{"id":18,"date":"2017-06-05T15:59:29","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T15:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpdev.acsu.buffalo.edu\/murrayrelationshipslab\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-04-28T19:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:16:06","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/murrayrelationshipslab\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Murray has authored two books that discusses the major themes of her research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/murrayrelationshipslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2018\/05\/MotivatedCognition-189x300.jpg\" alt=\"Motivated Cognition book cover\" class=\"wp-image-166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/murrayrelationshipslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2018\/05\/MotivatedCognition-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/murrayrelationshipslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2018\/05\/MotivatedCognition.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crcpress.com\/Motivated-Cognition-in-Relationships-The-Pursuit-of-Belonging\/Murray-Holmes\/p\/book\/9781848725201\">Motivated Cognition in Relationships: The Pursuit of Belonging<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book is essential for social and personality psychologists and will also be valuable to clinical psychologists and clinicians who work directly with couples to effect more happy and stable relationships.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/murrayrelationshipslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2018\/05\/InterdependentMinds-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Interdependent minds book cover\" class=\"wp-image-164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/murrayrelationshipslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2018\/05\/InterdependentMinds-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/murrayrelationshipslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2018\/05\/InterdependentMinds.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guilford.com\/books\/Interdependent-Minds\/Murray-Holmes\/9781609180768\">Interdependent Minds: The Dynamics of Close Relationships<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this book, two pioneering researchers present a groundbreaking theory of how mutually responsive behaviors emerge\u2014or fail to emerge\u2014in relationships.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wood, J. V., Forest, A. L., Frisen, J., Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., &amp; McNulty, J. K. (2024). Self-esteem and romantic relationship quality. <em>Nature Reviews<\/em>, <em>3<\/em>, 27-41.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s44159-023-00247-z\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s44159-023-00247-z<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., &amp; Pascuzzi, G. (2024). Pursuing safety in social connection: A flexibly fluid perspective on risk-regulation in relationships.\u00a0<i>Annual Review of <\/i><em>Psychology, 75<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1146\/annurev-psych-011123-024815\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1146\/annurev-psych-011123-024815<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L. (2023). Regulating relationship risk: Partner responsiveness as a safety signal.&nbsp;<i>Current Opinion in Psychology<\/i>.&nbsp;<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copsyc.2023.101582. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copsyc.2023.101582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copsyc.2023.101582<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>125<\/em>(3), 519\u2013547. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/pspi0000420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/pspi0000420<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S.L., Xia, J., Lamarche, V. L., Seery, M. D., McNulty, J., Griffin, D. W., Ward, D., Jung, H. Y., Hicks, L., &amp; Dubois, D. (2023). A moth to a flame? Implicit social connection inoculates conspiracy theorists against COVID-19 misinformation.&nbsp;<i>Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology<\/i>.&nbsp;<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cresp.2023.100111. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cresp.2023.100111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"2\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cresp.2023.100111<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Xia, J., Lamarche, V. M., Seery, M. D., McNulty, J., Ward, D. E., Griffin, D. W., &amp; Hicks, L. (2023). Sensitizing the behavioral-immune system: The power of social pain. <em>Social Psychological and Personality Science<\/em>, <em>14(4)<\/em>, 371\u2013380.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/19485506221107741\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/19485506221107741<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S.L., Xia, J., Lamarche, V., Seery, M.D., McNulty, J. K., Griffin, D. W., Ward, D. E., &amp; Hicks, L. L. (2022). Trust as a daily defense against collective disease threats.&nbsp;<i>Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology<\/i>,&nbsp;<i>3<\/i>,100071, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cresp.2022.100071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cresp.2022.100071<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lamarche, V., Seery, M. D., Murray, S. L., Kondrak, C. L., Saltsman, T. L., &amp; Streamer, L. (2022). Ecologically motivated relationship safety regulation.