Overall, N. C. & McNulty, J. K. (in press). What type of communication during conflict is beneficial for intimate relationships? Current Opinion in Psychology.

Meltzer, A. L., & McNulty, J. K. & Maner, J. K. (in press). Women like being valued for sex, as long as it is by a committed partner. Archives of Sexual Behavior.

*Baker, L. R., Cobb, R. A., McNulty, J. K., Lambert, N. M., & Fincham, F. D. (in press). Remaining in a situationally-aggressive relationship: The role of relationship self-efficacy, Personal Relationships.

Shorey, R. C., Moore, T. L., McNulty, J. K., & Stuart, G. L. (in press). Do alcohol and marijuana increase the risk for female dating violence victimization? A prospective daily diary investigation. Psychology of Violence.

*Maranges, H., & McNulty, J. K. (in press). The rested relationship: Sleep benefits marital evaluations. Journal of Family Psychology.

McNulty, J. K. (2016). Highlighting the contextual nature of interpersonal relationships. In J. M. Olson & M. P. Zanna (Eds.) Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (Vol. 54 (pp.  247-315). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

McNulty, J. K. (2016). Should spouses be demanding less from marriage? A contextual perspective on the implications of interpersonal standards. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 42, 444-457.

McNulty, J. K., & *Russell V. M. (2016). Forgive and forget, or forgive and regret? Whether forgiveness leads to more or less offending depends on offender agreeableness. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 42, 616-631.

McNulty, J. K., *Wenner, C. A., & Fisher, T. D. (2016). Longitudinal associations among relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and frequency of sex in early marriage. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45, 85-97.

*Hicks, L. L., McNulty, J. K., Meltzer, A. L., & Olson, M. A. (2016). Capturing the interpersonal implications of evolved preferences? Sex shapes implicit, but not explicit, partner evaluations. Psychological Science, 27, 836-847.

Overall, N. C., Hammond, M. T., McNulty, J. K., & Finkel, E. J. (2016).When power shapes interpersonal behavior: Low relationship power predicts men’s aggressive responses to low situational power. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 111, 195-217.

Meltzer, A. L., & McNulty, J. K. (2016). Who is having more and better sex? The big five as predictors of daily sex during marriage. Journal of Research in Personality, 62, 62-66.

Shorey, R. C., McNulty, J. K., Moore, T. M., & Stuart, G. L. (2016). Being the victim of violence during a date predicts next-day cannabis use among female college students. Addiction, 111, 492-498.

Muise, A., Kim, J. J., McNulty, J. K. & Impett, E. A. (2016). The positive implications of sex for relationships. To appear in C. Knee & H. Reis (Eds.), Advances in Personal Relationships, Vol. 1: Positive approaches to optimal relationship development (pp, 124-147). Cambridge University Press. 

McNulty, J. K., & Olson, M. A. (2015). Integrating automatic processes into theories of relationships. Current Opinion in Psychology, 1, 107-112.

*Baker, L. R., & McNulty, J. K. (2015). Adding insult to injury: Partner depression moderates the association between partner-regulation attempts and partners’ motivation to resolve interpersonal problems. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41, 839-852.

Meltzer, A. L., McNulty, J. K., Miller, S. L., & Baker, L. R. (2015). A psychophysiological mechanism underlying women’s weight goals: Women desire and strive for greater weight loss near peak fertility. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41, 930-942.

Meltzer, A. L., & McNulty, J. K. (2015). Telling women that men desire women with bodies larger than the thin-ideal improves women’s body satisfaction. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6, 391-398.

Shorey, R. C., McNulty, J. K., Moore, T. M., Strauss, C. & Stuart, G. L.(2015). Emotion regulation moderates the proximal association between negative affect and intimate partner violence. Prevention Science, 16, 873-880.

McNulty, J. K., Baker, L. R. & Olson, M. A. (2014). Implicit self-evaluations predict changes in implicit partner evaluations. Psychological Science, 25, 1649-1647.

McNulty, J. K. & *Widman, L. (2014). Sexual narcissism and infidelity in early marriage. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 43, 1315-1325.

*Russell, V. M., & McNulty, J. K., *Baker, L. R., & Meltzer, A. L. (2014). The association between discontinuing hormonal contraceptives and wives' marital satisfaction depends on husbands’ facial attractiveness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111, 17081-17086.

