Ashley K. Randall's research while affiliated with Arizona State University and other places

... Along the way, we clarify where examples can be found in the empirical papers collected within this special issue. The focus of these studies include: (a) supportive conversations that unfold face-to-face or via text chat (Rains et al., 2023); (b) conflict interactions of older adult dating couples (Blickman et al., 2023); (c) emotion regulation interactions between parents and adolescents (Theiss et al., 2023); (d) experimental manipulations of peer-to-peer esteem support (Holmstrom et al., 2023); and (e) conversations between female graduate students in STEM fields and their academic mentors (Gandhi et al., 2023). To conclude, we discuss directions for further theoretical and methodological advances using a dynamic dyadic systems perspective. ...

... The DCI-SMS was validated with a sample of LGB+ men and women in same-and different-gender relationships living in the United States (Totenhagen et al., 2023). This prior study was inclusive of a wide range of relationship types experienced by LGB + people, including the different-gender romantic relationships of bisexual people, which are often ignored in research on the relational lives of LGB+ people (Hammack et al., 2019). ...

... Not only were our participants mostly women, but they were also mostly heterosexual. These results may be different via a more diverse sample (Curran & Randall, 2023;Reyes, 2023;Williamson et al., 2022). We also wanted to note that our data were collected when the health risks of the COVID-19 pandemic were still salient (i.e., 2021), and this may have influenced the research findings (Bevan et al., 2023;Bowling et al., 2022;Herbenick et al., 2022). ...

... Although dyadic coping has been widely examined across cultures (e.g., Falconier et al., 2016;Hilpert et al., 2016), its application to the study of SMS is less developed (for notable exceptions, see Randall et al., 2024). Researchers and clinicians interested in such topics are encouraged to examine how multiple identities may intersect to create individual's lived experiences; here with a focus on cultural norms and values (for a discussion, see Randall & Curran, 2023;Roberts et al., 2020). The DCI-SMS can provide rich information for those interested in conducting research on stress and coping behaviors within romantic relationships and for those interested in administering relationship education programs specific to addressing sexual minority stressors. ...

... Clearly, Mexican-origin siblings can serve extraordinary supportive roles in adolescent development, but how do they help adolescents navigate adversity? A recent study by Killoren et al. (2022) examined dyadic coping behaviors in Latina emerging adults following conversations about stressful live events. Latinas who endorsed greater familism values or perceived greater intimacy with their sister also reported greater instances of supportive, delegated, and common dyadic coping, all of which represent healthy coping strategies (Killoren et al., 2022). ...

... A recent set of studies defined DC-G as a reaction of appreciation and thankfulness in response to problem-focused and/or emotion-focused positive DC behaviors by the partner (Shujja et al., 2022a), and this gratitude mediated between DC and relationship satisfaction in Pakistani couples (Shujja et al., 2022b). ...

... While there have been reports on people's increased loneliness and troubles with intimate partners due to a reduction in opportunities to go out as a result of the pandemic, Galdiolo et al. (2022) investigated couples' satisfaction during the COVID-19 lockdowns and found that partners perceived the influence of these lockdowns on couples and family functioning to be increasingly positive over time. Randall et al. (2022) also suggest the possibility that perceived partner positive dyadic coping buffers the negative association between post-COVID-19 psychological distress and relationship quality. In addition, Zacher and Rudolph (2021) found from multiple surveys that not only life satisfaction and positive affect but also negative affect declined after March 2020, and they cited a decrease in affective experiences themselves as a possible explanation. ...

... LGBTQ+ parents; instead, openly expressing affection -thereby affirming their relationship publicly -could be viewed as a positive aspect of their LGBTQ+ identity. In line with our findings, research indicates that positive LGBTQ+ identity aspects are more predictive of positive markers of well-being (such as life satisfaction) than negative (such as depressive symptoms; Riggle et al., 2014), and positive identity aspects related to LGBTQ+ relationships specifically have indeed been linked to individual (Rostosky et al., 2018) as well as relational well-being (Siegel, Randall, et al., 2022). LGBTQ+ parents might thus perceive publicly embracing their relationship as an act of pride and resistance to heteronormative relationship models, possibly also fostering alliance and commitment between partners (Topcu-Uzer et al., 2021). ...

... Also, within the stress and coping literature, there is a need for more diversity and intersectionality. Hence, future samples should represent a variety of ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, social, ethnic and religious backgrounds, as well as different socioeconomic statuses (Randall et al., 2023). ...