Publications

Vieth, G., Rothman, A. J., & Simpson, J. A. (2025). Mapping the integration of adult friends into the study of close relationships and health. Personal Relationships. doi: 10.1111/pere.12583

Nguyen, P. L. L., Weisberg, Y., DeYoung, C., Rholes, W. S., Simpson, J. A. & Syed, M. (i2025). Assortative mating patterns based on longitudinal trajectories of personality traits and relationship-specific characteristics. Collabra: Psychology.

Wahring, I., Simpson, J. A., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2025). Romantic relationships matter more to men than to women. Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

Person, A., Frazier, P., & Simpson, J. A. (2025). Disclosing past sexual assault to romantic partners: A mixed-methods analysis. Psychology of Women Quarterly. doi: 10.1177/03616843241297310

Locher, H. H., & Simpson, J. A. (2025). Using psychology to lead in psychology. In J. P. Dugan, S. E. Patterson, & K. C. Skendall (Eds.), Handbook of leadership education and impact. Camberley Surrey, UK: Elgar.

Overall, N. C., Simpson, J. A., & Lavner, J. A. (2025). Research handbook on couple and family relationships. Camberley Surrey, UK: Edward Elgar.

Overall, N. C., Simpson, J. A., & Lavner, J. A. (2025). Introduction to the research handbook on couple and family relationships. In N. C. Overall, J. A. Simpson & J. Lavner (Eds.), Research handbook on couple and family relationships. Camberley Surrey, UK: Elgar.

Pietromonaco, P. R., Girme, Y. U., & Simpson, J. A. (2025). Attachment in couple relationships. In N. C. Overall, J. A. Simpson & J. Lavner (Eds.), Research handbook on couple and family relationships. Camberley Surrey, UK: Elgar.

Overall, N. C., Lavner, J. A., & Simpson, J. A. (2025). Integrating and advancing the study of couple and family relationships. In N. C. Overall, J. A. Simpson & J. Lavner (Eds.), Research handbook on couple and family relationships. Camberley Surrey, UK: Elgar.

Szepsenwol, O., & Simpson, J. A. (2025). Evolutionary lifespan models of attachment and reproductive strategies. In S. Kanazawa (Ed.), Genes, environments, and differential susceptibility: Current topics and controversies in evolutionary developmental psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Simpson, J. A., Thompson, R. A, & Berlin, L. (2025). Internal working models of attachment: A lifespan perspective. In A. Vangelisti, D. Perlman, & S. Sprecher (Eds.), Cambridge handbook of personal relationships. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Karantzas, G. C., Knox, L., Feeney, J. A., Romano, D., Marshall, E. M. & Simpson, J. A. (2025). COVID-19 and loneliness: The context of social restrictions. In D. Perlman, C. Cutrona, & D. Russell (Eds.). The Cambridge handbook of loneliness. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Simpson, J. A., & Gangestad, S. W. (2025). Evolution. In D. Gilbert, S. T. Fiske, E. Finkel & W. Berry Mendez (Eds.), The handbook of social psychology (6^th ed.). New York, NY: Random House.

Vieth, G., Patel, A., & Simpson, J. A. (2025). Formation and change of interpersonal trust across the lifespan. In K. J. Rotenberg (Ed.), Handbook of trust and social psychology. Camberley Surrey, UK: Elgar.

Nivison, M. D., LaBella, M. H., Raby, K. L., Doom, J. R., Martin, J., Johnson, W. F., Zamir, O., Englund, M. M., Simpson, J. A., Carlson, E. A., & Roisman, G. I. (2025). Insights into child abuse and neglect: Findings from the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Risk and Adaptation. Development and Psychopathology.

Don, B., Simpson, J. A., Fredrickson, B. L., & Algoe, S. B. (2024). Interparental positivity spillover theory: How parents’ positive relational interactions influence children. Perspectives on Psychological Science. doi: 10.1177/17456916231220626

Nivison, M., Caldo, P. D., Magro, S. W., Raby, K. L., Groh, A. M., Vandell, D. L., Booth-LaForce, C., Fraley, R. C., Carlson, E. A., Simpson, J. A., & Roisman, G. I. (2024). The predictive validity of the Strange Situation Procedure: Evidence from registered analyses of two landmark longitudinal studies. Development and Psychopathology. doi: 10.1017/S0954579423001487

Person, A., Frazier, P., Selvey-Bouyack, A., Anders, S., Shallcross, S., & Simpson, J. A. (2024). Associations between sexual assault and romantic relationship functioning: A mixed-methods analysis. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 41, 2297-2322. doi: 10.1177/02654075241241496

Karantzas, G. C., Simpson, J. A., & Haslam, N. (2023). Dehumanization: Beyond the intergroup to the interpersonal. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 32, 501-507. doi: 10.1177/09637214231204196.

Gosling, C. J., Caparos, S., ...Simpson, J. A.,… Cortese, S. (2023). Association between relative age at school and persistence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in prospective studies: An individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry, 10, 922-933. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00272-9

Gresham, A. M., Peters, B. J., Karantzas, G. C., Cameron, L. D., Simpson, J. A., & DiGiovanni, A. M. (2023). Associations between power, stress, and dominance in romantic relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic: Examining curvilinear and within-person effects. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 17(11), e12856. doi:10.1111/spc3.12856

Gresham, A. M., Tudder, A., Peters, B. J., & Simpson, J. A. (2023). Sense of power and markers of challenge and threat during extra-dyadic problem discussions with romantic partners. Psychophysiology, 60(11), e14379. doi:10.1111/psyp.14379

Marshall, E. M., Karantzas, G. C., Romano, D., Lee, J., Feeney, J. A., Mullins, E. R., McCabe, M. P., & Simpson, J. A. (2023). Older adults’ support-seeking from adult children: The Support-Seeking Strategy Scale. Journal of Family Psychology, 37, 841-852. doi: 10.1037/fam0001063 [PDF]

Norton, S. A., Baranger, D. A., Young, E. S., Voss, M., Hansen, I., Bondy, E., Rodrigues, M., Paul, S. E., Edershile, E., Hill, P. L., Oltmanns, T. F., Simpson, J. A, & Bogdan, R. (2023). Reliability of diurnal salivary cortisol metrics: A meta-analysis and investigation in two independent samples, Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 16, 100191. doi: 10.1016/j.cpnec.2023.100191

Doom, J. R., Young, E. S., Farrell, A. K., Roisman, G. I., & Simpson, J. A. (2023). Behavioral, cognitive, and socioemotional pathways from early childhood adversity to BMI: Evidence from two prospective longitudinal cohorts. Development and Psychopathology, 35, 749-765. doi:10.1017/S0954579421001887  [PDF]

Eller, J., Girme, Y. U., Don, B., Rholes, W. S., Mickelson, K. D., & Simpson, J. A. (2023). Here one time, gone the next: Fluctuations in support received and provided predict changes in relationship satisfaction across the transition to parenthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 124, 971-1000. doi: 10.1037/pspi0000408 [PDF]