Meltzer, A. L., McNulty, J. K., Jackson, G., & Karney, B. R. (2014). Sex differences in the implications of partner physical attractiveness for the trajectory of marital satisfaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 106, 418-428.

Meltzer, A. L., McNulty, J. K., Jackson, G., & Karney, B. R. (2014). Men still value physical attractiveness in a long-term mate more than women. Rejoinder to Eastwick, Neff, Finkel, Luchies, and Hunt (2014). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 106, 435-440.

Meltzer, A. L., & McNulty, J. K. (2014). “Tell me I’m sexy…and otherwise valuable:” Body valuation and relationship satisfaction. Personal Relationships, 21, 68-87.

Shorey, R. C., Stuart, G. L., Moore, T. M., & McNulty, J. K. (2014). The temporal relationship between alcohol, marijuana, angry affect, and dating violence perpetration: A daily diary study with female college students. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28, 516-523.

Shorey, R. C., Stuart, G. L., McNulty, J. K., & Moore, T. M. (2014). Acute alcohol use temporally increases the odds of male perpetrated dating violence: A 90-day diary analysis. Addictive Behaviors, 39, 365-368.

Moore, T. M., *Seavey, A., *Ritter, K., McNulty, J. K., Gordon, K. C., & Stuart, G. L. (2014). Ecological momentary assessment of the effects of craving and affect on risk for relapse during substance abuse treatment. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28, 619-624.

*Baker, L. R., McNulty, J. K., & Overall, N., C. (2014). When negative emotions benefit relationships. In G. S. Parrot (Ed.).The Positive Side of Negative Emotions (pp. 101-125). New York: Guilford.

McNulty, J. K., Olson, M. A., Meltzer, A. L., & *Shaffer, M. J. (2013). Though they may be unaware, newlyweds implicitly know whether their marriage will be satisfying. Science, 342, 1119-1120.

McNulty, J. K., & *Widman, L. (2013). The implications of sexual narcissism for sexual and marital satisfaction. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42, 1021-1032.

McNulty, J. K. (2013). Personality and relationships. In J. A. Simpson & L. Campbell (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Close Relationships. (pp. 535-552). New York: Oxford University Press.

*Baker, L. R. & McNulty, J. K. (2013). When low self-esteem encourages behaviors that risk rejection to increase interdependence: The role of relational self-construal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104, 995-1018.

Meltzer, A. L., Novak, S. A., McNulty, J. K., Butler, E. A., & Karney, B. R. (2013). Brief Report: Marital satisfaction predicts weight gain in early marriage. Health Psychology, 32, 824-827.

*Baker, L. R., McNulty, J. K., Overall, N., C., Lambert, N., M., & Fincham, F. D. (2013). How do relationship maintenance behaviors affect individual well-being? A contextual perspective. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4, 282-289.

*Russell, V. M. *Baker, L. R., & McNulty, J. K. (2013). Attachment insecurity and infidelity in marriage. Journal of Family Psychology, 27, 242-251.

Maner, J. K., & McNulty, J. K. (2013). Attunement to the fertility status of same-sex rivals: Women’s testosterone responses to olfactory ovulation cues. Evolution and Human Behavior, 34, 412-418.

*Elkins, S. R., Moore, T. M., McNulty, J. K., *Kivisto, A. J., & *Handsel, V. A. (2013). Electronic diary assessment of the temporal association between proximal anger and intimate partner violence perpetration. Psychology of Violence, 3, 100-113.

McNulty, J. K., & Fincham, F. D. (2012). Beyond positive psychology? Toward a contextual view of psychological processes and well-being. American Psychologist, 67, 101-110.

McNulty, J. K., & Fincham, F. D. (2012). The pitfalls of valenced labels and the benefits of properly calibrated psychological flexibility. American Psychologist, 67, 576-577.

Finkel, E. J., DeWall, C. N., Slotter, E. B., McNulty, J. K., Pond, R. S., Jr., & Atkins, D. C. (2012). Using I3 theory to clarify when dispositional aggressiveness predicts intimate partner violence perpetration. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102, 533-549.

