The Social & Behavioral Health Interventions (SBHI) laboratory

Publications

Lepore, S. J., & Revenson, T. A. (2007, in press).  Social constraints on disclosure and adjustment to cancer.  Social & Personality Psychology Compass: Health.

Lepore, S. J. & Coyne, J. C. (2006).  Psychological interventions for distress in cancer patients: A review of reviews.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 32, 85-92.

Coyne, J. C., Lepore, S. J., & Palmer, S. C. (2006).  Efficacy of psychosocial interventions in cancer care: The evidence is weaker than it first looks.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 32, 104-110.

Coyne, J. C. & Lepore, S. J. (2006).  Rebuttal: The black swan fallacy in evaluating psychological interventions for distress in cancer patients.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 32, 115-118.

Lepore, S. J., Revenson, T. A., Weinberger, S. L., Weston, P., Frisina, P. G., Robertson, R., Mentor Portillo, M., Jones, H., & Cross, W. (2006).  Effects of social stressors on cardiovascular reactivity in Black and White women.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 120-127.

Helgeson, V. S., Lepore, S. J., & Eton, D. T. (2006).  Moderators of the benefits of  psychoeducational interventions for men with prostate cancer.  Health Psychology, 25, 348-354.

Eton, D. T., Lepore, S. J., & Helgeson, V. S. (2005).  Psychological distress in spouses of men treated for early-stage prostate carcinoma.  Cancer, 103(11), 2412-2418.

Roberts, K. J., Lepore, S. J., & Helgeson, V. (2005).  Social-cognitive correlates of adjustment to prostate cancer.  Psycho-0ncology, 14, 1-10.

Lepore, S. J., Fernandez-Berrocal, P., Ragan, J., & Ramos, N. (2004).  It’s not that bad: Social challenges to emotional disclosure enhance adjustment to stress.  Anxiety, Stress & Coping: An International Journal, 17, 341-261.

Lepore, S. J., Fernandez-Berrocal, P., Ragan, J., & Ramos, N. (2004).  It’s not that bad: Social challenges to emotional disclosure enhance adjustment to stress.  Anxiety, Stress & Coping: An International Journal, 17, 341-261.

Feldman, P., Cohen, S., Hamrick, N., & Lepore, S. J. (2004). Psychological stress, appraisal, emotion and cardiovascular response in a public speaking task. Psychology & Health, 19, 353-368.

Lepore, S. J., Helgeson, V. S., Eton, D., & Schulz, R. (2003). Improving quality of life in men with prostate cancer: A randomized controlled trial of group education interventions. Health Psychology, 22, 443-452.

Lepore, S. J., & Greenberg, M. A. (2002).  Mending broken hearts: Effects of expressive writing on mood, cognitive processing, social adjustment, and health following a relationship breakup. Psychology and Health, 17, 547-560.

Eton, D. T., & Lepore, S. J. (2002).  Prostate cancer and quality of life: A review of the literature. Psycho-Oncology, 11, 307-326.

Lepore, S. J. (2001).  A social-cognitive processing model of emotional adjustment to cancer.  In A. Baum & B. Andersen (Eds.), Psychosocial interventions for cancer (pp. 99-118).  Washington, DC: APA.

Eton, D. T., Lepore, S. J., & Helgeson, V. (2001).  Early quality of life in patients with localized prostate carcinoma: An examination of treatment-related, demographic and psychosocial factors. Cancer, 92(Sept), 1451-1459.  

Lepore, S. J., Ragan, J., & Jones, S. (2000).  Talking facilitates cognitive-emotional processes of adaptation to an acute stressor. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 499-508.

Lepore, S. J. & Eton, D. T. (2000).  Response shifts in prostate cancer patients: An evaluation of suppressor and buffer models.  In C. Schwartz & M. Sprangers (Eds.), Adaptations to changing health: Response shift in quality-of-life research (pp. 37-51).  Washington, DC: APA.

Lepore, S. J., & Helgeson, V. S. (1999).  Psychoeducational support group enhances quality of life after prostate cancer. Cancer Research, Therapy and Control, 8, 81-91.

Lepore, S. J., & Ituarte, P. H. G. (1999).  Optimism about cancer enhances mood by reducing negative social interactions.  Cancer Research, Therapy and Control, 8, 165-174.

Lepore, S. J. (1998).  Problems and prospects for the social support-reactivity hypothesis.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 20, 257-269.

Lepore, S. J. & Helgeson, V. S. (1998).  Social constraints, intrusive thoughts, and mental health after prostate cancer. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 17, 89-106.

Kliewer, W., Lepore, S. J., Oskin, D., & Johnson, P. D. (1998).  The role of social and cognitive processes in children’s adjustment to community violence.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66, 199-209.

Lepore, S. J. (1997).  Expressive writing moderates the relation between intrusive thoughts and depressive symptoms.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 1030-1037.

Lepore, S. J. (1997).  Social-environmental influences on the chronic stress process. In B. Gottlieb (Ed.), Coping with chronic stressors (pp. 133-160).  New York: Plenum Press.

Lepore, S. J., Silver, R. C., Wortman, C. B., & Wayment, H. A. (1996).  Social constraints, intrusive thoughts, and depressive symptoms among bereaved mothers.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70, 271-282.

Lepore, S. J. (1995).  Cynicism, social support, and cardiovascular reactivity.  Health Psychology, 14, 210-216.

Lepore, S. J., Allen, K. A. M., & Evans, G. W. (1993).  Social support lowers cardiovascular reactivity to an acute stressor.  Psychosomatic Medicine, 55, 518-524. Lepore_PM_1993

Lepore, S. J. (1992).  Social conflict, social support, and psychological distress: Evidence of cross-domain buffering effects.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 63, 857-867.

Lepore, S. J., Evans, G. W., & Schneider, M. L. (1991).  Dynamic role of social support in the link between chronic stress and psychological distress.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 899-909.

Lepore, S. J., Evans, G. W., & Palsane, M. N. (1991). Social hassles and psychological health in the context of chronic crowding.  Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 32, 357-367.

Lepore, S. J., Palsane, M. N., & Evans, G. W. (1991).  Daily hassles and chronic strains: A hierarchy of stressors?  Social Science & Medicine, 33, 1029-1036.