Vieth, G., Englund, M. M., & Simpson, J. A. (2022). Developmental antecedents of friendship satisfaction in adulthood. Developmental Psychology, 58, 2401-2412. https://doi: 10.1037/dev0001437 [PDF]

Huelsnitz, C. O., Rothman, A. J., & Simpson, J. A. (2022). Effects of social control on eating and relational behaviors in romantic relationships. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 56, 1244-1258. https://doi: 10.1093/abm/kaac011 [PDF]

Nakamura, M. S., Huelsnitz, C. O., Rothman, A. J., & Simpson, J. A. (2022). Associations between parents’ health and social control behaviors and their adolescent’s self-efficacy and health behaviors: Insights from the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) survey. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 56, 920-932. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaab113 [PDF]

Thompson, R. A., Simpson, J. A., & Berlin, L. J. (2022). Taking perspective on attachment theory and research: Nine fundamental questions. Attachment and Human Development, 24, 543-560. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2022.2030132 [PDF]

Don, B. P., Eller, J. Simpson, J. A., Fredrickson, B. L., Algoe, S. B., Rholes, S. W., Mickelson, K. D. (2022). New parental positivity: The role of positive emotions in promoting relational adjustment during the transition to parenthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 123, 84-106. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000371 [PDF]

Eller, J., Magro, S. W., Roisman, G. I., & Simpson, J. A. (2022). The predictive significance of fluctuations in early maternal sensitivity for secure base script knowledge and relationship effectiveness in adulthood. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39, 3044-3058. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221077640 [PDF]

Huelsnitz, C. O., Jones, R. E., Simpson, J. A., Joyal-Desmarais, K., Standen, E. C., Auster-Gussman, L. A., & Rothman, A. J. (2022). The dyadic health influence model. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 26, 3-34. https://doi.org/10.1177/10888683211054897 [PDF]

Karantzas, G. C., Feeney, J. A., Agnew, C. R., Christensen, A., Cutrona, C. E., Doss, B. D., Eckhardt, C. I., Russell, D. W., & Simpson, J. A. (2022). Dealing with loss in the face of disasters and crises: Integrating interpersonal theories of couple adaptation and functioning. Current Opinion in Psychology, 43, 129-138. https://doi.org10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.06.019 [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Rholes, W. S., Eller, J., & Paetzold, R. (2022). Major principles of attachment theory: Overview, hypotheses, and research ideas. In P. A. M. van Lange, E. T. Higgins & A. W. Kruglanski (Eds.), Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles (3rd ed.) (pp. 222-239). New York, NY: Guilford.  [PDF]

Karantzas, G. C., Simpson, J. A., & Pizzarani, B. (2022). The loss of humanness in close relationships: An interpersonal model of dehumanization. Current Opinion in Psychology, 46, 101317. https://doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101317  [PDF]

Knox, L., Karantzas, G. C., Romano, D., Feeney, J. A., & Simpson, J. A. (2022). One year on: What we have learned about the psychological effects of COVID-19 social restrictions—A meta-analysis. Current Opinion Psychology, 46, 101315. https://doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101315  [PDF]

Overall, N. C., Pietromonaco, P. R., & Simpson, J. A. (2022). Buffering and spillover of adult attachment insecurity in couple and family relationships. Nature Reviews Psychology, 1, 101-111. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-021-00011-1 [PDF]

Romano, D., Karantzas, G. C., Marshall, E. M., Simpson, J. A., Feeney, J. A., McCabe, M. P., Lee, J., & Mullins, E. R. (2022). Carer burden: Associations with attachment, self-efficacy, and care-seeking. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39, 1213-1236. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075211049435 [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., & Jaeger, M. (2022). Evolutionary perspectives on the role of early attachment across the lifespan. In S. Hart & D. Bjorklund (Eds.), Evolutionary perspectives on infancy (pp. 237-255). New York, NY: Springer. [PDF]

Smallen, D., Eller, J., Rholes, W.S., & Simpson, J. A. (2022). Perceptions of partner responsiveness across the transition to parenthood. Journal of Family Psychology, 36, 618-629. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000907 [PDF]

Szepsenwol, O., Simpson, J. A., Griskevicius, V., Zamir, O., Young, E. S., Shoshani, A., & Doron, G. (2022). The effects of childhood unpredictability and harshness on emotional control and relationship quality: A life history perspective. Development and Psychopathology, 34, 607-620. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579421001371 [PDF]

Vieth, G., Rothman, A. J., & Simpson, J. A. (2022). Friendship loss and dissolution in adulthood: A conceptual model. Current Opinion in Psychology, 43, 171-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.07.007 [PDF]

Karantzas, G. C. & Simpson, J. A. (2022). Separation, social isolation, and loss in the context of COVID-19 and beyond. Current Opinion in Psychology, 47, 101400. https://doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101400 [PDF]

Girme, Y. U., Overall, N. C., & Simpson, J. A. (2022). Introduction to the special issue: Nonlinear effects and dynamics in close relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39, 2991-3000. https://doi:10.1177/02654075221119427/ ID: JSPR-22-451 [PDF]

2021

Arriaga, X. B., Eller, J., Kumashiro, M., Rholes, W. S., & Simpson, J. A. (2021). Self-efficacy and declines over time in attachment anxiety during the transition to parenthood. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12, 658-666. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550620933411 [PDF]

Girme, Y. U., Jones, R. E., Fleck, C., Simpson, J. A., & Overall, N. C. (2021). Infants’ attachment insecurity predicts attachment-relevant emotion regulation patterns in adulthood. Emotion, 21, 260-272. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000721  [PDF]

Gresham, A. M., Peters, B. J., Karantzas, G., Cameron, L. D., & Simpson, J. A. (2021). Examining associations between COVID-19 stressors, intimate partner violence, health, and health behaviors. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38, 2291-2307. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075211012098 [PDF]

Jaeger, M. M., Vieth, G., Rothman, A. J., & Simpson, J. A (2021). Parents’ use of intentional modeling and social control to influence their adolescent’s health behavior: Findings from the FLASHE study. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38, 2722-2741. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075211020136 [PDF]

Nivison, M. D., Facompré, C. R., Raby, K. L., Simpson, J. A., Roisman, G. I., & Waters, T. E. A. (2021). Childhood abuse and neglect are prospectively associated with secure base script knowledge in adulthood. Development and Psychopathology, 33, 1143-1155. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579420000528  [PDF]

Pizzirani, B., Karantzas, G. C., Roisman, G. I., & Simpson, J. A. (2021). Early childhood antecedents of dehumanization perpetration in adult romantic relationships. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12, 1175-1183. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550620974892 [PDF]

Rholes, W. S., Eller, J., Simpson, J. A., & Arriaga, X. B. (2021). Support processes predict declines in attachment avoidance across the transition to parenthood. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 47, 1119-1134. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167220960365  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., & Vieth, G. (2021). Trust and psychology: Psychological theories and principles of interpersonal trust. In F. Krueger (Ed.), The neurobiology of trust (pp. 15-35). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Szepsenwol, O., Shai, D., Zamir, O., & Simpson, J. A. (2021). The effects of morbidity-mortality and economic unpredictability on parental distress: A life history approach. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38, 189-209. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407520959719  [PDF]

