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Overview

Nancy L. Collins is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of psychology with a focus on subfields including social psychology, sociology and political science, cognitive neuroscience, human-computer interaction, and neuropsychology and physiological psychology.

Their recent scholarly work covers multiple intersecting topics. These include attachment and relationship dynamics, cultural differences and values, racial and ethnic identity research, virtual reality applications and impacts, aging and gerontology research, dementia and cognitive impairment research, as well as stroke rehabilitation and recovery.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Tamara D. Afifi, Kyle Rand, Allison P. Mazur, Delancey C. Wu, and Bianca P. Acevedo. These partnerships reflect a multidisciplinary approach across their publication record.

The scientist has contributed to several publication venues. The most frequent is Social and Personality Psychology Compass, with additional publications in Health Communication, Frontiers in Psychology, Innovation in Aging, and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Nancy L. Collins include:

  • Using Virtual Reality to Improve the Quality of Life of Older Adults with Cognitive Impairments and their Family Members who Live at a Distance, 2022, Health Communication
  • Perceived responsiveness across cultures: The role of cultural fit in social support use, 2021, Social and Personality Psychology Compass
  • After the Honeymoon: Neural and Genetic Correlates of Romantic Love in Newlywed Marriages, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Testing the Feasibility of Virtual Reality With Older Adults With Cognitive Impairments and Their Family Members Who Live at a Distance, 2021, Innovation in Aging
  • Cognitive Training with Neurofeedback Using fNIRS Improves Cognitive Function in Older Adults, 2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • Adult attachment, working models, and relationship quality in dating couples.

    Nancy L. Collins;Stephen J. Read

  • Self-disclosure and liking: A meta-analytic review.

    Nancy L. Collins;Lynn Carol Miller

  • Working models of attachment: implications for explanation, emotion and behavior.

    Nancy L. Collins

  • A safe haven: an attachment theory perspective on support seeking and caregiving in intimate relationships.

    Nancy L. Collins;Brooke C. Feeney

  • Cognitive Representations of Attachment: The Content and Function of Working Models

    Nancy L. Collins

  • Attachment Styles, Emotion Regulation, and Adjustment in Adolescence

    M. Lynne Cooper;Phillip R. Shaver;Nancy L. Collins

  • A New Look at Social Support: A Theoretical Perspective on Thriving Through Relationships

    Brooke C. Feeney;Nancy L. Collins

  • Gender differences in aggression as a function of provocation: A meta-analysis.

    B. Ann Bettencourt;Norman Miller

  • Social Support in Pregnancy: Psychosocial Correlates of Birth Outcomes and Postpartum Depression

    Nancy L. Collins;Christine Dunkel-Schetter;Marci Lobel;Susan C. M. Scrimshaw

  • Working models of attachment shape perceptions of social support: evidence from experimental and observational studies.

    Nancy L. Collins;Brooke C. Feeney

  • Optimizing Assurance: The Risk Regulation System in Relationships.

    Sandra L. Murray;John G. Holmes;Nancy L. Collins

  • Predictors of caregiving in adult intimate relationships: An attachment theoretical perspective.

    Brooke C. Feeney;Nancy L. Collins

  • Adult Attachment Styles, Perceived Social Support and Coping Strategies:

    Todd C. Ognibene;Nancy L. Collins

  • Attachment styles and internal working models of self and relationship partners.

    Phillip R. Shaver;Nancy Collins;Catherine L. Clark

  • This Paper is Embargoed until 29 August

    Brooke C. Feeney;Nancy L. Collins

  • Interpersonal mechanisms linking close relationships to health.

    Paula R. Pietromonaco;Nancy L. Collins

  • Motivations for Caregiving in Adult Intimate Relationships: Influences on Caregiving Behavior and Relationship Functioning

    Brooke C. Feeney;Nancy L. Collins

  • Working Models of Attachment and Attribution Processes in Intimate Relationships

    Nancy L. Collins;Máire B. Ford;AnaMarie C. Guichard;Lisa M. Allard

  • Prenatal health behaviors and psychosocial risk factors in pregnant women of Mexican origin: the role of acculturation.

    R. E. Zambrana;S. C. M. Scrimshaw;N. Collins;C. Dunkel-Schetter

  • Working Models of Attachment: New Developments and Emerging Themes.

    Nancy L. Collins;Anamarie C. Guichard;Maire B. Ford;Brooke C. Feeney

Frequent Co-Authors

Brooke C. Feeney
Brooke C. Feeney Carnegie Mellon University
Stephen J. Read
Stephen J. Read University of Southern California
M. Lynne Cooper
M. Lynne Cooper University of Missouri
Marci Lobel
Marci Lobel Stony Brook University
Phillip R. Shaver
Phillip R. Shaver University of California, Davis
Arthur Aron
Arthur Aron Stony Brook University
Sandra L. Murray
Sandra L. Murray University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Norman P. Li
Norman P. Li Singapore Management University
David K. Sherman
David K. Sherman University of California, Santa Barbara
Lorne Campbell
Lorne Campbell University of Western Ontario

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