Publications
Publications marked with asterisks (**) best represent the major lines of ongoing work in the lab. Current and former trainees’ names are underlined.
**Archer Lee, Y., Guo, Y., Li, G., & Chen, F.S. (2024). Prosocial behavior as an antidote to social disconnection: The effects of an acts of kindness intervention on daily social contact and loneliness. Journal of Happiness Studies, 25, Article 39.
Zhao, J., & Chen, F.S. (2023). i-Frame interventions enhance s-frame interventions. [Commentary]. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 46, e180.
Li, G., Archer Lee, Y., Lin, X., Krampitz, E., Atilla, G., Nguyen, K. C., Rosen, H. R., Tham, C. Z. E., & Chen, F. S. (2023). Self-affirmation reduces internalized heterosexism in sexual minority people. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, advance online publication.
Li, G., Archer Lee, Y., Krampitz, E., Lin, X., Atilla, G., Nguyen, K. C., Rosen, H. R., Tham, C. Z. E., & Chen, F. S. (2022). Computer passwords as a timely booster for writing-based psychological interventions. Internet Interventions, 30, Article 100572.
Nakamura, J.S., Lee, M.T., Chen, F.S., Archer Lee, Y., Fried, L.P., VanderWeele, T.J., & Kim, E.S. (2022). Identifying pathways to increased volunteering in older US adults. Scientific Reports, 12, Article 12825.
Minson, J. A., & Chen, F.S. (2022). Receptiveness to opposing views: Conceptualization and integrative review. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 26(2), 93–111.
**Anderl, C., de Wit, A.E., Giltay, E.J., Oldehinkel, A.J., & Chen, F.S. (2022). Association between adolescent oral contraceptive use and future major depressive disorder: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines, 63(3), 333-341.
**Roddick, C.M., Christie, C.D., Madden, K.M., & Chen, F.S. (2021). Social integration after moving to a new city predicts lower systolic blood pressure. Psychophysiology, 58(12), Article e13924.
Caplin, A., Chen, F.S., Beauchamp, M.R., & Puterman, E. (2021). The effects of exercise intensity on the cortisol response to a subsequent acute psychosocial stressor. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 131, Article 105336.
**Roddick, C.M., & Chen, F.S. (2021). Effects of chronic and state loneliness on heart rate variability in women. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 55(5), 460-475.
Hofer, M.K., Chen, F.S., & Schaller, M. (2020). What your nose knows: Affective, cognitive, and behavioral responses to the scent of another person. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 29(6), 617-623.
Yeomans, M., Minson, J., Collins, H., Chen, F.S., & Gino, F. (2020). Conversational receptiveness: Expressing engagement with opposing views. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 160, 131-148.
Whillans, A.V., Jordan, A.H., & Chen, F.S. (2020). The upside to feeling worse than average (WTA): A conceptual framework to understand when, how, and for whom WTA beliefs have long-term benefits. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 642. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00642.
Hofer, M.K., & Chen F.S. (2020). The scent of a good night’s sleep: Olfactory cues of a romantic partner improve sleep efficiency. Psychological Science, 31(4), 449-459. doi: 10.1177/0956797620905615.
**Anderl, C., Li, G., & Chen, F.S. (2020). Oral contraceptive use in adolescence predicts lasting vulnerability to depression in adulthood. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 62(2), 148-156.
Minson, J.A., Chen, F.S., & Tinsley, C.H. (2020). Why won’t you listen to me? Measuring receptiveness to opposing views. Management Science 66(7), 2801-3294.
Whillans, A.V., Aknin, L.B., Ross, C., Chen, L., & Chen, F.S. (2020). Common variants of the oxytocin receptor gene do not predict the positive mood benefits of prosocial spending. Emotion, 20(5), 734-749.
McCall, H., Helgadottir, F., Menzies, R.G., Hadjistavropoulos, H.D., & Chen, F.S. (2019). Evaluating a web-based social anxiety intervention among community users: Analysis of real-world data. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(1):e11566. doi: 10.2196/jmir.11566.
**Klaiber, P., Whillans, A.V., & Chen, F.S. (2018). Long-term health implications of students’ friendship formation during the transition to university. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 10(2), 290-308. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12131.
Ward‐Griffin, E., Klaiber, P., Collins, H.K., Owens, R.L., Coren, S., & Chen, F.S. (2018). Petting away pre‐exam stress: The effect of therapy dog sessions on student well‐being. Stress and Health, 34(3), 468-473. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.280
McCall, H. C., Richardson, C. G., Helgadottir, F. D., & Chen, F. S. (2018). Evaluating a web-based social anxiety intervention among university students: randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(3), e91. doi: 10.2196/jmir.8630.
Christie, C.D., & Chen, F.S. (2018). Meat or vegetarian? Food choice modeling of main dishes occurs outside of awareness. Appetite.
Hofer, M.K., Collins, H., Whillans, A.V., & Chen, F.S. (2018). Olfactory cues from romantic partners and strangers influence women’s responses to stress. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 114(1), 1-9.