&nbsp;<i>Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology<\/i>, 3, 100061, <a class=\"ms-outlook-linkify\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cresp.2022.100061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cresp.2022.100061<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Seery, M. D., Lamarche, V., Jung, H. Y., Saltsman, T. L., Griffin, D. W., Dubois, D., Xia, J., Ward, D. E., &amp; McNulty, J. (2021). Looking for safety in all the right places: When threatening political reality strengthens family relationship bonds. <em>Social Psychological and Personality Science<\/em>, <em>12<\/em>, 1193-1202.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/19485506211018351\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/19485506211018351<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Lamarche, V., Seery, M.D., Jung, H. Y., Griffin, D. W., &amp; Brinkman, C. (2021). The social-safety system: Fortifying relationships in the face of the unforeseeable. <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>120<\/em>, 99-130.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/pspi0000245\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/pspi0000245<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Seery, M.D., Lamarche, V., Kondrak, C., &amp; Gomillion, S.&nbsp; (2019). Implicitly imprinting the past on the present:&nbsp; Automatic partner attitudes and the transition to parenthood.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>116<\/em>, 69-100. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/pspi0000143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/pspi0000143<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Lamarche, V. M., &amp; Seery, M. D. (2018). Romantic relationships as shared reality defense. <em>Current Opinion in Psychology<\/em>, <em>23<\/em>, 34-37.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copsyc.2017.11.008\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copsyc.2017.11.008<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Lamarche, V., Gomillion, S., Seery, M. D., &amp; Kondrak, C.\u00a0 (2017).\u00a0 In defense of commitment:\u00a0 The curative power of violated expectations in relationships.\u00a0 <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>113<\/em>, 697-729.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/pspi0000102\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/pspi0000102<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., &amp; Holmes, J. G.\u00a0 (2015).\u00a0 Maintaining mutual commitment in the face of risk.\u00a0 <em>Current Opinion in Psychology<\/em>, <em>1<\/em>, 57-60.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copsyc.2014.11.005\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.copsyc.2014.11.005<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Holmes, J., G., Griffin, D. W., &amp; Derrick, J. L.\u00a0 (2015).\u00a0 The equilibrium model of relationship maintenance.\u00a0 <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>108<\/em>, 93-113.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/pspi0000004\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/pspi0000004<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Gomillion, S., Holmes, J. G., &amp; Harris, B. L.&nbsp; (2015).&nbsp; Inhibiting self-protection in romantic relationships: Automatic partner attitudes as a resource for low self-esteem people.&nbsp; <em>Social Psychological and Personality Science<\/em>, <em>6<\/em>, 173-182. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1177\/1948550614549386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1948550614549386<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gomillion, S., Murray, S. L., &amp; Lamarche, V.&nbsp; (2015).&nbsp; Losing the wind beneath your wings:&nbsp; The prospective influence of romantic break-up on goal progress.&nbsp; <em>Social Psychological and Personality Science<\/em>, <em>6<\/em>, 513-520. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1948550614568160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1948550614568160<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lamarche, V. M., &amp; Murray, S. L.&nbsp; (2014).&nbsp; Selectively myopic?&nbsp; Self-esteem and attentional bias in response to potential relationship threats. <em>Social Psychological and Personality Science<\/em>, <em>5<\/em>, 786-795. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1948550614532377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1948550614532377<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gomillion, S., Lamarche, V. M., &amp; Murray, S. L.&nbsp; (2014).&nbsp; Protected by your self-control:&nbsp; The influence of partners\u2019 self-control on actors\u2019 responses to interpersonal risk.&nbsp; <em>Social Psychological and Personality Science<\/em>, <em>5<\/em>, 873-882. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1948550614538462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1948550614538462<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gomillion, S., Gabriel, S., &amp; Murray, S. L.&nbsp; (2014).&nbsp; A friend of yours is no friend of mine:&nbsp; Jealousy towards a romantic partner\u2019s friends. <em>Social Psychological and Personality Science<\/em>, <em>5<\/em>, 636-643. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1948550614524447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1948550614524447<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gomillion, S., &amp; Murray, S. L.