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Overview

Benjamin R. Karney is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans several key areas within social sciences and psychology, with a focus on social psychology, health, sociology and political science, demography, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's body of work extensively addresses topics related to attachment and relationship dynamics, family dynamics and relationships, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, health disparities and outcomes, intimate partner and family violence, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and child abuse and trauma.

Karney's recent scholarly papers include:

  • Research on Marital Satisfaction and Stability in the 2010s: Challenging Conventional Wisdom, 2020, Journal of Marriage and the Family
  • Socioeconomic Status and Intimate Relationships, 2020, Annual Review of Psychology
  • How both partners' individual differences, stress, and behavior predict change in relationship satisfaction: Extending the VSA model, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Adverse childhood experiences, stress, and intimate partner violence among newlywed couples living with low incomes, 2020, Journal of Family Psychology
  • When poor communication does and does not matter: The moderating role of stress, 2020, Journal of Family Psychology

Their frequent co-authors include Thomas N. Bradbury, Daniel L. Carlson, Abbie E. Goldberg, Matthew Johnson, and Fenaba R. Addo.

Benjamin R. Karney publishes regularly in several notable venues, including:

  • Journal of Marriage and the Family (9 publications)
  • Journal of Family Psychology (5 publications)
  • Psychology of Violence (2 publications)
  • Annual Review of Psychology (1 publication)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (1 publication)

Karney has also contributed to book publications, with works published by RAND Corporation eBooks. One recent title includes "Twenty Years of Legal Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in the United States: Evidence Review and New Analyses," released in 2024.

Best Publications

  • The longitudinal course of marital quality and stability: A review of theory, methods, and research.

    Benjamin R. Karney;Thomas N. Bradbury

  • Neuroticism, marital interaction, and the trajectory of marital satisfaction.

    Benjamin R. Karney;Thomas N. Bradbury

  • Online Dating A Critical Analysis From the Perspective of Psychological Science

    Eli J. Finkel;Paul W. Eastwick;Benjamin R. Karney;Harry T. Reis

  • The sleeper effect in persuasion: a meta-analytic review.

    G. Tarcan Kumkale;Dolores Albarracín

  • How Does Context Affect Intimate Relationships? Linking External Stress and Cognitive Processes within Marriage

    Lisa Ann Neff;Benjamin R. Karney

  • Attachment change processes in the early years of marriage.

    Joanne Davila;Benjamin R. Karney;Thomas N. Bradbury

  • Depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction: within-subject associations and the moderating effects of gender and neuroticism.

    Joanne Davila;Benjamin R. Karney;Todd W. Hall;Thomas N. Bradbury

  • Gender differences in social support: a question of skill or responsiveness?

    Lisa Ann Neff;Benjamin R. Karney

  • Disparate prevalence estimates of PTSD among service members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan: possible explanations.

    Rajeev Ramchand;Terry L. Schell;Benjamin R. Karney;Karen Chan Osilla

  • Problem-solving skills and affective expressions as predictors of change in marital satisfaction.

    Matthew D. Johnson;Catherine L. Cohan;Joanne Davila;Erika Lawrence

  • Understanding and Altering the Longitudinal Course of Marriage

    Thomas N. Bradbury;Benjamin R. Karney

  • To know you is to love you: the implications of global adoration and specific accuracy for marital relationships.

    Lisa Ann Neff;Benjamin R. Karney

  • The role of negative affectivity in the association between attributions and marital satisfaction.

    Benjamin R. Karney;Thomas N. Bradbury;Frank D. Fincham;Kieran T. Sullivan

  • Attributions in marriage: state or trait? A growth curve analysis.

    Benjamin R. Karney;Thomas N. Bradbury

  • Does Couples' Communication Predict Marital Satisfaction, or Does Marital Satisfaction Predict Communication?

    Justin A. Lavner;Benjamin R. Karney;Thomas N. Bradbury

  • Invisible Wounds of War. Summary and Recommendations for Addressing Psychological and Cognitive Injuries

    Terry Tanielian;Lisa H. Haycox;Terry L. Schell;Grant N. Marshall

  • Stress and Reactivity to Daily Relationship Experiences: How Stress Hinders Adaptive Processes in Marriage

    Lisa A. Neff;Benjamin R. Karney

  • Positive expectations in the early years of marriage: should couples expect the best or brace for the worst?

    James K. McNulty;Benjamin R Karney

  • Marriages in Context: Interactions Between Chronic and Acute Stress Among Newlyweds.

    Benjamin R. Karney;Lisa B. Story;Thomas N. Bradbury

  • Contextual Influences on Marriage Implications for Policy and Intervention

    Benjamin R. Karney;Thomas N. Bradbury

  • Families Under Stress

    Benjamin Karney;John S. Crown

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas N. Bradbury
Thomas N. Bradbury University of California, Los Angeles
James K. McNulty
James K. McNulty Florida State University
Terri Tanielian
Terri Tanielian RAND Corporation
Eli J. Finkel
Eli J. Finkel Northwestern University
Harry T. Reis
Harry T. Reis University of Rochester
Susan Sprecher
Susan Sprecher Illinois State University
Joanne Davila
Joanne Davila Stony Brook University
Paul W. Eastwick
Paul W. Eastwick University of California, Davis
Lisa S. Meredith
Lisa S. Meredith RAND Corporation
Lisa H. Jaycox
Lisa H. Jaycox RAND Corporation

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