Meltzer, A. L., McNulty, J. K., & Karney, B. R. (2012). Social support and weight maintenance in marriage: T he interactive effects of support seeking, support provision, and gender. Journal of Family Psychology, 26, 678-687.

Miller, S. L., Maner, J. K., & McNulty, J. K. (2012). Adaptive attunement to the sex of individuals at a competition: The ratio of opposite- to same-sex individuals correlates with changes in competitors’ testosterone levels. Evolution and Human Behavior, 33, 57-63.

*Armento, M. E. A., McNulty, J. K., & Hopko, D. R. (2012). Behavioral activation of religious behaviors (BARB): Randomized trial with depressed college students. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 4, 206-222.

McNulty, J. K. (2011). The dark side of forgiveness: The tendency to forgive predicts continued psychological and physical aggression in marriage. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 770-783.

*Baker, L. & McNulty, J. K. (2011). Self-compassion and relationship maintenance: The moderating roles of conscientiousness and gender. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100, 853-873.

*O’Mara, E. M., McNulty, J. K., & Karney B. R. (2011). Positively biased appraisals in everyday life: When do they benefit mental health and when do they harm it? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101, 415-432.

*Russell, V. M., & McNulty, J. K. (2011). Frequent sex protects intimates from the negative implications of their neuroticism. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2, 220-227.

Meltzer, A. L., McNulty, J. K., Novak, S., Butler, E., & Karney, B. R. (2011). Marriages are more satisfying when wives are thinner than their husbands. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2, 416-424.

Meltzer, A. L., & McNulty, J. K. (2011). Contrast effects of stereotypes: “Nurturing” male professors are evaluated more positively than “nurturing” female professors. The Journal of Men’s Studies, 19, 57-64.

Hopko, D. R., *Armento, M. E. A., *Robertson, S. M. C., *Ryba, M., *Carvalho, J. P., *Colman, L. K.,  *Mullane, C.,*Gawrysiak, M., Bell, J. L., McNulty, J. K., & Lejuez, C. W. (2011). Behavior activation and problem-solving therapy for depressed breast cancer patients: Randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 79, 834-849.

*Widman, L., & McNulty, J. K. (2011). Narcissism and sexuality. In W. K. Campbell and J. Miller (Eds.). The Handbook of Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Theoretical Approaches, Empirical Findings, and Treatment. (pp. 351-359). Hoboken, New Jersey. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Moore, T. M., *Elkins, S. R., McNulty, J. K., *Kivisto, A. J., & *Handsel, V. A. (2011). Alcohol use and intimate partner violence perpetration: Assessing the temporal association using electronic diary technology. Psychology of Violence, 1, 315-328.

*Carvalho, J., *Gawrysiak, M., *Hellmuth, J., McNulty, J. K., Magidson, J., Lejuez, C. W., & Hopko, D. R. (2011). The reward probability index (RPI): Design and validation of a scale measuring access to environmental reward. Behavior Therapy, 42, 249-262.

*Widman, L., & McNulty, J. K. (2011). Sexual narcissism scale. In T. D. Fisher, C. M. Davis, W. L. Yarber, & S. L. Davis (Eds.), Handbook of Sexuality-Related Measures (3rd Ed.). New York: Rutledge.

*Wenner, C., *Russell, V. M.,  & McNulty, J. K. (2011). Attitudes toward unconventional sex scale. In T. D. Fisher, C. M. Davis, W. L. Yarber, & S. L. Davis (Eds.), Handbook of Sexuality-Related Measures (3rd Ed.). New York: Rutledge.

McNulty, J. K., & *Russell, V. M. (2010). When “negative” behaviors are positive: A contextual analysis of the long-term effects of problem-solving behaviors on changes in relationship satisfaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98, 587-604.

McNulty, J. K. (2010). When positive processes hurt relationships. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 19, 167-171.

McNulty, J. K. (2010). Forgiveness increases the likelihood of subsequent partner transgressions in marriage. Journal of Family Psychology, 24, 787-790.

Luchies, L. B., Finkel, E. J., McNulty, J. K., & Kumashiro, M. (2010). The doormat effect: When forgiving erodes self-respect and self-concept clarity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98, 734-749.                                                 

*Baker, L. & McNulty, J. K. (2010). Shyness and marriage: Does shyness shape even established relationships? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 665-676.