&nbsp; (2014).&nbsp; Shifting dependence: The influence of partner instrumentality and self-esteem on responses to interpersonal risk.&nbsp; <em>Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin<\/em>, <em>40<\/em>, 57-69. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0146167213503885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0146167213503885<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., Derrick, J. L., Harris, B., Griffin, D. W., &amp; Pinkus, R. T.\u00a0 (2013).\u00a0 Cautious to a fault:\u00a0 Self-protection and the trajectory of marital satisfaction.\u00a0 <em>Journal of Experimental Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>49<\/em>, 522-533.\u00a0doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi:%2010.1016\/j.jesp.2012.10.010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1016\/j.jesp.2012.10.010<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Gomillion, S., Holmes, J. G., Harris, B., &amp; Lamarche, V.&nbsp; (2013).&nbsp; The dynamics of relationship promotion:&nbsp; Controlling the automatic inclination to trust.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>104<\/em>, 305-334.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Lupien,&nbsp; S. P., &amp; Seery, M. D.&nbsp; (2012).&nbsp; Resilience in the face of romantic rejection:&nbsp; The automatic impulse to trust.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Experimental Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>48<\/em>, 845-854. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/a0030513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/a0030513<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cavallo, J., Holmes, J. G., Fitzsimons, G., Murray, S. L., &amp; Wood, J.&nbsp; (2012).&nbsp; Managing motivational conflict: How self-esteem and executive resources influence self-regulatory responses to risk.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>103<\/em>, 430-451. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/a0028821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/a0028821<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Pinkus, R. T., Holmes, J. G., Harris,&nbsp; B., Gomillion, S., Aloni, M., Derrick, J., &amp; Leder, S. (2011). Signaling when (and when not) to be cautious and self-protective:&nbsp; Impulsive and reflective trust in close relationships.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>101<\/em>, 485-502. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/a0023233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/a0023233<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S.L., Griffin, D. W., Derrick, J., Harris, B., Aloni, M., &amp; Leder, S.&nbsp; (2011).&nbsp; Tempting fate or inviting happiness:&nbsp; Unrealistic idealization prevents the decline of marital satisfaction in newlyweds.&nbsp; <em>Psychological Science<\/em>, <em>22<\/em>, 619-626. doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0956797611403155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1177\/0956797611403155<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., &amp; Pinkus, R. T.&nbsp; (2010).&nbsp; A smart unconscious? Procedural origins of automatic partner attitudes in marriage.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Experimental Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>46<\/em>, 650-656. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1016\/j.jesp.2010.03.003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jesp.2010.03.003<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Leder, S., McGregor, J. C. D., Holmes, J. G., Pinkus, R. T., &amp; Harris, B.&nbsp; (2009).&nbsp; Becoming irreplaceable:&nbsp; How comparisons to the partner\u2019s alternatives differentially affect low and high self-esteem people.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Experimental Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>45<\/em>, 1180-1191. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1016\/j.jesp.2009.07.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jesp.2009.07.001<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., &amp; Holmes, J. G.&nbsp; (2009).&nbsp; The architecture of interdependent minds:&nbsp; A motivation-management theory of mutual responsiveness.&nbsp; <em>Psychological Review<\/em>, <em>116<\/em>, 908-928. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/a0017015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/a0017015<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., Aloni, M., Pinkus, R., Derrick, J. L., &amp; Leder, S.&nbsp; (2009).&nbsp; Commitment insurance:&nbsp; Compensating for the autonomy costs of interdependence in close relationships.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>97<\/em>, 256-278. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/a0014562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/a0014562<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Aloni, M., Holmes, J. G., Derrick, J. L., Stinson, D. A., &amp; Leder, S.&nbsp; (2009).&nbsp; Fostering partner dependence as trust insurance:&nbsp; The implicit contingencies of the exchange script in close relationships.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>96<\/em>, 324-348. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/a0012856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/a0012856<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harris, P., Griffin, D., &amp; Murray, S. L.&nbsp; (2008).