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2023

Lee, D. S., Jiang, T., Crocker, J., & Way, B. M. (2023). Can inflammation predict social media use? Linking a biological marker of systemic inflammation with social media use among college students and middle-aged adults. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 112, 1-10.​

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Browning, C. R., Ford, J. L., Tarrence, J., Kertes, D. A., Pickler, R. H., Way, B. M., & Calder, C. A. (2023). Everyday Perceptions of Safety and Racial Disparities in Hair Cortisol Concentration. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 153, 106088.

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Jolink, T.A., Way, B.M., Younge, A., Oveis, Christopher, & Algoe, S.B. (2023). Everyday co-presence with a romantic partner is associated with lower C-reactive protein. Brain Behavior and Immunity, 107, 132-139.

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             · Coverage of Jolink, Way, et al 2023 in Science

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Madison, A.A., Way, B.M., Ratner, K., Renna, M.E., Andridge, R., Peng, J., Shrout, M.R., Sheridan, J., Lustberg, M., Ramaswamy, B., Wesolowky, R., VanDeusen, J.B., Williams, N.O., Sardesai, S.D., Noonan, A.M., Reinbolt, R.E., Stover, D.G., Cherian, M.A., Malarkey, W.B., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2023). Typhoid vaccine does not impact feelings of social connection or implicit or explicit social behavior in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial among middle-aged women. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 107, 124-131.

2022

Lee, D. S., Jiang, T., Crocker, J., & Way, B. M. (2022). Social Media Use and Its Link to Physical Health Indicators. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 25(2), 87-93.

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Jiang, T., Yakin, S., Crocker, J., & Way, B.M. (2022). Perceived social support-giving moderates the association between social relationships and interleukin-6 levels in blood. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 100, 25-28.

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Chang, Y. P., Way, B. M., Sheeran, P., Kurtz, L. E., Baucom, D. H., & Algoe, S. B. (2022). Implementation intentions to express gratitude increase daily time co-present with an intimate partner, and moderate effects of variation in CD38. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-11.

2021

Lee, D.S. & Way, B.M. (2021). Social media use and systemic inflammation: The moderating role of self-esteem. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity – Health, 16, 100300.

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Ford, J., Browning, C.R., Boch, S.J., Kertes, D., Tarrence, J., Way, B.M., & Schmeer, K. (2021). Racial and Economic Adversity Differences in Stress Markers and Immune Function among Urban Adolescents. Nursing Research, 70(5S Suppl1), S31-S42.

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Way, B.M., Peters, E., & Keaveney, A. (2021). The need for studies of acetaminophen’s impact on risk-taking in daily life; reply to Ross and Holstege (2021). Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 16(5), 539-540.

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Madison, A.A., Way, B.M., Beauchaine, T.P., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2021). Risk Assessment and  Heuristics: How Cognitive Shortcuts Can Fuel the Spread of COVID-19. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 94, 6-7.

2020

Browning, C. R., Tarrence, J., LaPlant, E., Boettner, B., Schmeer, K., Calder, C. A., Way, B. M., & Ford, J. L. (2020). Exposure to police-related deaths and physiological stress among urban black youth. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 104884.

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Keaveney, A.#, Peters, E., & Way, B.M. (2020). Effects of acetaminophen on risk taking. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 15(7), 725-732.

# Denotes graduate student

 

Durso, G.R.O., Haws, K.L., & Way, B.M. (2020). Drug influences on consumer judgments: emerging insights and research opportunities from the intersection of pharmacology and psychology. Marketing Letters, 31, 19-23.

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Tabak, B. A., Young, K. S., Torre, J. B., Way, B. M., Burklund, L. J., Eisenberger, N. I., Lieberman, M. D., & Craske, M. G. (2020). Preliminary Evidence That CD38 Moderates the Association of Neuroticism on Amygdala-Subgenual Cingulate Connectivity. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 14, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.00011

2019

Lee, D.S., & Way, B.M. (2019). Perceived social support and chronic inflammation: The moderating role of self-esteem. Health Psychology, 38,563-566.

Mischkowski, D., Crocker, J., & Way, B.M. (2019). A Social Analgesic? Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Reduces Positive Empathy. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 538.

Roberts,# I.D., Krajbich, I., & Way, B.M. (2019). Acetaminophen influences social and economic trust. Scientific Reports, 9, 4060.

# Denotes graduate student

Williams, D.P., Pandya, K.D., Hill, L.K., Kemp, A.H., Way, B.M., Thayer, J.F. & Koenig, J. (2019). Rumination Moderates the Association Between Resting High-Frequency Heart Rate Variability and Perceived Ethnic Discrimination. Journal of Psychophysiology, 33, 13-21.