Szepsenwol, O., & Simpson, J. A. (2021). Early attachment from the perspective of life-history theory. In R. A. Thompson, J. A. Simpson, & L. Berlin (Eds.), Attachment: The fundamental questions (pp. 219-226). New York, NY: Guilford.  [PDF]

Thompson, R. A., Berlin, L., & Simpson, J. A. (2021). Assembling the puzzle: Interlocking pieces, missing pieces, and the emerging picture. In R. A. Thompson, J. A. Simpson, & L. Berlin (Eds.), Attachment: The fundamental questions (pp. 391-425). New York, NY: Guilford. [PDF] 

Thompson, R. A., Simpson, J. A., & Berlin, L. (2021). Attachment theory in the twenty-first century: An introduction to the volume. In R. A. Thompson, J. A. Simpson, & L. Berlin (Eds.), Attachment: The fundamental questions (pp. 3-13). New York, NY: Guilford.

Thompson, R. A., Simpson, J. A., & Berlin, L. (2021). Attachment theory in the twenty-first century: An introduction to the volume. In R. A. Thompson, J. A. Simpson, & L. Berlin (Eds.),  Attachment: The fundamental questions. New York, NY: Guilford. [PDF]

Waters, T. E. A., Facompré, C. R., Dagan, O., Martin, J., Johnson, W. F., Young, E. S., Shankman, J., Lee, Y., Simpson, J. A., & Roisman, G. I. (2021). Convergent validity and stability of secure base script knowledge from late adolescence to midlife. Attachment and Human Development, 23, 740-760. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2020.1832548 [PDF]

Young, E. S., Doom, J. R., Farrell, A. K., Carlson, E. A., Englund, M. M., Miller, G. E., Gunnar, M. R., Roisman, G. I., & Simpson, J. A. (2021). Life stress and cortisol reactivity: An exploratory analysis of stress exposure across life on HPA axis functioning. Development and Psychopathology, 33, 301-312. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579419001779  [PDF]

2020

Athenstaedt, U., Brohmer, H., Simpson, J. A., Müller, S., Schindling, N., Bacik A., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2020). Men view their ex-partners more favorably than women do. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 11, 483-491. doi: 10.1177/1948550619876633  [PDF]

Bierstetel. S. J., Farrell, A. K., Briskin, J. L., Harvey, M. W., Gable, S. L., Ha, T., Ickes, W., Lin, W.,  Orina. M. M., Saxbe, D., Simpson, J. A., Ta, V., & Slatcher, R. B. (2020). Associations between language style matching and relationship commitment and satisfaction: An integrative data analysis. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37, 2459-2481. doi: 10.1177/0265407520923754  [PDF]

Eller, J., & Simpson, J. A. (2020). Theoretical boundary conditions of partner buffering in romantic relationships. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(18), E6880. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186880  [PDF]

Farrell, A. F., Stanton, S. C. E., & Simpson, J. A. (2020). Advancing understanding of the mechanistic pathways underlying close relationships and physical health: Conclusion to the Special Issue. Personal Relationships, 27, 956-960. doi:10.1111/pere.12350 [PDF]

Joel, S., Eastwick, P. W., Allison, C. J., Arriaga, X. B., Baker, Z. G., Bar-Kalifa, E., Bergeron, S., Birnbaum, G., Brock, R. L., Brumbaugh, C. C., Carmichael, C. L., Chen, S., Clarke, J., Cobb, R. J., Coolsen, M. K., Davis, J., de Jong, D. C., Debrot, A., DeHaas, E. C., Derrick, J. L., Eller, J., Estrada, M. J., Faure, R., Finkel, E. J., Fraley, R. C., Gable, S. L., Gadassi, R., Girme, Y. U., Gordon, A. M., Gosnell, C. L., Hammond, M. D., Hannon, P. A., Harasymchuk, C., Hofmann, W., Horn, A. B., Impett, E. A., Jamieson, J. P., Keltner, D., Kim, J. J., Kirchner, J. L., Klewer, E. S., Kumashiro, M., Larson, G., Lazarus, G., Logan, J. M., Luchies, L. B., MacDonald, G., Machia, L. V., Maniaci, M. R., Maxwell, J. A., Mizrahi, M., Muise, A., Niehuis, S., Ogolsky, B. G., Oldham, C. R., Overall, N. C., Perrez, M., Peters, B. J., Pietromonaco, P. R., Powers, S. I., Prok, T., Pshedetzky-Shochat, R., Rafaeli, E., Ramsdell, E., Reblin, M., Reicherts, M., Reifman, A., Reis, H. T., Rhoades, G. K., Rholes, W. S., Righetti, F., Rodriguez, L. M., Rogge, R., Rosen, N. O., Saxbe, D., Sened, H., Simpson, J. A., Slotter, E. B., Stanley, S. M., Stocker, S., Surra, C., Vaughn, A. A., Vicary, A. M., Visserman, M. L., & Wolf, S. (2020). Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(32), 19061-19071. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1917036117  [PDF]

Lamela, D., Figueiredo, B., Jongenelen, I., Morais, A. & Simpson, J. A. (2020). Coparenting and relationship satisfaction in mothers: The moderating role of sociosexuality. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49, 861-870. doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-01548-2  [PDF]

Nakamura, M., Simpson, J. A., & Overall, N. C. (2020). Partner buffering in interdependent relationships: An attachment perspective. In C. Agnew, L. VanderDrift, & X. Arriaga (Eds.), Advances in personal relationships: Interdependence, interaction, and relationships (pp. 144-159). New York: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108645836  [DOC]

Romano, D., Karantzas, G. C., Marshall, E. E., Simpson, J. A., Feeney, J. A., McCabe, M. P., Lee, J., & Mullins, E. R. (2020). The association between carer burden and dyadic pairings of attachment orientations in adult children caring for older parents. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 90, 104170. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104170  [PDF]

Rothman, A. J., Simpson, J. A., Huelsnitz, C. O., Jones, R. E., & Scholz, U. (2020). Integrating intrapersonal and interpersonal processes: A key step in advancing the science of behavior change. Health Psychology Review, 14, 182-187. doi:10.1080/17437199.2020.1719183  [PDF]

Young, E. S., & Simpson, J. A. (2020). An evolutionary, life history perspective on relationship maintenance. In B. G. Ogolsky & J. K. Monk (Eds.), Relationship maintenance: Theory, process, and context (pp. 29-46). New York: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108304320.003  [PDF]

2019

Eastwick, P. W., Finkel, E. J., & Simpson, J. A. (2019). Best practices for testing the predictive validity of ideal partner preference-matching. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45, 167-181. doi: 10.1177/0146167218780689  [PDF]

Eastwick, P. W., Finkel, E. J., & Simpson, J. A. (2019). Relationship trajectories: A meta-theoretical framework and theoretical applications. Psychological Inquiry, 30, 1-30. doi. 10.1080/1047840X.2019.1577072  [PDF]