&nbsp; Testing the limits of optimistic bias:&nbsp; Event and person moderators in a multi-level framework.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>95<\/em>, 1225-1237. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi:%2010.1037\/a0013315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOI: 10.1037\/a0013315<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Derrick, J., Leder, S., &amp; Holmes, J. G.&nbsp; (2008).&nbsp; Balancing connectedness and self-protection goals in close relationships:&nbsp; A levels of processing perspective on risk regulation.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>94<\/em>, 429-459. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/0022-3514.94.3.429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.94.3.429<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Derrick, J. L., &amp; Murray, S. L.&nbsp; (2007).&nbsp; Enhancing relationship perceptions by reducing felt inferiority:&nbsp; The moderating role of attachment style.&nbsp; <em>Personal Relationships<\/em>, <em>14<\/em>, 531-549.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1111\/j.1475-6811.2007.00170.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1475-6811.2007.00170.x<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., &amp; Collins, N. L.&nbsp; (2006).&nbsp; Optimizing assurance:&nbsp; The risk regulation system in relationships.&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Psychological Bulletin<\/em>, <em>132<\/em>, 641-666. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/0033-2909.132.5.641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0033-2909.132.5.641<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Griffin, D. W., Rose, P., &amp; Bellavia, G.&nbsp; (2006).&nbsp; For better or worse?&nbsp; Self-esteem and the contingencies of acceptance in marriage.&nbsp; <em>Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin<\/em>, <em>32<\/em>, 866-882. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0146167206286756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1177\/0146167206286756&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L.\u00a0 (2005).\u00a0 Regulating the risks of closeness:\u00a0 A relationship-specific sense of felt security. <em>Current Directions in Psychological Science<\/em>, <em>14<\/em>, 74-78.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.0963-7214.2005.00338.x\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.0963-7214.2005.00338.x<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Rose, P., Holmes, J. G., Derrick, J., Podchaski, E., Bellavia, G., &amp; Griffin, D.\u00a0 (2005).\u00a0 Putting the partner within reach:\u00a0 A dyadic perspective on felt security in close relationships.\u00a0 <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>88<\/em>, 327-347.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.88.2.327\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.88.2.327<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeHart., T., Pelham, B. W., &amp; Murray, S. L. (2004). Implicit dependency regulation: Self-esteem, relationship closeness, and implicit evaluations of close others.&nbsp; <em>Social Cognition<\/em>, <em>22<\/em>, 126-146. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1521\/soco.22.1.126.30986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1521\/soco.22.1.126.30986<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Bellavia, G., Rose, P., &amp; Griffin, D.&nbsp; (2003).&nbsp; Once hurt, twice hurtful:&nbsp; How perceived regard regulates daily marital interaction.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>84<\/em>, 126-147. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/0022-3514.84.1.126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.84.1.126<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeHart, T., Murray, S. L., Pelham, B., &amp; Rose, P.&nbsp; (2003).&nbsp; The regulation of dependency in non-romantic relationships.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Experimental Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>39<\/em>, 59-67. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0022-1031(02)00511-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0022-1031(02)00511-5<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bellavia, G., &amp; Murray, S. L.\u00a0 (2003).\u00a0 Did I do that?\u00a0 Self-esteem related differences in reactions to romantic partners\u2019 moods.\u00a0 <em>Personal Relationships<\/em>, <em>10<\/em>, 77-96.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/1475-6811.00037\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/1475-6811.00037<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Rose, P., Bellavia, G., Holmes, J. G., &amp; Kusche, A.\u00a0 (2002).\u00a0 When rejection stings:\u00a0 How self-esteem constrains relationship-enhancement processes.\u00a0 <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>83<\/em>, 556-573.\u00a0DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.83.3.556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1037\/\/0022-3514.83.3.556\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., Bellavia, G., Griffin, D. W., &amp; Dolderman, D.\u00a0 (2002).\u00a0 Kindred spirits?\u00a0 The benefits of egocentrism in close relationships.\u00a0 <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>82<\/em>, 563-581.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.82.4.563\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.82.4.563<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Bellavia, G., Feeney, B., Holmes, J. G., &amp; Rose, P.