I am interested in the social determinants of health. I utilize a social psychological approach to understand the effects of threats to belonging on motivation, physiology, and health. My expertise lies at the interface between physiology and psychology with a specialization in psychoneuroimmunology and psychoneuroendocrinology.

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Publications

51. Jaremka, L.M., Nadzan, M.A., Sunami, N. (in press). The impact of threats to belonging on health, peripheral physiology, and social behavior. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology.

50. Sunami, N., Robertson, T.E., Twenge, J.M., Baumeister, R.F., Tice, D.M., & Jaremka, L.M. (in principle acceptance for Stage 1 pre-registered report). Proposal for a registered report “Directly replicating the causal link between social rejection and aggression toward a third party: A multi-site independent-lab collaboration.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

49. Dorison, C., Lerner, J.S., Heller, B.H., Rothman, A., Kawachi, I.I., Wang, K., … Sunami, N. … Jaremka, L.M. ... (in press). In COVID-19 health messaging, loss framing increases anxiety with little-to-no concomitant benefits: Experimental evidence from 84 countries. Affective Science.

48. Psychological Science Accelerator Self-Determination Theory Collaboration*. (2022). A global experiment on motivating social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119, e e2111091119. PDF.

*Jaremka, L.M. was part of the Psychological Science Accelerator Self-Determination Theory Collaboration that collaborated on this project. A letter confirming participation is available upon request.

47. Wilson, S.J., Jaremka, L.M., Fagundes, C.P., Andridge, R., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2022). Does it matter whether I or we talk about us? Distinguishing we-talk in couples’ conflict discussions and partners’ private thoughts. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39, 1066-1086. PDF.

46. Brown, R.L., LeRoy, A.S., Chen, M.A., Suchting, R., Jaremka, L.M., Liu, J., Heijnen, C.J., & Fagundes, C.P. (2022). Grief Symptoms Promote Inflammation During Acute Stress Among Bereaved Spouses. Psychological Science, 33, 859-873. PDF.

45. Jaremka, L.M., Kane, H.S., & Bell, A.V. (2022). Threats to belonging and health: Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic using decades of research. Social Issues and Policy Review, 16, 125-163. PDF.

44. Renna, M.E., Shrout, M.R., Madison, A.A., Jaremka, L.M., Alfano, C.M., Povoski, S.P., Agnese, D.M., Carson, W.E., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2021). Fluctuations in depression and anxiety predict dysregulated leptin among obese breast cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 15, 847–854. PDF.

43. Wang, K., Goldenberg, A., Dorison, C., Miller, J.K., Uusberg, A., Lerner, J.S., … Sunami, N., Jaremka, L.M. … (2021). A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Human Behavior, 5, 1089-1110. PDF.

42. Madison, A.A., Andridge, R., Shrout, M.R., Renna, M.E., Bennett, J.M., Jaremka, L.M., Fagundes, C.P., Belury, M.A., Malarkey, W.B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2021). Frequent interpersonal stress and inflammatory reactivity predict depressive-symptom increases: Two tests of the Social-Signal-Transduction Theory of depression. Psychological Science, 33, 152-164. PDF.

41. Wilson, S.J., Peng, J., Andridge, R., Jaremka, L.M., Fagundes, C.P., Malarkey, W.B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2020). For better and worse? The roles of closeness, marital behavior, and age in spouses’ cardiometabolic similarity. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 120, article 104777. PDF.

40. Shrout, M.R., Renna, M.E., Madison, A.A., Jaremka, L.M., Fagundes, C.P., Malarkey, W.B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2020). Cortisol slopes and conflict: A spouse’s stress matters. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 121, article 104839. PDF.

39. Jaremka, L.M., Kane, H.S., Sunami, N., Lebed, O., & Austin, K.A. (2020). Romantic relationship distress, gender, socioeconomic status, and inflammation: A pre-registered report. Personal Relationships, 27, 708-727. PDF.

38. Jaremka, L.M., Ackerman, J.M., Gawronski, B., Rule, N.O., Sweeny, K., Tropp, L.R., Metz, M.A., Molina, L., Ryan, W.S., & Vick, S.B. (2020). Common academic experiences no one talks about: Repeated rejection, imposter syndrome, and burnout. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 15, 519-543. PDF.

37. Jaremka, L.M., & Pacanowksi, C.P. (2019). Social anxiety symptoms moderate the link between obesity and metabolic function, Psychoneuroendocrinology, 110, article 104425. PDF.

36. Sunami, N., Nadzan, M.A., & Jaremka, L.M. (2019). The bi-dimensional rejection taxonomy: Organizing responses to social rejection along antisocial–prosocial and engaged–disengaged dimensions. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 13, e12497. PDF.

35. Sunami, N., Nadzan, M.A., & Jaremka, L.M. (2019). Does the prospect of fulfilling belonging affect responses to rejection? An attempted conceptual replication. Social and Personality Psychological Science, 10, 307-316. PDF. Supplemental Materials.

34. Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K., Wilson, S.J., Bailey, M., Andridge, R.R., Peng, J., Jaremka, L.M., Fagundes, C.P., Malarkey, W.B., Laskowski, B., & Belury, M.A. (2018). Marital distress, depression, and a leaky gut: Translocation of bacterial endotoxin as a pathway to inflammation. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 98, 52-60. PDF.

33. Jaremka, L.M., Lebed, O., Sunami, N. (2018). Threats to belonging, immune function, and eating behavior: An examination of sex and gender differences. Current Psychiatry Reports, 20, 71-73. PDF.

32. Jaremka, L.M., & Sunami, N. (2018). Threats to belonging threaten health: Policy implications for improving physical well-being. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 5, 90-97. PDF.

31. Jaremka, L.M., Nadzan, M.A. (2018). Threats to Belonging among Breast Cancer Survivors: Consequences for Mental and Physical Health. Current Breast Cancer Reports, 10, 1-6. PDF.

30. Wilson, S.J., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K., Malarkey, W., Bailey, B., Fagundes, C.P., Jaremka, L.M., Andridge, R.R., & Gates, K. (2018). When couples’ hearts beat together: Synchrony in heart rate variability during conflict predicts heightened inflammation throughout the day. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 93, 107-116. PDF.

29. Wilson, S.J., Jaremka, L.M., Fagundes, C.P., Andridge, R.R., Peng, J., Malarkey, W.B., Habash, D., Belury, M,A., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2017). Shortened sleep fuels inflammatory responses to marital conflict: Regulatory strategies mitigate inflammatory risk. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 79, 74–83. PDF.

28. Jaremka, L.M., Sunami, N., & Nadzan, M.A. (2017). Eating moderates the link between body mass index and perceived social connection. Appetite, 112, 124–132. PDF.

27. Jaremka, L.M., & Collins, N.L. (2017). Cortisol increases in response to brief social exchanges with opposite sex partners. Biological Psychology, 124, 39–46. PDF.

26. LeRoy A.S., Murdock, K.W., Jaremka L.M., Loya1, A., & Fagundes, C.P. (2017). Loneliness predicts self-reported cold symptoms after a viral challenge. Health Psychology. 36, 512-520. PDF.

25. Jaremka, L.M. (2017). Close relationships, immune function, and health: Understanding the clinical importance of distressed relationships. Invited chapter for J. Fitzgerald (Ed.), Foundations for Couples' Therapy: Research for the Real World. Routledge. PDF.

24. Jaremka, L. M., Belury, M. A., Andridge, R. R., Lindgren, M. E., Habash, D., Malarkey, W. B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2016). Novel links between troubled marriages and appetite regulation: Marital distress, ghrelin, and diet quality. Clinical Psychological Science, 4, 363.375. PDF.

23. Derry, H.M., Jaremka, L.M., Bennett, J.M., Peng, J., Andridge, R., Shapiro, C., Malarkey, W.B., Emery, C.F., Layman, R., Mrozek, E., Glaser, R., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2015). Yoga and self-reported cognitive problems in breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial, Psycho-oncology, 24, 958–966. PDF.

22. Jaremka, L.M., Fagundes, C.P., Peng, J., Belury, M.A., Andridge, R.R., Malarkey, W.B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2015). Loneliness predicts postprandial ghrelin and hunger in women, Hormones and Behavior, 70, 57-63. PDF.

21. Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K., Jaremka, L.M., Andridge, R.R., Peng, J., Habash, D., Fagundes, C.P., Glaser, R., Malarkey, W.B., & Belury, M.A. (2015). Marital discord, past depression, and metabolic responses to high-fat meals: Interpersonal pathways to obesity, Psychoneudoendocrinology, 52, 239-250. PDF.

20. Jaremka, L.M., Peng, J., Bornstein, R., Alfano, C.M., Andridge, R.R., Povoski, S.P., Lipari, A.M., Agnese, D.M., Farrar, W.B., Yee, L.D., Carson III, W.E., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2014). Cognitive problems among breast cancer survivors: Loneliness enhances risk. Psycho-oncology, 23(12), 1356-1364. PDF.

19. Jaremka, L.M., Derry, H.M., Bornstein, R., Peng, J., Belury, M.A., Andridge, R.R, Malarkey, W.B. & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2014). Omega-3 supplementation and loneliness-related cognitive problems: Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial. Psychosomatic Medicine. PDF.

18. Fagundes, C.P., Jaremka, L.M., Malarkey, W.B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2014). Attachment style and respiratory sinus arrhythmia predict post-treatment quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Psycho-oncology, 23, 820-826. PDF.