Eastwick, P. W., Finkel, E. J., & Simpson, J. A. (2019). The relationship trajectories meta-theoretical framework revisited. Psychological Inquiry, 30, 48-57. doi. 10.1080/1047840X.2019.1585740  [PDF]

Eller, J., Marshall, E., Rholes, W. S., Vieth, G., & Simpson, J. A. (2019). Partner predictors of marital aggression across the transition to parenthood: An I³ approach. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36, 1491-1508. doi: 10.1177/0265407518809538  [PDF]

Farrell, A. K., Waters, T. E., Young, E. S., Englund, M. M., Carlson, E. E., Roisman, G. I., & Simpson, J. A. (2019). Early maternal sensitivity, attachment security in young adulthood, and cardiometabolic risk at midlife. Attachment and Human Development, 21, 70-86. doi: 10.1080/14616734.2018.1541517  [PDF]

Fleck, C., & Simpson, J. A. (2019). Women’s mate preferences. In T. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. New York: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_10-1  [PDF]

Huelsnitz, C. O., Simpson, J. A., Rothman, A. J., & Englund, M. M. (2019). The interplay between relationship effectiveness, life stress, and sleep: A prospective study. Personal Relationships, 26, 73-92. doi: 10.1111/pere.12266  [PDF]

Joyal-Desmarais, K., Lenne, R. L., Panos, M., Huelsnitz, C. O., Auster-Gussman, L., Jones, R. E., Johnson, W., Simpson, J. A., & Rothman, A. J. (2019). Interpersonal effects of parents and adolescents on each other’s health behaviours: A dyadic extension to the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Psychology and Health, 34, 569-589. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2018.1549733  [PDF]

Karantzas, G. C., Simpson, J. A., & Miller, P. G. (2019). Insights into interpersonal violence, aggression, and maltreatment: Bridging relationship science with personality and social psychology. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36, 1415-1420. doi. 10.1177/0265407519826750  [PDF]

Karantzas, G. C., Simpson, J. A., Overall, N. C., & Campbell, L. (2019). The association between attachment orientations and partner evaluations: An ideal standards perspective. Personal Relationships, 26, 628-653. doi:10.1111/pere.12297  [PDF]

Köber, C., Facompré, C. R., Waters, T. E. A, & Simpson, J. A. (2019). Autobiographical memory stability in the context of the Adult Attachment Interview. Cognition, 191, 103980. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2019.05.017  [PDF]

Lenne, R. L., Joyal-Desmarais, K., Jones, R. E., Huelsnitz, C. O., Panos, M., Auster-Gussman, L., Johnson, W., Rothman, A. J., & Simpson, J. A. (2019). Parenting styles moderate how parent and adolescent beliefs predict each other’s eating and physical activity: Dyadic evidence in a large national sample. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 81, 76-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2018.06.003  [PDF]

Raby, K. L., Roisman, G. I., Labella, M. H., Martin, J., Fraley, R. C., & Simpson, J. A. (2019). The legacy of early abuse and neglect for social and academic competence from childhood to adulthood. Child Development, 90, 1684-1701. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13033  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A. (2019). Bringing life history theory into relationship science. Personal Relationships, 26, 4-20. doi: 10.1111/pere.12269  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Farrell, A. K., & Rothman, A. J. (2019). The dyadic power-social influence model: Extensions and future directions. In C. R. Agnew & J. J. Harman (Eds.), Power in close relationships (pp. 86-101). New York: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108131490.006  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., & Jones, R. E. (2019). Attachment and social development within a life-history perspective. In D. P. McAdams, R. L. Shiner, & J. L. Tackett (Eds.), Handbook of personality development (pp. 257-275). New York: Guilford.  [PDF]

Simpson J. A., & Rholes, W. S. (2019). Adult attachment orientations and well-being during the transition to parenthood. Current Opinion in Psychology, 25, 47-52. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.02.019. [PDF]

Szepsenwol, O., & Simpson J. A. (2019). Attachment within life history theory: An evolutionary perspective of individual differences in attachment. Current Opinion in Psychology, 25, 65-70. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.03.005. [PDF]

Szepsenwol, O., Zamir, O., & Simpson J. A. (2019). The effect of early-life harshness and unpredictability on intimate partner violence in adulthood: A life history perspective. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36, 1542-1556. doi: 10.1177/0265407518806680  [PDF]

Theisen, J. C., Ogolsky, B. G., Simpson, J. A., & Rholes, W. S. (2019). Dyad to triad: A longitudinal analysis of humor and pregnancy intention during the transition to parenthood. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36, 3611-3630. doi. 10.1177/0265407519831076  [PDF]

Young, E. S., Farrell, A. K., Carlson, E. A., Englund, M. M., Miller, G. E., Gunnar, M. R., Roisman, G. I., & Simpson, J. A. (2019). The dual impact of early and concurrent life stress on adults’ diurnal cortisol patterns: A prospective study. Psychological Science, 30, 739-747. doi. 10.1177/0956797619833664  [PDF]

2018

Arriaga, X. B., Kumashiro, M., Simpson, J. A., & Overall, N. C. (2018). Revising working models across time: Relationship situations that enhance attachment security.  Personality and Social Psychology Review, 22, 71-96.  [PDF]

Batres, C., Russell, R., Simpson, J. A., Campbell, L., Hansen, A. M., & Cronk, L. (2018). Evidence that makeup is a false signal of sociosexuality. Personality and Individual Differences, 122, 148-154.  [PDF]

Girme, Y. U., Agnew, C. R., Harvey, S. M., VanderDrift, L. W., Rholes, W. S., & Simpson, J. A. (2018). The ebbs and flows of attachment: Within-person fluctuations in attachment undermine secure individuals’ relationship wellbeing across time. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 114, 397-421.  [PDF]

Hartman, S., Sung, S., Simpson, J. A., Schlomer, G. L., & Belsky, J. (2018). Decomposing environmental unpredictability in forecasting adolescent and young-adult development: A two-sample study. Development and Psychopathology, 30, 1321-1332.  [PDF]

Huelsnitz, C. O., Farrell, A. K., Simpson, J. A., Griskevicius, V., & Szepsenwol, O. (2018). Attachment and jealousy: Understanding the dynamic experience of jealousy using the Response Escalation Paradigm. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44, 1664-1680.  [PDF]

Huelsnitz, C. O., Jones, R. E., & Simpson, J. A. (2018). Interpersonal relationships. In M. H. Bornstein, M. E. Arterberry, K. L. Fingerman, & J. E. Lansford (Eds.), The Sage Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development. New York: Sage. doi:10.4135/9781506307633.n452  [PDF]

Huelsnitz, C. O., Rothman, A. J., & Simpson, J. A. (2018). How do individuals influence their partner's health behavior? Insights from a dyadic perspective. In J. E. Maddux (Ed.), Social psychological foundations of well-being (pp. 75-102). New York: Psychology Press.  [PDF]