\u00a0 (2001).\u00a0 The contingencies of interpersonal acceptance:\u00a0 When romantic relationships function as a self-affirmational resource.\u00a0 <em>Motivation and Emotion<\/em>, <em>25<\/em>, 163-189.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1023\/A:1010618010115\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1023\/A:1010618010115<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., Griffin, D. W., Bellavia, G., &amp; Rose, P.\u00a0 (2001).\u00a0 The mismeasure of love:\u00a0 How self-doubt contaminates relationship beliefs.\u00a0 <em>Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin<\/em>, <em>27<\/em>, 423-436.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0146167201274004\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0146167201274004<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., Dolderman, D., &amp; Griffin, D. W.\u00a0 (2000).\u00a0 What the motivated mind sees:\u00a0 Comparing friends\u2019 perspectives to married partners\u2019 views of each other.\u00a0 <em>Journal of Experimental Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>36<\/em>, 600-620.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1006\/jesp.1999.1417\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1006\/jesp.1999.1417<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., &amp; Griffin, D. W.&nbsp; (2000).&nbsp; Self-esteem and the quest for felt security:&nbsp; How perceived regard regulates attachment processes. <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>78<\/em>, 478-498.&nbsp; DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.78.3.478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1037\/\/0022-3514.78.3.478&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., &amp; Holmes, J. G.&nbsp; (1999).&nbsp; The (mental) ties that bind:&nbsp; Cognitive structures that predict relationship resilience.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>77<\/em>, 1228-1244. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/0022-3514.77.6.1228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.77.6.1228<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L.&nbsp; (1999).&nbsp; The quest for conviction:&nbsp; Motivated cognition in romantic relationships.&nbsp; <em>Psychological Inquiry<\/em>, <em>10<\/em>, 23-34. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1207\/s15327965pli1001_3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1207\/s15327965pli1001_3<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Griffin, D., Murray, S. L., &amp; Gonzalez, R.\u00a0 (1999).\u00a0 A friendly note on difference scores:\u00a0 A conceptual primer.\u00a0 <em>Personal Relationships<\/em>, <em>6<\/em>, 505-518.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1475-6811.1999.tb00206.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1111\/j.1475-6811.1999.tb00206.x<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., MacDonald, G., &amp; Ellsworth, P.&nbsp; (1998).&nbsp; Through the looking glass darkly?&nbsp; When self-doubt turns into relationship insecurities, <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>75<\/em>, 1459-1480. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/0022-3514.75.6.1459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.75.6.1459<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., &amp; Holmes, J. G.\u00a0 (1997).\u00a0 A leap of faith?\u00a0 Positive illusions in romantic relationships.\u00a0 <em>Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin<\/em>, <em>23<\/em>, 586-604.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0146167297236003\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0146167297236003<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., &amp; Griffin, D. W.&nbsp; (1996).&nbsp; The self-fulfilling nature of positive illusions in romantic relationships:&nbsp; Love is not blind, but prescient.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>71<\/em>, 1155-1180. DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.71.6.1155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.1037\/\/0022-3514.71.6.1155&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., &amp; Griffin, D. W.&nbsp; (1996).&nbsp; The benefits of positive illusions: Idealization and the construction of satisfaction in close relationships.&nbsp; <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>70<\/em>, 79-98. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/0022-3514.70.1.79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.70.1.79<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., &amp; Holmes, J. G.&nbsp; (1994).&nbsp; Story-telling in close relationships:&nbsp; The construction of confidence.&nbsp; <em>Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin<\/em>, <em>20<\/em>, 663-676. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1177\/0146167294206004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0146167294206004<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murray, S. L., &amp; Holmes, J. G.\u00a0 (1993).\u00a0 Seeing virtues in faults:\u00a0 Negativity and the transformation of interpersonal narratives in close relationships.\u00a0 <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, <em>65<\/em>, 707-722. <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1037\/0022-3514.65.4.707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.65.4.707<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Murray has authored two books that discusses the major themes of her research. 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