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Whillans, A.V., & Chen, F.S. (2017). Facebook undermines the social belonging of first year students. Personality and Individual Differences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.03.043
Christie, C., & Chen, F.S. (2017). Are sentiments subject to selection pressures? The case of oxytocin. [Invited commentary]. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40, e231.doi:10.1017/S0140525X16000716
Whillans, A.V., Christie, C.D., Cheung, S., Jordan, A.H., & Chen, F.S. (2017). From misperception to connection: Correlates and consequences of overestimating others’ social connectedness. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 43, 1696-1711. doi: 10.1177/0146167217727496
Chen, F.S., Heinrichs, M., & Johnson, S.C. (2017). Oxytocin and the emergence of individual differences in the social regulation of stress. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 11, 1-9. doi: 10.1111/spc3.12332
Kanthak, M. K., Chen, F. S. , Kumsta, R., Hill, L. K., Thayer, J. F., & Heinrichs, M. (2016). Oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism modulates the effects of social support on heart rate variability. Biological Psychology, 117, 43-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.02.007
Berger, J., Heinrichs, M., von Dawans, B., Way, B. M., & Chen, F. S. (2016). Cortisol modulates men’s affiliative responses to acute social stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 63, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.09.004
Chen, F. S., Kumsta, R., Dvorak, F., Domes, G., Yim, S., Ebstein, R. P., & Heinrichs, M. (2015). Genetic modulation of oxytocin sensitivity: a pharmacogenetic approach. Translational Psychiatry , 5, 1-7. doi:10.1038/tp.2015.163
Chen, F.S., Mayer, J., Mussweiler, T., & Heinrichs, M. (2015). Oxytocin increases the likeability of physically formidable men. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 10, 797-800. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsu116
Chen, F.S., Schmitz, J., Domes, G., Tuschen-Caffier, B., & Heinrichs, M. (2014). Effects of acute social stress on emotion processing in children. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 40, 91-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.11.003
Colonnello, V., Chen, F.S., Panksepp, J., & Heinrichs, M. (2013). Oxytocin sharpens self-other perceptual boundary. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(12), 2996-3002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.08.010
Chen, F.S., Minson, J.A., Schöne, M., & Heinrichs, M. (2013). In the eye of the beholder: Eye contact increases resistance to persuasion. Psychological Science, 24(11), 2243-2261. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797613491968
Kumsta, R., Chen, F.S., Pape, H., & Heinrichs, M. (2013). Neuropeptide S receptor gene is associated with cortisol responses to social stress in humans. Biological Psychology, 93(2), 304-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.02.018
Kumsta, R., Hummel, E., Chen, F.S., & Heinrichs, M. (2013). Epigenetic regulation of the oxytocin receptor: implications for behavioral neuroscience. Frontiers in Neuroscience,7:83. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00083.
Yamasue, H., Yee, J. R., Hurlemann, R., Rilling, J.K., Chen, F.S., Meyer-Lindenberg, A., & Tost, H. (2012). Integrative approaches utilizing oxytocin to enhance prosocial behavior: from animal and human social behavior to autistic social dysfunction. The Journal of Neuroscience, 32(41), 14109-14117. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3327-12.2012
Chen, F.S., & Johnson, S.C. (2012). An oxytocin receptor gene variant predicts attachment anxiety in females and autism-spectrum traits in males. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 3(1), 93-99. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550611410325
Chen, F.S., Kumsta, R., von Dawans, B., Monakhov, M., Ebstein, R.P., & Heinrichs, M. (2011). Common oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphism and social support interact to reduce stress in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(50), 19937-19942. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1113079108
Chen, F.S., Barth, M.E., Johnson, S.L., Gotlib, I.H, & Johnson, S.C. (2011). Oxytocin receptor (OXTR) polymorphisms and attachment in human infants. Frontiers in Psychology, 2. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00200.
Chen, F.S., & Yoon, J.M.D. (2011). Broader Autism Phenotype predicts spontaneous reciprocity of direct gaze. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41(8), 1131-1134. doi: 10.1007/s10803-010-1136-2.
Chen, F.S., Kumsta, R., & Heinrichs, M. (2011). Oxytocin and intergroup relations: Goodwill is not a fixed pie [Letter to the Editor]. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 108(13), E45. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1101633108
Johnson, S.C. & Chen, F.S. (2011). Socioemotional information processing in human infants: From genes to subjective construals. Emotion Review, 3(2), 169-178. https://doi.org/10.1177/1754073910387945
Johnson, S.C., Dweck, C., Chen, F.S., Ok., S.J., Stern, H.L., & Barth, M.E. (2010). At the intersection of social and cognitive development: Internal working models of attachment in infancy. Cognitive Science, 34(5), 807-825. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-6709.2010.01112.x
Chen, F.S., Minson, J.A., & Tormala, Z.L. (2010). Tell me more: The effects of expressed interest on receptiveness during dialog. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46(5), 850-853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2010.04.012
Johnson, S.C., Dweck, C.S., & Chen, F.S. (2007). Evidence for infants’ internal working models of attachment. Psychological Science, 18(6), 501-502.
Selected for reprint in annual compilation of research highlights: E.N. Dunn & C.J. Boyatsis (Eds.) Child Growth and Development (2009 Edition), McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Series, United Kingdom: Oxford.