| Kissing in marital and cohabiting relationships: Effects on blood lipids, stress, and relationship satisfaction K Floyd, JP Boren, AF Hannawa, C Hesse, B McEwan, AE Veksler Western Journal of Communication 73 (2), 113-133, 2009 | 202 | 2009 |
| State and trait affectionate communication buffer adults' stress reactions K Floyd, PM Pauley, C Hesse Communication monographs 77 (4), 618-636, 2010 | 130 | 2010 |
| Affectionate experience mediates the effects of alexithymia on mental health and interpersonal relationships C Hesse, K Floyd Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 25 (5), 793-810, 2008 | 123 | 2008 |
| Affectionate writing reduces total cholesterol: Two randomized, controlled trials K Floyd, AC Mikkelson, C Hesse, PM Pauley Human Communication Research 33 (2), 119-142, 2007 | 118 | 2007 |
| Affection mediates the impact of alexithymia on relationships C Hesse, K Floyd Personality and individual Differences 50 (4), 451-456, 2011 | 104 | 2011 |
| The effects of social support, depression, and stress on drinking behaviors in a college student sample PM Pauley, C Hesse Communication Studies 60 (5), 493-508, 2009 | 95 | 2009 |
| Human affection exchange: XV. Metabolic and cardiovascular correlates of trait expressed affection K Floyd, C Hesse, MT Haynes Communication Quarterly 55 (1), 79-94, 2007 | 92 | 2007 |
| Affection exchange theory: A bio-evolutionary look at affectionate communication K Floyd, C Hesse, MA Generous Engaging theories in interpersonal communication, 27-38, 2021 | 84 | 2021 |
| Alexithymia and marital quality: The mediating roles of loneliness and intimate communication. NE Frye-Cox, CR Hesse Journal of Family Psychology 27 (2), 203, 2013 | 84 | 2013 |
| Relational communication messages and leadership styles in supervisor/employee relationships AC Mikkelson, D Sloan, C Hesse International Journal of Business Communication 56 (4), 586-604, 2019 | 71 | 2019 |
| The relationships between doctor-patient affectionate communication and patient perceptions and outcomes C Hesse, EA Rauscher Health communication 34 (8), 881-891, 2019 | 71 | 2019 |
| Parent–child affection and helicopter parenting: Exploring the concept of excessive affection C Hesse, AC Mikkelson, S Saracco Western Journal of Communication 82 (4), 457-474, 2018 | 69 | 2018 |
| Reconceptualizing the role of conformity behaviors in family communication patterns theory C Hesse, EA Rauscher, RB Goodman, MA Couvrette Journal of Family Communication 17 (4), 319-337, 2017 | 60 | 2017 |
| Investigating uncertainty and emotions in conversations about family health history: A test of the theory of motivated information management EA Rauscher, C Hesse Journal of Health Communication 19 (8), 939-954, 2014 | 49 | 2014 |
| Affectionate communication and health: A meta-analysis C Hesse, K Floyd, SA Rains, AC Mikkelson, PM Pauley, NT Woo, ... Communication Monographs 88 (2), 194-218, 2021 | 41 | 2021 |
| Affection substitution: The effect of pornography consumption on close relationships C Hesse, K Floyd Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 36 (11-12), 3887-3907, 2019 | 39 | 2019 |
| Privacy and family communication about genetic cancer risk: Investigating factors promoting women’s disclosure decisions EA Rauscher, C Hesse, S Miller, W Ford, EL Youngs Journal of Family Communication 15 (4), 368-386, 2015 | 39 | 2015 |
| The stress-buffering effects of a brief dyadic interaction before an acute stressor PM Pauley, K Floyd, C Hesse Health communication 30 (7), 646-659, 2015 | 36 | 2015 |
| Relational communication messages and employee outcomes in supervisor/employee relationships AC Mikkelson, C Hesse, D Sloan Communication Reports 30 (3), 142-156, 2017 | 35 | 2017 |
| Affectionate communication can suppress immunity: Trait affection predicts antibodies to latent Epstein-Barr virus K Floyd, C Hesse, JP Boren, AE Veksler Southern Communication Journal 79 (1), 2-13, 2014 | 35 | 2014 |