Juang, L., Simpson, J. A., Lee, R. M., Rothman, A. J., Titzmann, P., Schachner, M., Betsch, C., Korn, L., & Rauber, D. (2018). Using attachment and relational perspectives to understand adaptation and resilience among migrant and refugee youth. American Psychologist, 73, 797-811. [PDF]

Labella, M. H., Johnson, W. F., Martin, J., Ruiz, S. K., Shankman, J. L., Egeland, B., Englund, M. M., Collins, W. A., & Roisman, G. I., & Simpson, J. A. (2018). Multiple dimensions of childhood abuse and neglect prospectively predict poorer romantic functioning in adulthood. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44, 238-251.  [PDF]

Martin, J., Anderson, J. E., Groh, A. M. Waters, T. E. A., Young, E. S., Johnson, W. F., Shankman, J. L., Eller, J., Fleck, C., Steele, R. D., Carlson, E. A., Simpson, J. A., & Roisman, G. I. (2018). Maternal sensitivity during the first three and one-half years of life predicts electrophysiological responding to and cognitive appraisals of infant crying at mid-life. Developmental Psychology, 54, 1917-1927.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., & Winterheld, H. A. (2018). Person-by-situation perspectives on close relationships. In K. Deaux & M. Snyder (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of personality and social psychology (2nd ed.) (pp. 567-591). New York: Oxford University Press.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Farrell. A. K., Huelsnitz, C. O., & Eller, J. (2018). Early social experiences and living well: A longitudinal view of adult physical health. In J. P. Forgas & R. F. Baumeister (Eds.), The social psychology of living well (pp. 257-276). New York: Psychology Press.  [PDF]

Winterheld, H. A., & Simpson, J. A. (2018). Personality in close relationships. In A. L Vangelisti & D. Perlman (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of personal relationships (2^nd ed.) (pp. 163-174).  New York: Cambridge University Press.  [PDF]

Young, E. S., Griskevicius, V., Simpson, J. A., Mittal, C., & Waters, T. E. A. (2018). Can an Unpredictable Childhood Environment Enhance Working Memory? Testing the Sensitized-Specialization Hypothesis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 114, 891-908.  [PDF]

Young, E. S., Simpson, J. A., Griskevicius, V., Huelsnitz, C., & Fleck, C. (2018). Childhood attachment and adult personality: A life history perspective. Self and Identity. doi: 10.1080/15298868.2017.1353540  [PDF]

Zamir, O., Szepsenwol, O., Englund, M. M., & Simpson, J. A. (2018). The role of dissociation in revictimization across the lifespan: A 32-year prospective study. Child Abuse & Neglect, 79, 144-153.  [PDF]

2017

Szepsenwol, O., Griskevicius, V., Simpson J. A., Young, E. S., Fleck, C., & Jones, R. E. (2017). The effect of predictable early childhood environments on sociosexuality in early adulthood. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 11, 131-145.  [PDF]

Simpson, J.A. (2017). Evolution and relationships: The integration continues. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 11, 212-219.  [PDF] 

Finkel, E. J., Simpson, J. A., & Eastwick, P. W. (2017). The psychology of close relationships: Fourteen core principles. Annual Review of Psychology, 68, 383-411.  [PDF]

Karantzas, G. C., Simpson, J. A., & McCabe, M. (2017). Contemporary insights into the relationships and stress nexus: Context, processes, and outcomes. Current Opinion in Psychology, 13, 1-3.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., & Rholes, W. S. (2017). Adult attachment, stress, and romantic relationships. Current Opinion in Psychology, 13, 19-24.  [PDF]

Farrell, A. K., & Simpson, J. A. (2017). Effects of relationship functioning on the biological experience of stress and physical health. Current Opinion in Psychology, 13, 49-53.  [PDF]

Farrell, A. K., Simpson, J. A., Englund, M. M., Carlson, E. A., & Sung, S. (2017). The impact of stress at different life stages on physical health and the buffering effects of maternal sensitivity. Health Psychology, 36, 35-44.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Griskevicius, V., Szepsenwol, O., & Young, E. S. (2017). An evolutionary life history perspective on personality and mating strategies. In A. T. Church (Ed.), Evolutionary, ecological, and cultural contexts of personality (pp. 1-29). New York: Praeger/Greenwood.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., & Griskevicius, V. (2017). The CLASH model in broader life history context. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40, 33-34.  [PDF]

Marshall, E. M., Kuijer, R. G., Simpson, J. A., & Szepsenwol, O. (2017). Standing on shaky ground? Dyadic and longitudinal associations between posttraumatic stress and relationship quality post-earthquake. Journal of Family Psychology, 31, 721-733.  [PDF]

Johnson, W., Huelsnitz, C., Carlson, E. A., Roisman, G. I., Englund, M. M., Miller, G. E., & Simpson, J. A. (2017). Childhood abuse and neglect and physical health at midlife: Prospective, longitudinal evidence. Development and Psychopathology, 29, 1935-1946.  [PDF] 

2016

Winterheld, H. A., & Simpson, J. A.  (2016).  Regulatory focus and the interpersonal dynamics of romantic partners’ personal goal discussions.  Journal of Personality, 84, 277-290.  [PDF]

Durante, K. M., Eastwick, P. W., Finkel, E. J., Gangestad, S. W., & Simpson, J. A.  (2016).  Pair-bonded relationships and romantic alternatives:  Toward an integration of evolutionary and relationship science perspectives.  Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 68, 1-74.  [PDF]

Doom, J. R., VanZomeren-Dohm, A. A., & Simpson, J. A.  (2016).  Early unpredictability predicts increased adolescent externalizing behaviors and substance use:  A life history perspective.  Development and Psychopathology.  [PDF]

Howland, M., Farrell, A. K., Simpson, J. A., Rothman, A. J., Burns, R. J., Fillo, J., & Wlaschin, J.  (2016).  Relational effects on physical activity:  A dyadic approach to the theory of planned behavior.  Health Psychology, 35, 733-741.  [PDF]

Farrell, A. K., Simpson, J. A., Overall, N.C., & Shallcross, S. L.  (2016).  Buffering the responses of avoidantly attached romantic partners in strain test situations.  Journal of Family Psychology, 30, 580-591.  [PDF]

Sung, S., Simpson, J. A., Griskevicius, V., Kuo. S. I., Schlomer, G. L., & Belsky, J.  (2016).  Secure infant-mother attachment buffers the effect of early-life stress on age of menarche.  Psychological Science, 27, 667-674.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., & Campbell, L.  (2016).  Methods of evolutionary sciences.  In D. M. Buss (Ed.), The handbook of evolutionary psychology (2^nd ed.) (pp. 115-135).  New York:  Wiley.  [PDF]

