping review on couples’ stress and coping literature: Recognizing the need for inclusivity. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 40(3), 812-855. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221101904
Neff, L. A., Gleason, M. E. J., Crockett, E. E., & +Ciftci, O. (2022). Blame the pandemic: Buffering the association between stress and relationship quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13(2), 522-532. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506211022813
+Ghodse-Elahi, Y., Neff, L. A., & Shrout, P. E. (2021). Modeling dyadic trajectories: Longitudinal changes in sexual satisfaction for newlywed couples. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50(8), 3651–3662. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02075-9
McNulty, J. K., Meltzer, A. L., Neff, L. A., & Karney, B. R. (2021). How both partners' individual differences, behavior, and stress predict change in marital satisfaction: Extending the VSA model. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118 (27). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2101402118
Neff, L. A., +Nguyen, T. T. T., & Williamson, H. C. (2021). Too stressed to help? The effects of stress on noticing partner needs and enacting support. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 47(11), 1565-1579. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167220974490
+Ng, Y. T., Huo, M., Gleason, M. E., Neff, L. A., Charles, S. T. & Fingerman, K. L. (2021). Friendships in old age: Daily encounters and emotional well-being. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 76, 551-562. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa007
+Farnish, K., & Neff, L. A. (2020). Shake it off: The role of optimistic expectations for conflict recovery. Personal Relationships, 27, 820-845. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12342
+Nguyen, T. T. T., Neff, L. A., & Williamson, H. C. (2020). The role of stress mindset in support provision. Personal Relationships, 27, 138-155. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12302
Du, H., Bradbury, T.N., Lavner, J. A., Meltzer, A. L., McNulty, J. K., Neff, L. A., & Karney, B. R. (2020). A comparison of Bayesian synthesis approaches for comparing two group means. Research Synthesis Methods, 11, 36-65. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1365
+Walsh, C. M. & Neff, L. A. (2020). The importance of investing in your relationship: Emotional capital and responses to partner transgressions. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37, 581-601. https://doi.org/10.1177/026540751987522
+Walsh, C. M. & Neff, L. A. (2018). We’re better when we blend: The benefits of couples’ identity fusion. Self and Identity, 17, 587-603. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2018.1430062
+Hou, Y., Neff, L. A., & Kim, S. Y. (2018). Language acculturation, acculturation-related stress, and marital quality in Chinese American couples. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 80, 555-568. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12447
+Keneski, E., Neff, L. A., & Loving, T. J. (2018). The importance of a few good friends: Perceived network support moderates the association between daily marital conflict and diurnal cortisol. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9, 962-971. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550617731499
+Walsh, C. M., Neff, L. A., & Gleason, M. E. J. (2017). The role of emotional capital during the early years of marriage: Why everyday moments matter. Journal of Family Psychology, 31, 513-519. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000277
Neff, L. A., & Karney, B. R. (2017). Acknowledging the elephant in the room: How stressful environmental contexts shape relationship dynamics. Current Opinions in Psychology, 13, 107-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.05.013
Neff, L. A., & +Morgan, T. A. (2014). The rising expectations of marriage: What we do and do not know. Psychological Inquiry, 25, 95-100. doi: 10.1080/1047840X.2014.878234
Eastwick, P. W., Neff, L. A., Finkel. E. J., Luchies, L. B., & *Hunt, L. L. (2014). Is a meta-analysis a foundation or just another brick?: A comment on Meltzer, McNulty, Jackson, & Karney (2014).Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 106, 429-434. doi: 10.1037/a0034767
Neff, L. A., & Geers, A. L. (2013). Optimistic expectations in early marriage: A resource or vulnerability for adaptive relationship functioning? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 105, 38-60. doi: 10.1037/a0032600
Eastwick, P. W., +Hunt, L. L., & Neff, L. A. (2013). External validity, why art thou externally valid? Recent studies of attraction provide three theoretical answers. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 7, 275-288.
*Crockett, E., & Neff, L. A. (2013). When receiving help hurts: Gender differences in cortisol responses to spousal support. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4(2), 190-197. doi:10.1177/1948550612451621
Karney, B R., & Neff, L. A. (2013). Couples and stress: How demands outside a relationship affect intimacy within the relationship. In J. A. Simpson & L. Campbell (Eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Close Relationships (pp. 664-684). Oxford University Press. Link to chapter
*Buck, A. A. & Neff, L. A. (2012). Stress spillover in early marriage: The role of self-regulatory depletion. Journal of Family Psychology, 26(5), 698-708. doi:10.1037/a0029260
Eastwick, P. W., & Neff, L. A. (2012). Do ideal partner preferences predict divorce? A tale of two metrics. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 3, 667-674. doi:10.1177/1948550611435941
Neff, L.A., & *Broady, E. (2011). Stress resilience in early marriage: Can practice make perfect?Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101(5), 1050-1067. doi:10.1037/a0023809
Neff, L. A. (2012). Putting marriage in its context: The influence of external stress on early marital development. In L. Campbell & T. J. Loving (Eds.), Interdisciplinary Research on Close Relationships: The Case for Integration (pp. 179-203). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. doi: 10.1037/13486-008
Geers, A. L., *Wellman, J. A., Seligman, L. D., *Wuyek, L. A., & Neff, L. A. (2010). Dispositional optimism, treatment goals, and engagement in treatment programs. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 33, 123-134.
Neff, L.A., & Karney, B. R. (2009). Stress and reactivity to daily relationship experiences: How stress hinders adaptive processes in marriage. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97,435-450. Link to article
McNulty, J. K, Neff, L. A., & Karney, B. R. (2008). Physical attractiveness in marriage: Consequences for satisfaction and behavior. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 135-143.
Neff, L A., & Karney, B. R. (2008). Compassionate love in early marriage. In B. Fehr, S. Sprecher & L. Underwood, (Eds.), The Science of Compassionate Love: Research, Theory and Applications (pp. 201-222). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Link to chapter
Neff, L. A., & Karney, B. R. (2007). Stress crossover in early marriage: A longitudinal and dyadic perspective. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 69, 594-607. Link to article
Neff, L. A., & Karney, B. R. (2005). To know you is to love you: The implications of global adoration and specific accuracy for marital relationships. Journal of Personality and SocialPsychology, 90, 480-497. Link to article
Neff, L. A., & Karney, B. R. (2005). Gender differences in social support: A question of skill or responsiveness? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88, 79-90. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.88.1.79
Neff, L. A., & Karney, B. R. (2004). How does context affect intimate relationships? Linking external stress and cognitive processes within marriage. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 134-148. Link to article
Neff, L. A., & Karney, B. R. (2003). The dynamic structure of relationship perceptions: Differential importance as a strategy of relationship maintenance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 1433-1446. Link to article
Neff, L. A., & Karney, B. R. (2002). Judgments of a relationship partner: Specific accuracy but global enhancement. Journal of Personality, 70, 1079-1112. Link to article
Neff, L. A., & Karney, B. R. (2002). Self-evaluation motives in close relationships: A model of global enhancement and specific verification. In P. Noller & J. A. Feeney (Eds.), Understanding marriage: Developments in the study of couple interaction (pp. 32-58).London: CambridgeUniversity Press.