Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

Ross, J. M., Nguyen, T. P., Karney, B. R., Bradbury, T. N. (2022). Three tests of the vulnerability-stress-adaptation model: Independent prediction, mediation, and generalizability. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.921485

Nguyen, T. P., Karney, B. R., Kennedy, D. P., & Bradbury, T. N.  (2020). Couples’ diminished social and financial capital exacerbate the association between maladaptive attributions and relationship satisfaction. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 45(3), 529-541. doi:10.1007/s10608-020-10161-w

Nguyen, T. P., Karney, B. R., & Bradbury, T. N.  (2020). When poor communication does and does not matter: The moderating role of stress. Journal of Family Psychology, 34, 676-686. doi:10.1037/fam0000643  

Ross, J. M., Karney, B. R., Nguyen, T. P., Bradbury, T. N. (2019). Communication that is maladaptive for middle-class couples is adaptive for socioeconomically disadvantaged couples. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 116, 582-597. doi:10.1037/pspi0000158

Nguyen, T. P., Williamson, H. C., Karney, B. R., & Bradbury, T. N. (2017). Communication moderates effects of residential mobility on relationship satisfaction among ethnically diverse couples. Journal of Family Psychology, 31, 753-764. doi:10.1037/fam0000324

Nguyen, T. P., Karney, B. R., & Bradbury, T. N.  (2017). Childhood abuse and later marital outcomes: Do partner characteristics moderate the association? Journal of Family Psychology, 31, 82-92. doi:10.1037/fam0000208

Williamson, H. C., Nguyen, T. P., Karney, B. R., & Bradbury, T. N. (2015). Are problems that contribute to divorce present at the start of marriage, or do they emerge over time? Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 1-15. doi:10.1177/0265407515617705  

Book chapters

Ross, J., & Nguyen, T. P., Karney, B. R., & Bradbury, T. N. (2019). Intimacy. In Ponzetti, J., Blankemeyer, M., Horan, S., Lyons, H., Shigeto, A. (Eds.) Macmillan Encyclopedia of Families, Marriages, and Intimate Relationships. New York, NY: Springer.

Benson, L., & Nguyen, T. P. (2019). Integrative behavioral couple therapy. In Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of couple and family therapy. New York, NY: Springer.

Nguyen, T. P., Williamson, H. C., & Bradbury, T. N. (2017). Redefining communication in couple relationships. In Fitzgerald, J. (Ed.) Foundations for couples’ therapy: Research for the real world (pp. 61-70). New York, NY: Routledge.