Overall, N. C., Girme, Y. U., & Simpson, J. A.  (2016).  The power of diagnostic situations:  How support and conflict can foster growth and security.  In C. R. Knee & H. T. Reis (Eds.), Positive approaches to optimal relationship development (pp. 148-170). New York:  Cambridge University Press.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., & Belsky, J.  (2016).  Attachment theory within a modern evolutionary framework.  In J. Cassidy & P. R. Shaver (Eds.), Handbook of attachment:  Theory, research, and clinical applications (3^rd ed.) (pp. 91-116).  New York:  Guilford.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Farrell, A. K., & Marshall, E.  (2016).  A relational perspective of social influence on moral issues.   In J. P. Forgas, P. van Lange, & L. Jussim (Eds.), The social psychology of morality (pp. 113-125).  New York:  Psychology Press.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Overall, N. C., Farrell, A. K., & Girme, Y. U.  (2016).  Regulation processes in romantic relationships.  In K. D. Vohs & R. F. Baumeister (Eds.), The handbook of self-regulation:  Research, theory, and application (pp. 283-304).  New York:  Guilford.  [PDF]

Wilson, C. L., & Simpson, J. A.  (2016).  Childbirth pain, attachment orientations, and romantic partner support during labor and delivery.  Personal Relationships, 23, 622-644.  [PDF]

2015

Mikulincer, M., Shaver, P. R., Dovidio, J. F., & Simpson, J. A.  (Eds.)  (2015).  APA handbook of personality and social psychology, Vol. 2:  Group processes.  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association.

Mikulincer, M., Shaver, P. R., Simpson, J. A., & Dovidio, J. F.  (Eds.)  (2015).  APA handbook of personality and social psychology, Vol. 3:  Interpersonal relations.  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association.

Simpson, J. A., & Rholes, W. S.  (Eds.)  (2015).  Attachment theory and research:  New directions and emerging themes.  New York:  Guilford.

Fillo, J., Simpson, J. A., Rholes, W. S., & Kohn, J. L.  (2015).  Dads doing diapers:  Individual and relational outcomes associated with the division of childcare across the transition to parenthood.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 108, 298-316.  [PDF]

Fletcher, G. J. O., Simpson, J. A., Campbell, L., & Overall, N. C.  (2015).  Pair-bonding, romantic love, and evolution:  The curious case of Homo sapiens.  Perspectives on Psychological Science, 10, 20-36.  [PDF]

Finkel, E. J., & Simpson, J. A.  (2015).  Editorial overview:  Relationship science.  Current Opinion in Psychology, 1, 5-9.  [PDF]

Overall, N. C., & Simpson, J. A.  (2015).  Attachment and dyadic regulation processes.  Current Opinion in Psychology, 1, 61-66.  [PDF]

Girme, Y. U., Overall, N. C., Simpson, J. A., & Fletcher, G. J. O.  (2015).  “All or nothing":  Attachment avoidance and the curvilinear effects of partner support.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 108, 450-475.  [PDF]

Raby, K. L., Roisman, G. I., Simpson, J. A., Collins, W. A., & Steele, R. D.  (2015).  Maternal insensitivity in childhood predicts greater electrodermal reactivity during conflict discussions with adult romantic partners.  Psychological Science, 26, 348-353.  [PDF]

Overall, N. C., Fletcher, G. J. O., Simpson, J. A., & Fillo, J.  (2015).  Attachment insecurity, biased perceptions of romantic partners’ negative emotions, and hostile relationship behavior.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 108, 730-749.  [PDF]

Raby, K. L., Roisman, G. I., Fraley, R. C., & Simpson, J. A.  (2015).  The enduring predictive significance of early maternal sensitivity:   Social and academic competence through age 32 years.  Child Development, 86, 695-708.  [PDF]

Farrell, A. K., Simpson, J. A., & Rothman, A. J.  (2015).  The Relationship Power Inventory (RPI):  Development and validation.  Personal Relationships, 22, 387-413.  [PDF]

Marshall, E., Simpson, J. A., & Rholes, W. S.  (2015).  Personality, communication, and depressive symptoms across the transition to parenthood:  A dyadic longitudinal investigation.  European Journal of Personality, 29, 216-234.  [PDF]

Mittal, C., Griskevicius, V., Simpson, J. A., Sung, S., & Young, E. S. (2015).  Cognitive adaptations to stressful environments:  When childhood adversity enhances adult executive function.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 109, 604-621.  [PDF]

Kim, J., Weisberg, Y. J., Simpson, J. A., Oriña, M. M., Farrell, A. K., & Johnson, W.  (2015).  Ruining it for both of us:  The disruptive role of low-trust partners on conflict resolution in romantic relationships.  Social Cognition, 33, 520-542.  [PDF]

Szepsenwol, O., Simpson, J.A., Griskevicius, V., & Raby, K. L.  (2015).  The effect of unpredictable early childhood environments on parenting in adulthood.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 109, 1045-1067.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Collins, W. A., Farrell, A. K., & Raby, K. L.  (2015).  Attachment and relationships across time:  An organizational-developmental perspective.  In V. Zayas & C. Hazan (Eds.), Bases of adult attachment:  Linking brain, mind, and behavior (pp. 61-78).  New York:  Springer.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A.  (2015).  Past, present, and future directions in the science of interpersonal relations.  In M. Mikulincer, P. R. Shaver, J. A. Simpson, & J. F. Dovidio (Eds.), APA handbook of personality and social psychology, Vol. 3:  Interpersonal relations  (pp. xxi-xxix).  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association.

Simpson, J. A., Farrell, A. K., Oriña, M. M., & Rothman, A. J.  (2015).  Power and social influence in relationships.  In M. Mikulincer, P. R. Shaver, J. A. Simpson, & J. F. Dovidio (Eds.), APA handbook of personality and social psychology, Vol. 3:  Interpersonal relations (pp. 393-420).   Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association.  [PDF]

Farrell, A. K., & Simpson, J. A.  (2015).  Close relationships.  In H. L. Miller (Ed.), Encyclopedia of theory in psychology.  New York:  Sage.

Rholes, W. S., & Simpson, J. A.  (2015).  New directions and emerging themes in attachment theory and research.  In J. A. Simpson & W. S. Rholes (Eds.), Attachment theory and research:  New directions and emerging themes (pp. 1-7).  New York:  Guilford.  [PDF]

Karantzas, G. C., & Simpson, J. A.  (2015).  Attachment and aged care.  In J. A. Simpson & W. S. Rholes (Eds.), Attachment theory and research:  New directions and emerging themes (pp. 319-345).  New York:  Guilford.  [PDF]

2014

Simpson, J. A., & Overall, N. C.  (2014).   Partner buffering of attachment insecurity.  Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23, 54-59.  [PDF]

Howland, M., & Simpson, J. A.  (2014).  Attachment orientations and reactivity to humor in a social support context.  Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 31, 114-137.  [PDF]

Durante, K. M., Griskevicius, V., Cantú, S. M., & Simpson, J. A.  (2014).  Money, status, and the ovulatory cycle.  Journal of Marketing Research, 51, 27-39.  [PDF]

Cantú, S. M., Simpson, J. A., Griskevicius, V., Weisberg, Y. J., Durante, K. M., & Beal, D.  (2014).  Fertile and selectively flirty:  Women's behavior toward men changes across the ovulatory cycle.  Psychological Science, 25, 431-438.  [PDF]

van Dulmen, M. H. M., Claxton, S. E., Collins, W. A., & Simpson, J. A. (2014).  Work and love among emerging adults:  Current status and future directions.  Emerging Adulthood, 2, 59-62.