*Little, K. C., McNulty, J. K., & *Russell, V. M. (2010). Sex buffers intimates against the negative implications of attachment insecurity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 484-498.

Meltzer, A. L., & McNulty, J. K. (2010). Body image and marital satisfaction: Evidence for the mediating role of sexual frequency and sexual satisfaction. Journal of Family Psychology, 24, 156-164.

*Widman, L., & McNulty, J. K. (2010). Sexual narcissism and the perpetration of sexual aggression. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 39, 926-939.

McNulty, J. K., *O’Mara, E. M., & Karney B. R. (2008). Benevolent cognitions as a strategy of relationship maintenance: “Don’t sweat the small stuff”…but it is not all small stuff. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 631-646.

McNulty, J. K. (2008). Neuroticism and interpersonal negativity: The independent contributions of behavior and perceptions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1439-1450.

McNulty, J. K., & Fisher, T. D. (2008). Gender differences in response to sexual expectancies and changes in sexual frequency: A short-term longitudinal investigation of sexual satisfaction in newly married heterosexual couplesArchives of Sexual Behavior, 37, 229-240.

McNulty, J. K. (2008). Forgiveness in marriage: Putting the benefits into context Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 171-175.    

McNulty, J. K., Neff, L. A., & Karney, B. R. (2008). Beyond initial attraction: Physical attractiveness in newlywed marriage. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 135-143.

McNulty, J. K., & *Hellmuth, J. C. (2008). Emotion regulation and intimate partner violence in newlyweds. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 794-797.

*Hellmuth, J. C., & McNulty, J. K. (2008). Neuroticism, marital violence, and the moderating role of stress and behavioral skills. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 166-180.

Fisher, T. D., & McNulty, J. K. (2008). Neuroticism and marital satisfaction: The mediating role played by the sexual relationship. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 112-122.

Frye, N. E., McNulty, J. K., & Karney, B. R. (2008). How do constraints on leaving a marriage affect behavior within the marriage? Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 153-161.

Moore, T. M., Stuart, G. L., McNulty, J. K., Addis, M. E., Cordova, J. V., & Temple, J. R. (2008). Domains of masculine gender role stress and intimate partner violence in a clinical sample of violent men. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 9, 82-89.

*Haugen, P. T., Welsh, D. P., McNulty, J. K. (2008). Empathic accuracy and adolescent romantic relationships. Journal of Adolescence, 31, 709-727.

*Widman, L., Welsh, D. P., McNulty, J. K., & *Little, K. C. (2006). Sexual communication and contraceptive use in adolescent dating couples. Journal of Adolescent Health, 39, 893-899.

Severy, L., Jacobs, J., Klein, C.T., & McNulty, J. (2006). Acceptability of a home monitor used to aid in conception: Psychosocial factors and couple dynamics. Contraception, 73, 65-71.

McNulty, J. K. & Karney, B. R. (2004). Positive expectations in the early years of marriage: Should couples expect the best or brace for the worst? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 86, 729-743.

McNulty, J. K., & Karney, B. R. (2002). Expectancy confirmation in appraisals of marital interactions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 764-775.

Shepperd, J. A., & McNulty, J. K. (2002). The affective consequences of expected and unexpected outcomes. Psychological Science, 13, 85-88.

Severy, L., Klein, C. T., & McNulty, J. (2002). Acceptability of personal home monitoring for contraception: Longitudinal and contextual factors. Journal of Social Psychology, 142, 87-96.

McNulty, J. K., & Karney, B. R. (2001). Attributions in marriage: Integrating specific and global evaluations of a relationship. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 943-955.

Karney, B. R., McNulty, J. K., & Bradbury, T. N.  (2001). Cognition and the development of close relationships. In G. J. Fletcher (Ed.), Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology (Vol. 2, pp. 32-59). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers Inc.

Karney, B. R., McNulty, J. K., & Frye, N. E. (2001).  A social-cognitive perspective on the maintenance and deterioration of relationship satisfaction. In Harvey, J. H. & Wenzel, A. E. (Eds.), Close Romantic Relationships (pp. 195-214). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

(* = Current or past graduate student)