2018

Wallace, L.E.,#Anthony, R.,#End, C.M., & Way, B.M. (2018). Does Religion Stave off the Grave? Religious Affiliation in One’s Obituary and Longevity. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 10, 662-670.

# Denotes graduate student

Roberts,#I.D., Krajbich, I., Cheavens, J.S., Campo, J. & Way, B.M. (2018). Acetaminophen reduces distrust in individuals with borderline personality disorder features. Clinical Psychological Science, 6, 145-154.

# Denotes graduate student

Way, B. M. & Keaveney, A. (2018). Neurochemical Contributions to Interpersonal Emotion Dynamics. In A.K. Randall & D.  Schoebi (Eds.),  Interpersonal Emotion Dynamics in Personal Relationships. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. 

2017

Way, B. M.* & Uchino, B.N. (2017). Integrative Pathways Linking Close Family Ties to Health: A Neurochemical Perspective. American Psychologist. 72, 590-600.

* Equal author contribution 

Williams, D.P., Joseph, N., Hill, L.K., Sollers, J.J., Vasey M.W., Way, B.M., Koenig, J., & Thayer, J.F. (2017). Stereotype threat, trait perseveration, and vagal activity: evidence for mechanisms underpinning health disparities in Black Americans. Ethnicity and Health. 19, 1-18.

2016

Way, B.M., Brown, K.W., Quaglia, J., McCain, N., & Taylor, S.E., (2016) Nonsynonymous HTR2C Polymorphism Predicts Cortisol Response to Psychosocial Stress II: Evidence from Two Samples. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 70, 142-51.

Mischkowski,# D., Crocker, J., & Way, B.M. (2016). From Painkiller to Empathy Killer: Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Reduces Empathy for the Pain of Others.  Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 11, 1345-53.

# Denotes graduate student

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Inagaki, T.K., Ray, L.A., Irwin, M.R., Way, B.M., & Eisenberger, N.I. (2016). Opioids and social bonding: Naltrexone reduces feelings of social connection. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 11, 728-35.

Berger, J., Heinrichs, M., von Dawans, B., Way, B.M., and Chen, F. (2016). Cortisol Modulates Men’s Affiliative Responses to Acute Social Stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 63, 1-9.

Van Cappellen, P., Way, B.M., Isgett, S.F., & Fredrickson, B.F. (2016). Effects of oxytocin administration on spirituality and emotional responses to meditation. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 11, 1579–15.

Isgett, S. F., Algoe, S.B., Boulton, A.J., Way, B.M., & Fredrickson, B.L. (2016). Common variant in OXTR predicts growth in positive emotions from loving-kindness training.  Psychoneuroendocrinology, 73, 244-251.

Creswell, J.D., Taren, A., Lindsay, E., Greco, C., Gianaros, P., Fairgrieve, A., Marsland, A., Brown, K.W., Way, B.M., Rosen, R., & Ferris, J. (2016). Alterations in resting-state functional connectivity link mindfulness meditation with reduced interleukin-6: A randomized controlled trial. Biological Psychiatry. 80, 53-61

2015

Durso, G.R.O.,#  Luttrell, A.,#  & Way, B.M. (2015). Over-the-counter relief from pains and pleasures alike: Acetaminophen blunts evaluation sensitivity to both negative and positive stimuli. Psychological Science, 26:750-8.

# Denotes graduate student

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2014

Way, B.M. * and Algoe, S.B. (2014). Genetic Evidence for a Role of the Oxytocin System in the Social Bonding Effects of Expressed Gratitude. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 9, 1855-61.

*Equal author contribution

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Fagundes, C.P. & Way, B.M. (2014). Early life stress and adult immune dysregulation. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23, 277-283.

Moons, W.G., Way, B.M., and Taylor, S.E. (2014). Oxytocin and vasopressin receptor polymorphisms interact with circulating neuropeptides to predict human emotional reactions to stress. Emotion, 14: 562-72.

Roberts I.D. ,# and Way, B.M. (2014). Using “hug drugs” to understand affiliative behavior: the value of the social neurochemistry perspective. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 9, 1053-4.

# graduate student author

Deckman, T.J., DeWall, C.N., Way, B.M., Gilman, R., Richman, S. (2014). Can Marijuana Reduce Social Pain? Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5, 131-139.

DeWall, C.N. and Way, B.M. (2014). A New Piece to Understanding the Intimate Partner Violence Puzzle: What Role Do Genetics Play? Violence Against Women, 20, 414-9.