Rholes, W. S., Kohn, J. L., & Simpson, J. A.  (2014).  A longitudinal study of conflict in new parents:  The role of attachment.  Personal Relationships, 21, 1-21.  [PDF]

Cuperman, R., Howland, M., Ickes, W., & Simpson, J. A.  (2014).  Motivated inaccuracy:  Past and future directions.  In J. L. Smith, W. Ickes, J. Hall, & S. Hodges (Eds.). Managing interpersonal sensitivity:  Knowing when—and when not—to understand others (pp. 215-233).  New York:  Nova Science.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Collins, W. A., Salvatore, J. E., & Sung, S.  (2014).  The impact of early interpersonal experience on romantic relationship functioning in adulthood.  In M. Mikulincer & P. R. Shaver (Eds.), Mechanisms of social connections: From brain to group (pp. 221-234).  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.  [PDF]

2013

Fletcher, G. J. O., Simpson, J. A., Campbell, L., & Overall, N. C.  (2013).  The science of intimate relationships.  Malden, MA:  Blackwell.

Simpson, J. A., & Campbell, L.  (Eds.)  (2013).  The Oxford handbook of close relationships.  New York:  Oxford University Press.  [PDF]

Griskevicius, V., Ackerman, J. M., Cantú, S. M., Delton, A. W., Robertson, T. E., Simpson, J. A., Thompson, M. E., & Tybur, J. M.  (2013).  When the economy falters do people spend or save?  Responses to resource scarcity depend on childhood environments.  Psychological Science, 24, 197-205.  [PDF]

Winterheld, H. A., Simpson, J. A., & Oriña, M. M.  (2013).  It’s in the way that you use it:  Attachment and the dyadic nature of humor during conflict negotiation in romantic couples.  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39, 496-508.  [PDF]

Puig, J., Englund, M. M., Simpson, J. A., & Collins, W. A.  (2013).  Predicting adult physical illness from infant attachment:  A prospective longitudinal study.  Health Psychology, 32, 409-417.  [PDF]

Overall, N. C., Simpson, J. A., & Struthers, H.  (2013).  Buffering attachment-related avoidance:  Softening emotional and behavioral defenses during conflict discussions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104, 854-871.  [PDF]

Salvatore, J. E., Haydon, K. C., Simpson, J. A., & Collins, W. A.  (2013).  The distinctive role of romantic relationships in moderating the effects of early caregiving on adult depressive symptom trajectories.  Development and Psychopathology, 25, 843–856.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A.  (2013).  Replicability without stifling redundancy.  European Journal of Personality, 27, 134-135.

Girme, Y. U., Overall, N. C., & Simpson, J. A.  (2013).  When visibility matters:  Short-term versus long-term costs and benefits of visible and invisible support.  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39, 1441-1454.  [PDF]

Campbell, L., & Simpson, J. A.  (2013).  The blossoming of relationship science.  In J. A. Simpson & L. Campbell (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of close relationships (pp. 3-10).   New York:  Oxford University Press.  [PDF]

Overall, N. C., & Simpson, J. A.  (2013).  Regulation processes in close relationships.  In J. A. Simpson & L. Campbell (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of close relationships (pp. 427-451).   New York:  Oxford University Press.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., & Campbell, L.  (2013).  The waving of the relationship flag.  In J. A. Simpson & L. Campbell (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of close relationships (pp. 825-827).  New York:  Oxford University Press.  [PDF]

2012

Simpson, J. A., & Rholes, W. S.  (2012).  Adult attachment orientations, stress, and romantic relationships.  In P. G. Devine, A. Plant, J. Olson, & M. Zanna (Eds.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 279-328.  [PDF]

Shallcross, S., & Simpson, J. A.  (2012).  Trust and responsiveness in strain-test situations:  A dyadic perspective.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102, 1031-1044.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Griskevicius, V., Kuo, S. I., Sung, S., & Collins, W. A.  (2012).  Evolution, stress, and sensitive periods:  The influence of unpredictability in early versus late childhood on sex and risky behavior.  Developmental Psychology, 48, 674-686.  [PDF]

Durante, K. M., Griskevicius, V., Simpson, J. A., Cantú, S. M., & Tybur, J. M.  (2012).  Sex ratio and women’s career choice:  Does a scarcity of men lead women to choose briefcase over baby?  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 103, 121-134.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Griskevicius, V., & Rothman, A. J.  (2012).  Consumer decisions in relationships.  Journal of Consumer Psychology, 22, 304-314.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Griskevicius, V., & Rothman, A. J.  (2012).  Bringing relationships into consumer decision-making.  Journal of Consumer Psychology, 22, 329-331.  [PDF]

Durante, K. M., Griskevicius, V., Simpson, J. A., Cantú, S. M., & Li, N. P.  (2012).  Ovulation leads women to perceive sexy cads as good dads.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 103, 292-305.  [PDF]

Haydon, K. C., Collins, W. A., Salvatore, J. E., Simpson, J. A., & Roisman, G. I.  (2012).  Shared and distinctive origins and effects of adult attachment representations:  The developmental organization of romantic functioning.  Child Development, 83, 1689-1702.  [PDF]

Kohn, J. L., Rholes, W. S., Simpson, J. A., Martin, A. M., Tran, S., & Wilson, C. L.  (2012).  Changes in marital satisfaction across the transition to parenthood:  The role of adult attachment orientations.  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38, 1506-1522.  [PDF]

Birnbaum, G. E., Simpson, J. A., Weisberg, Y. J., Barnea, E., & Assulin-Simhon, Z.  (2012).  Is it my overactive imagination?:  The effects of contextually activated attachment insecurity on sexual fantasies.  Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 29, 1131-1152.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., & Howland, M.  (2012).  Bringing the partner into attachment theory and research.  Journal of Family Theory and Review, 4, 282-289.  [PDF]

Salvatore, J. E., Collins, W. A., & Simpson, J. A.  (2012).  An organizational-developmental perspective on functioning in adult romantic relationships.  In L. Campbell & T. J. Loving (Eds.), Interdisciplinary research on close relationships:  The case for integration (pp. 155-177).  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association.  [PDF]

Tran, S., & Simpson, J. A.  (2012).  Attachment, commitment, and relationship maintenance:  When partners really matter.  In L. Campbell, J. G. La Guardia, J. M. Olson, & M. P. Zanna (Eds.), The science of the couple: The Ontario Symposium (Vol. 12, pp. 95-117).  New York:  Psychology Press.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Rholes, W. S., & Shallcross, S. L.  (2012).  Attachment and depression across the transition to parenthood:  Social policy implications.  In P. Noller & G. C. Karantzas (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of couples and family relationships (pp. 377-391).  New York:  Wiley-Blackwell.  [PDF]

