Selected Publications
Murray, S. L., & Pascuzzi, G. (2024). Pursuing safety in social connection: A flexibly fluid perspective on risk-regulation in relationships. Annual Review of Psychology, 75.
Murray, S. L. (2023). Regulating relationship risk: Partner responsiveness as a safety signal. Current Opinion in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101582.
Murray, S. L., McNulty, J., Xia, J., Lamarche, V., Seery, M. D., Ward, D., Griffin, D. W., Hicks, L, Jung, H. Y. (2023). Pursuing safety in social connection regulates the risk-regulation, social-safety, and behavioral-immune systems. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000420
Murray, S.L., Xia, J., Lamarche, V. L., Seery, M. D., McNulty, J., Griffin, D. W., Ward, D., Jung, H. Y., Hicks, L., & Dubois, D. (2023). A moth to a flame? Implicit social connection inoculates conspiracy theorists against COVID-19 misinformation. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100111
Murray, S. L., Xia, J., Lamarche, V. M., Seery, M. D., McNulty, J., Ward, D. E., Griffin, D. W., & Hicks, L. (2023). Sensitizing the behavioral-immune system: The power of social pain. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 14(4), 371–380.
Murray, S.L., Xia, J., Lamarche, V., Seery, M.D., McNulty, J. K., Griffin, D. W., Ward, D. E., & Hicks, L. L. (2022). Trust as a daily defense against collective disease threats. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 3,100071, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2022.100071.
Lamarche, V., Seery, M. D., Murray, S. L., Kondrak, C. L., Saltsman, T. L., & Streamer, L. (2022). Ecologically motivated relationship safety regulation. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 3, 100061, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2022.100061.
Murray, S. L., Seery, M. D., Lamarche, V., Jung, H. Y., Saltsman, T. L., Griffin, D. W., Dubois, D., Xia, J., Ward, D. E., & McNulty, J. (2021). Looking for safety in all the right places: When threatening political reality strengthens family relationship bonds. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12, 1193-1202. (PDF)
Murray, S. L., Lamarche, V., Seery, M.D., Jung, H. Y., Griffin, D. W., & Brinkman, C. (2021). The social-safety system: Fortifying relationships in the face of the unforeseeable. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 120, 99-130. (PDF)
Murray, S. L., Seery, M. D., Lamarche, V. M., Kondrak, C., & Gomillion, S. (2019). Implicitly imprinting the past on the present: Automatic partner attitudes and the transition to parenthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 116(1), 69–100. (PDF)
Murray, S. L., Lamarche, V., & Seery, M. D. (2018). Romantic relationships as shared reality defense. Current opinion in psychology, 23, 34-37. (PDF)
Murray, S. L., Lamarche, V. M., Gomillion, S., Seery, M. D., & Kondrak, C. (2017). In defense of commitment: The curative power of violated expectations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, doi:10.1037/pspi0000102 (PDF)
Murray, S. L., & Holmes, J. G. (2015). Maintaining mutual commitment in the face of risk. Current Opinion in Psychology, 1, 57-60.
Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., Griffin, D. W., & Derrick, J. L. (2015). The equilibrium model of relationship maintenance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 108(1), 93-113. doi:10.1037/pspi0000004 (PDF)
Murray, S. L., Gomillion, S., Holmes, J. G., & Harris, B. L. (2015). Inhibiting self-protection in romantic relationships: Automatic partner attitudes as a resource for low self-esteem people. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6, 173-182.
Murray, S. L., Griffin, D. W., Derrick, J. L., Harris, B., Aloni, M., & Leder, S. (2011). Tempting fate or inviting happiness? Unrealistic idealization prevents the decline of marital satisfaction. Psychological Science, 22(5), 619-626. doi:10.1177/0956797611403155 (PDF)
Murray, S. L., & Holmes, J. G. (2009). The architecture of interdependent minds. Psychological Review, 116(4), 908-928. doi:10.1037/a0017015 (PDF)
Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., & Collins, N. L. (2006). Optimizing assurance: the risk regulation system in relationships. Psychological Bulletin, 132(5), 641-666. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.132.5.641 (PDF)
Murray, S. L., Bellavia, G. M., Rose, P., & Griffin, D. W. (2003). Once hurt, twice hurtful: How perceived regard regulates daily marital interactions. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 84(1), 126-147. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.84.1.126
Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., & Griffin, D. W. (2000). Self-esteem and the quest for felt security: How perceived regard regulates attachment processes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78(3), 478-498. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.78.3.478
Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., & Griffin, D. W. (1996b). The self-fulfilling nature of positive illusions in romantic relationships: Love is not blind, but prescient. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 71(6), 1155-1180. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.71.6.1155 (PDF)
Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., & Griffin, D. W. (1996a). The benefits of positive illusions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70(1), 79-98. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.70.1.79 (PDF)