2013

Way, B.M. (2013). Social Relationships and Public Health: A Social Neurochemical Perspective focusing on the Opioid System. In P.A. Hall (Ed.), Social Neuroscience and Public Health: Foundations for the Science of Chronic Disease Prevention (pp 163-177). New York: Springer Science.

Ratner, K.G. #  and Way, B.M.  (2013). Unselfish genes? The quest to uncover neurochemical influences on prosocial behavior. Social Neuroscience, 8, 397-9.

Meyer, M.L., Way, B.M., and Eisenberger, N.I. (2013). Broadening the Scope of Cultural Neuroscience. Psychological Inquiry, 24, 47-52.

2012

Fairbanks, L. A., Way, B. M., Breidenthal, S. E., Bailey, J. N., & Jorgensen, M. J. (2012). Maternal and offspring dopamine D4 receptor genotypes interact to influence juvenile impulsivity in vervet monkeys. Psychological Science, 23, 1099–1104.

Schoebi, D., Way, B.M., Karney, B.R., and Bradbury, T. N.  (2012). Genetic moderation of sensitivity to positive and negative affect in marriage. Emotion, 12, 208-12.

Way, B.M.,* Falk, E.B.,*, Jasinska, A.J. (2012). An imaging genetics approach to understanding social influence. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 6,168. *Equal author contribution

Muscatell, K., Morelli, S.A., Falk, E.B., Way, B.M., Pfeifer, J.H., Galinsky, A.D., Lieberman, M.D., Dapretto, M., and Eisenberger, N.I. (2012). Social status modulates neural activity in the mentalizing network. Neuroimage, 60, 1771-7.

2011 and prior selected work

Way, B.M. and Taylor, S.E. (2011). A polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene moderates cardiovascular reactivity to psychosocial stress.  Psychosomatic Medicine, 73, 310-7.

Taylor, S.E., Way, B.M., and Seeman, T.E. (2011). Early adversity and adult health outcomes. Development and Psychopathology, 23, 939-954.

Slavich, G.M., Way, B.M., Eisenberger, N.I., and Taylor, S.E. (2010). Neural sensitivity to social rejection is associated with inflammatory responses to social stress.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107, 14817-22.

Way, B.M. and Lieberman, M.D. (2010). Is there a genetic contribution to cultural differences? Collectivism, individualism, and genetic markers of social sensitivity. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 5, 203-211.

Pluess, M., Belsky, J., Way, B.M., and Taylor. S.E. (2010). 5-HTTLPR moderates effects of current life events on neuroticism: Differential susceptibility to environmental influences. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 34, 1070-74.

Way, B.M. and Taylor, S.E. (2010). Social influences on health: Is serotonin a critical mediator? Psychosomatic Medicine, 72, 107-12.

Way, B.M. and Taylor, S.E. (2010).  The serotonin transporter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) is associated with cortisol response to psychosocial stress. Biological Psychiatry, 67, 487-492.

Way, B.M., Creswell, J.D., Eisenberger, N.I., & Lieberman, M.D. (2010). Dispositional mindfulness and depressive symptomatology: Correlations with limbic and self-referential neural activity during rest. Emotion: 10, 12-24.

Way, B.M., Eisenberger, N.I., & Taylor, S.E. (2009). Variation in the µ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) is associated with dispositional and neural sensitivity to social rejection.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106, 15079-15084.

Way, B.M., & G­urbaxani, B.M., (2008).  A genetics primer for social health research. Social and Personality Psychology Compass (Health Section), 2, 785-816.

Creswell, J.D., Way, B.M., Eisenberger, N.I., & Lieberman, M.D. (2007). Neural correlates of dispositional mindfulness during affect labeling. Psychosomoatic Medicine, 69, 560-5.

Way, B.M., Lacan, G., Fairbanks, L.A., & Melega, W.P. (2007).  Architectonic distribution of the serotonin transporter within the orbitofrontal cortex of the vervet monkey. Neuroscience, 148, 937-48.

Taylor, S.E., Way, B.M., Hilmert, C.J., & Lehman, B.J. (2006). Early family environment, current adversity, the serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and depressive symptomatology.  Biological Psychiatry, 60, 671-676.

Way, B.M., & Masters, R.D. (1996). Political attitudes: interactions of cognition and affect.  Motivation and Emotion, 20, 205-236.

1. Way, B.M., & Masters, RD. (1996). Emotion and cognition in political information processing.  Journal of Communication, 46, 48-65.

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