17. Fagundes, C.P., Jaremka, L.M., Glaser, R., Alfano, C.M., Povoski, S.P., Lipari, A.M., Agnese, D.M., Yee, L.D., Carson III, W.E., Farrar, W.B., Malarkey, W.B., Chen, M., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2014). Attachment anxiety is related to Epstein-Barr virus latency. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity,41, 232-238. PDF.

16. Jaremka, L.M., Belury, M.A, Malarkey, W.B., Glaser, R., Christian, L., Emery, C.F., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2014). Interpersonal stressors predict ghrelin and leptin levels in women. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 48, 178-188. PDF.

15. Jaremka, L.M., Andridge, R.R., Fagundes, C.P., Alfano, C.M., Povoski, S.P., Lipari, A.M., Agnese, D.M., Arnold, M.W., Farrar, W.B., Yee, L.D. Carson III, W.E., Bekaii-Saab, T., Martin Jr, E.W., Schmidt, C.R., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2014). Pain, depression, and fatigue: Loneliness as a longitudinal risk factor. Health Psychology, 38, 1310-1317. PDF.

14. Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K., Jaremka, L.M., & Hughes, S. (2014). Psychiatry and social nutritional neuroscience. World Psychiatry, 13(2), 151-152. PDF.

13. Jaremka, L.M., Derry, H., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2014). Psychoneuroimmunology of interpersonal relationships: Both the presence/absence of social ties and relationship quality matter. Invited chapter for D. I. Mostofsky (Ed.), Handbook of Behavioral Medicine (vol 2). Wiley-Blackwell: Hoboken, NJ. PDF.

12. Hughes, S., Jaremka, L.M., Alfano, C.M., Glaser, R., Povoski, S.P., Lipari, A.M., Agnese, D.M., Farrar, W.B., Yee, L.D., Carson III, W.E., Malarkey, W.B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2014). Social support predicts inflammation, pain, and depression: Longitudinal relationships among breast cancer survivors. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 42, 38-44. PDF.

11. Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K, Jaremka, L.M., Derry, H., & Glaser, R. (2013). Telomere length: A marker of disease susceptibility? Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 34, 29-30. PDF.

10. Jaremka, L.M., Glaser, R., Malarkey, W.B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2013). Marital distress prospectively predicts poorer cellular immune function. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(11), 2713 - 2719. PDF.

9. Jaremka, L.M., Fagundes, C.P., Peng, J., Bennett J.M., Glaser, R., Malarkey, W.B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2013). Loneliness promotes inflammation during acute stress. Psychological Science, 24(7), 1089-1097. PDF.

8. Jaremka, L.M., Lindgren, M.E., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2013). Synergistic relationships among stress, depression, and troubled relationships: Insights from Psychoneuroimmunology. Depression and Anxiety, 30(4), 288-296. PDF.

7. Jaremka, L.M., Fagundes, C.P., Glaser, R., Bennett J.M., Malarkey, W.B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2013). Loneliness predicts pain, depression, and fatigue: Understanding the role of immune dysregulation. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38, 1310-1317. PDF.

6. Jaremka, L.M., Glaser, R., Loving, T.J., Malarkey, W.B., Stowell, J.R, & Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K. (2013). Attachment anxiety is linked to alterations in cortisol production and cellular immunity. Psychological Science, 24(3), 272-279. PDF.

5. Jaremka, L.M., Bunyan, D.P., Collins, N.L., & Sherman, D.K. (2011). Reducing defensive distancing: Self-affirmation and risk regulation in response to relationship threats. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47, 264-268. PDF.

4. Jaremka, L.M., Gabriel, S., & Carvallo, M. (2011). What makes us feel the best also makes us feel the worst: The emotional impact of independent and interdependent experiences. Self and Identity, 10, 44-63. PDF.

3. Sherman, D.K., Bunyan, D.P., Creswell. D.J., & Jaremka, L.M. (2009). Psychological vulnerability and stress: The long-term effects of self-affirmation on sympathetic nervous system responses to naturalistic stressors. Health Psychology, 28, 554-562. PDF.

2. Gabriel, S., & Carvallo, M., Jaremka, L.M., Tippin, B. (2008). A friend is a present you give to your “self”: Comfort with intimacy moderates the effects of friends on self-liking. Journal of Experimental and Social Psychology, 44, 330-343. PDF.

1. Kane, H.S., Jaremka, L.M., Guichard, A., Ford, M., Collins, N., & Feeney, B.C. (2007). Feeling supported and feeling satisfied: How one partner’s attachment style predicts the other partner’s perceived support, felt security, and relationship satisfaction. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 24, 535-556. PDF.

Encyclopedia Entries

3. Jaremka, L.M., & Beveridge, R.M. (in press). Family social support. In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 2^nd edition. New York, NY: Springer.

2. Beveridge, R.M., & Jaremka, L.M. (in press). Family Relationships. In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 2^nd edition. New York, NY: Springer.

1. Collins, N.L., Jaremka, L.M. (2009). Helping behaviors. In Harry T. Reis & Susan Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. PDF.