Beckes, L., & Simpson, J. A.  (2012).  Evolutionary perspectives on caring and prosocial behavior in relationships.  In O. Gillath, G. Adams, & A. Kunkel (Eds.), Relationship science:  Integrating evolutionary, neuroscience, and sociocultural approaches (pp. 27-47). Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association.  [PDF]

Griskevicius, V., Simpson, J. A., Durante, K. M., Kim, J. S., & Cantú, S. M.  (2012).  Evolution, social influence, and sex ratio.  In D. T. Kenrick, N. J. Goldstein, & S. L. Brave (Eds.), Six degrees of social influence:  Science, application, and the psychology of Robert Cialdini (pp. 79-89).  New York:  Oxford University Press.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., & Winterheld, H. A.  (2012).  Person-by-situation perspectives on close relationships.  In K. Deaux & M. Snyder (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of personality and social psychology (pp. 493-516).  New York:  Oxford University Press.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Fillo, J., & Myers, J.  (2012).  Partner knowledge and relationship outcomes.  In S. Vazire & T. D. Wilson (Eds.), The handbook of self-knowledge (pp. 225-241).  New York:  Guilford Press.  [PDF]

2011

Simpson, J. A., Kim, J., Fillo, J., Ickes, W., Rholes, W. S., Oriña, M. M., & Winterheld, H. A.  (2011).  Attachment and the management of empathic accuracy in relationship-threatening situations.  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 242-254.  [PDF]

Shallcross, S., Howland, M., Bemis, J., Simpson, J. A., & Frazier, P.  (2011).  Not “capitalizing” on social capitalization interactions:  The role of attachment insecurity.  Journal of Family Psychology, 25, 77-85.  [PDF]

Salvatore, J. E., Kuo, S. I., Steele, R. D., Simpson, J. A., & Collins, W. A.  (2011).  Recovering from conflict in romantic relationships:  A developmental perspective.  Psychological Science, 22, 376-383.  [PDF]

Rholes, W. S., Simpson, J. A., Kohn, J. L., Wilson, C. L. Martin, A. M., Tran, S., & Kashy, D. A.  (2011).  Attachment orientations and depression:  A longitudinal study of new parents.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100, 567-586.  [PDF]

Birnbaum, G. E., Weisberg, Y. J., & Simpson, J. A.  (2011).  Desire under attack:  Attachment orientations and the effects of relationship threat on sexual motivations.  Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 28, 448-468.  [PDF]

Oriña, M. M., Collins, W. A., Simpson, J. A., Salvatore, J. E., Haydon, K. C., & Kim, J. S.  (2011).  Developmental and dyadic perspectives on commitment in adult romantic relationships.  Psychological Science, 22, 908-915.  [PDF]

Winterheld, H. A., & Simpson, J. A.  (2011).  Seeking security or growth:  A regulatory focus perspective of motivations in romantic relationships.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101, 935-954.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Collins, W. A., & Salvatore, J. E.  (2011).  The impact of early interpersonal experience on adult romantic relationship functioning:  Recent findings from the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Risk and Adaptation. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20, 355-359.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., Griskevicius, V., & Kim, J. S.  (2011).  Evolution, life history theory, and personality.  In L. M. Horowitz & S. Strack (Eds.), Handbook of interpersonal psychology:  Theory, research, assessment, and therapeutic interventions (pp. 75-89).  New York:  Wiley.  [PDF]

Collins, W. A., LaFreniere, P., & Simpson, J. A.  (2011).  Relationships across the lifespan:  The benefits of a theoretically based longitudinal-developmental perspective.  In D. Cicchetti & G. I. Roisman (Eds.), The Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology:  The origins and organization of adaptation and maladaptation (Vol. 36, pp. 155-183). New York:  Wiley.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., & Gangestad, S. W.  (2011).  Sociosexual Orientation Inventory.  In T. D. Fisher, C. M. Davis, W. L. Yarber, & S. L. Davis (Eds.), Handbook of sexuality-related measures (3^rd ed.) (pp. 625-627).  New York:  Routledge.

2010

Simpson, J. A., Rholes, W. S., & Winterheld, H. A.  (2010).  Attachment working models twist memories of relationship events.  Psychological Science, 21, 252-259.  [PDF]

Mak, M. C. K., Bond, M. H., Simpson, J. A., & Rholes, W. S.  (2010).  Adult attachment, perceived support, and depressive symptoms in Chinese and American cultures.  Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 29, 144-165.  [PDF]

Friedman, M., Rholes, W. S., Simpson, J. A., Bond, M. H., Diaz-Loving, R., & Chan, C.  (2010).  Attachment avoidance and the cultural fit hypothesis:  A cross-cultural investigation.  Personal Relationships, 17, 107-126.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., & Rholes, W. S.  (2010).  Attachment and relationships:  Milestones and future directions.  Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 27, 173-180.  [PDF]

Beckes, L., Simpson, J. A., & Erickson, A.  (2010).  Of snakes and succor:  Learning secure attachment associations with novel faces via negative stimulus pairings.  Psychological Science, 21, 721-728.  [PDF]

Simpson, J. A.  (2010).  The Michelangelo of mentoring.  Personal Relationships, 17, 174-175.

Campbell, L., Simpson, J. A., Boldry, J., & Harris, R.  (2010).  Trust, variability in relationship evaluations, and relationship processes.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99, 14-31.  [PDF]

Karney, B. R., Hops, H., Redding, C. A., Reis, H. T., Rothman, A. J., & Simpson, J. A.  (2010).  A framework for incorporating dyads in models of HIV-prevention.  AIDS and Behavior, 14, 189-203.  [PDF]

Overall, N. C., Fletcher, G. J. O., & Simpson, J. A.  (2010).  Helping each other grow: Romantic partner support, self-improvement, and relationship quality.  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 1496-1513.  [PDF]

Howland, M., & Simpson, J. A.  (2010).  Getting in under the radar:  A dyadic view of invisible support.  Psychological Science, 21, 1878-1885.   [PDF]

Simpson, J. A., & LaPaglia, J.  (2010).  Evolutionary psychology.  In J. M. Levine & M. A. Hogg (Eds.), Encyclopedia of group processes and intergroup relations (Vol. 1, pp. 258-262).  New York:  Sage.

Simpson, J. A., & Beckes, L.  (2010).  Attachment theory.  In J. M. Levine & M. A. Hogg (Eds.), Encyclopedia of group processes and intergroup relations (Vol. 1, pp. 37-39).  New York:  Sage.

Simpson, J. A., & Beckes, L.  (2010).  Evolutionary perspectives on prosocial behavior.  In M. Mikulincer & P. R. Shaver (Eds.), Prosocial motives, emotions, and behavior:  The better angels of our nature (pp. 35-53).  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association.  [PDF]

Simpson. J. A.  (2010).  A tiller in the greening of relationship science.  In M. H. Gonzales, C. Tavris, & J. Aronson (Eds.)  The scientist and the humanist:  A festschrift in honor of Elliot Aronson (pp. 203-210).  New York:  Psychology Press.  [PDF]