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Overview

Barbara A. Winstead is affiliated with Old Dominion University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on psychology and social sciences, with particular attention to clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, health, social psychology, and sociology and political science.

Their scholarly work covers several interrelated topics, including:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Marriage and Sexual Relationships

Barbara A. Winstead has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications. Two recent papers exemplify their research interests:

  • "Associations between body dissatisfaction and relationship functioning among same-sex female couples: An actor-partner interdependence model," published in 2021 in the Journal of Family Psychology.
  • "A dyadic examination of alcohol use and intimate partner aggression among women in same-sex relationships," published in 2022 in Addictive Behaviors.

The research venues in which Winstead frequently publishes include the Journal of Family Psychology and Addictive Behaviors, indicating interdisciplinary engagement between clinical and behavioral studies.

Collaborative work is a significant aspect of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Cassidy M. Sandoval
  • Robin J. Lewis
  • Kelly A. Romano
  • Kristin E. Heron
  • Charlotte A. Dawson

Through this collaboration network, Winstead's work intersects with topics on family dynamics, substance use, and intimate partner relationships.

Best Publications

  • Body image, physical attractiveness, and depression

    Steven W. Noles;Thomas F. Cash;Barbara A. Winstead

  • Effects of Gender Role Expectations on the Social Support Process

    Anita P. Barbee;Michael R. Cunningham;Barbara A. Winstead;Valerian J. Derlega

  • Internalized Sexual Minority Stressors and Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence

    Amana F. Carvalho;Robin J. Lewis;Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead

  • Friendship and Social Interaction

    Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead

  • Reasons for HIV Disclosure/Nondisclosure in Close Relationships: Testing a Model of HIV-Disclosure Decision Making.

    Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead;Kathryn Greene;Julianne Serovich

  • Perceived HIV-related Stigma and HIV Disclosure to Relationship Partners after Finding Out about the Seropositive Diagnosis.

    Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead;Kathryn Greene;Julianne Serovich

  • The Quality of Friendships at Work and Job Satisfaction

    Barbara A. Winstead;Valerian J. Derlega;Melinda J. Montgomery;Constance Pilkington

  • Sex Differences in Same-Sex Friendships

    Barbara A. Winstead

  • Close relationships and social support in coping with HIV: a test of sensitive interaction systems theory.

    Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead;Edward C. Oldfield;Anita P. Barbee

  • Body talk and body-related co-rumination: associations with body image, eating attitudes, and psychological adjustment.

    Jonathan A. Rudiger;Barbara A. Winstead

  • Gender differences in the initiation and attribution of tactile intimacy

    Valerian J. Derlega;Robin J. Lewis;Scott Harrison;Barbara A. Winstead

  • Why Does Someone Reveal Highly Personal Information? Attributions for and against Self-Disclosure in Close Relationships

    Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead;Alicia Mathews;Abby L. Braitman

  • Personality: Contemporary Theory and Research

    Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead;Warren H. Jones

  • Self-disclosure and relationship development: An attributional analysis.

    Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead;Paul T. P. Wong;Michael Greenspan

  • Predicting unwanted pursuit: Attachment, relationship satisfaction, relationship alternatives, and break-up distress

    Leila B. Dutton;Barbara A. Winstead

  • Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding

    James E. Maddux;Barbara A. Winstead

  • Positive and negative forms of social support: Effects of conversational topics on coping with stress among same-sex friends

    Robert S Costanza;Valerian J Derlega;Barbara A Winstead

  • Friendship, Social Interaction, and Coping With Stress

    Barbara A. Winstead;Valerian J. Derlega;Robin J. Lewis;Janis Sanchez-Hucles

  • Gender Effects in an Initial Encounter: A Case Where Men Exceed Women in Disclosure:

    Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead;Paul T.P. Wong;Susan Hunter

  • Friendship, gender, and social support: Laboratory studies of supportive interactions.

    Valerian J. Derlega;Anita P. Barbee;Barbara A. Winstead

  • Self-Disclosure and Starting a Close Relationship

    Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead;Kathryn Greene

Frequent Co-Authors

Valerian J. Derlega
Valerian J. Derlega Old Dominion University
Robin J. Lewis
Robin J. Lewis Old Dominion University
Kathryn Greene
Kathryn Greene Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
James E. Maddux
James E. Maddux George Mason University
Tyler B. Mason
Tyler B. Mason University of Southern California
Michelle L. Kelley
Michelle L. Kelley Old Dominion University
Paul T. P. Wong
Paul T. P. Wong Trent University
Julianne M. Serovich
Julianne M. Serovich The Ohio State University
Michael Cunningham
Michael Cunningham University of Louisville
Matthew R. Pearson
Matthew R. Pearson University of New Mexico

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