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McGill Laboratory of Affiliation and Prosociality
LAB DIRECTOR | DR. JENNIFER BARTZ
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2023
Klein, W. B., Wood, S., & Bartz, J. A. (submitted). You Think I’m Insane: An Integrative Review and Novel Theoretical Framework for Studying the Phenomenon of Gaslighting. Preprint
Gregory, A., Dirks, M.A., Nitschke, J.P., Wong, J., Human, L. J., and Bartz, J.A. (accepted). Exploring the Association Between Depression Symptoms and Emotional Communication Dynamics. Clinical Psychological Science
Gregory, A., Bartz, J. A., O'Connor, B.B., and Sheldon, S. (accepted). From memory to motivation: Probing the relationship between episodic simulation, empathy, and helping intentions. Emotion
Procyshyn, T., Dupertuys, J., Bartz, J.A. (submitted). Evidence of Oxytocin's Sex-Specific Effects on Human Behaviour and Cognition. Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Tchalova, K., Beland, S., Chanda, M. L., Levitin, D. J., Bartz, J.A. (2023). Shifting the Sociometer: Opioid Receptor Blockade Lowers Self-Esteem. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
Ravary, A., Bartz, J. A., & Baldwin, M. (2023). Implicit weight-related bias: Inherent instability or meaningful fluctuations? Journal of Personality & Social Psychology
Klein, W. B., Wood, S., & Li, S. (2023). A Qualitative Analysis of Gaslighting in Romantic Relationships. Personal Relationships.
Nitschke, J.P., & Bartz, J.A. (2023). The Association Between Acute Stress & Empathy: A Systematic Literature Review. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews.
2022
Conway, L. G.,… Tchalova, K., Gregory, A. J. P., Azrieli, T., Bartz, J. A., …Orr, C. (2022). How culturally unique are pandemic effects? Evaluating similarities and differences in the effects of age, biological sex, and political beliefs on COVID impacts. Frontiers in Psychology: Cultural Psychology
Nitschke, J.P., Pruessner, J.C., Bartz, J.A. (2022). Stress and Stress-induced Glucocorticoids Facilitate Empathic Accuracy in Men but have no Effects for Women. Psychological Science
2021
Bogdanov, M., Nitschke, J.P., LoParco, M., Bartz, J.A., & Otto, A.R. (2021). Acute psychosocial stress increases cognitive effort avoidance. Psychological Science
Makhanova, A., McNulty, J.K., Eckel, L.A., Nikonova L., Bartz, J.A., Hammock E.A. D. (2021). CD38 is associated with bonding-relevant cognitions and relationship satisfaction over the first 3 years of marriage. Scientific Reports
2020
Sadikaj, G., Moskowitz, D.S., Zuroff, D.C, Bartz, J.A. (2020). CD38 is associated with communal behavior, partner perceptions, affect and relationship adjustment in romantic relationships. Scientific Reports
Nitschke, J.P., Sunahara, C.S., Winkielman, P., Carr, E., Pruessner, J.C., Bartz, J.A. (2020). Stressed Connections: Cortisol Levels Following Acute Psychosocial Stress Disrupt Affiliative Mimicry in Humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Nitschke, J. P., & Bartz, J. A. (2020). Lower digit ratio and higher endogenous testosterone are associated with lower empathic accuracy. Hormones and Behavior
2019
Tchalova, K., Sadikaj, G., Moskowitz, D. S., Zuroff, D. C., & Bartz, J. A. (2019). Variation in the μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) and experiences of felt security in response to a romantic partner’s quarrelsome behavior. Molecular Psychiatry
Krol, S.A., Thériault, R., Olson, J.A., Raz, A., Bartz, J.A. (2019). Self-Concept Clarity and the Bodily Self: Malleability Across Modalities. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Bartz, J. A., Nitschke, J.P., Krol, S. A, & Tellier, P. P. (in press). Oxytocin Selectively Improves Empathic Accuracy: A Replication in Men and Novel Insights in Women. Biological Psychiatry: CNNI
Nitschke, J.P., Chu, S., Pruessner, J. C., Bartz, J. A., & Sheldon, S. (2019). Effects of post-encoding psychosocial stress on the integration of misinformation in memory. Psychoneuroendocrinology
Ravary, A., Baldwin, M., & Bartz, J. A. (2019). Shaping the body politic: Mass media fat-shaming and implicit anti-fat attitudes. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Sunahara C.S., Zelkowitz P., Bolger N., Sadikaj G., Samuel S., Gold I., Hayton B., Feeley N., Carter C.S., Bartz J.A. (2019). Maternal oxytocin predicts relationship survival during the perinatal transition period: Preliminary evidence. International Journal of Psychophysiology
2018
Nitschke, J.P., Krol, S.A., Bartz, J.A. (2018). Oxytocin and Human Sociality: An Interactionist Perspective on the 'Hormone of Love'. In Schultheiss, OC & Mehta, PH (Eds.), Routledge, International Handbook of Social Neuroendocrinology. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Sheldon S., Chu S., Nitschke J.P., Pruessner J.C., Bartz J.A. (2018). The dynamic interplay between acute psychosocial stress, emotion and autobiographical memory. Scientific Reports
Krol S.A., Meyer M.L., Lieberman M.D., Bartz J.A. (2018). Social Working Memory Predicts Social Network Size in Humans. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology
2016
Bartz, J.A., Tchalova, K., & Fenerci, C. (2016). Reminders of social connection can attenuate anthropomorphism: A replication and extension of Epley, Alkalis, Waytz, and Cacioppo (2008). Psychological Science, 27(12), 1644-50.
Bartz, J. A. (2016). Oxytocin and the pharmacological dissection of affiliation. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 25(2), 104-10.
2015
Bartz, J. A., Lydon, J. E., Kolevzon, A., Zaki, J., Hollander, E., Ludwig, N. & Bolger, N. (2015). Differential effects of oxytocin on agency and communion for anxiously and avoidantly attached individuals. Psychological Science, 26, 1177–86.
Martin, L. J., Hathaway, G., Isbester, K., Mirali, S., Acland, E. L., Niederstrasser, N., Bartz, J., … Mogil, J. S. (2015). Reducing Social Stress Elicits Emotional Contagion of Pain in Mouse and Human Strangers. Current Biology, 25(3), 326–32.
Bartz, J. A., Baldwin, M. W. & Lydon, J. E. (2015). An expectancy-value approach to attachment. In V. Zayas & C. Hazan (Eds.) Bases of Adult Attachment: From Brain to Mind to Behavior. Springer Publisher.
2014
DeWall, C. N., Gillath, O., Pressman, S. D., Black, L. L., Bartz, J., Moskovitz, J. & Stetler, D. A (2014). When the love hormone leads to violence: Oxytocin increases partner violence inclinations among high trait aggressive people. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5(6), 691-97.
2013
Olff, M., Frijling, J. L., Kubzansky, L. D., Bradley, B., Ellenbogen, M. A., Cardoso, C., Bartz, J. A., Yee, J. R., & van Zuiden, M. (2013). The role of oxytocin in social bonding, stress regulation and mental health: An update on the moderating effects of context and interindividual differences. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38, 1883-94.
Ripoll, L. H., Zaki, J., Perez-Rodriguez, M. M., Snyder, R., Strike, K. S., Boussi, A., Bartz, J. A., Ochsner, K. N., Siever, L. J., New, A. S. (2013). Empathic accuracy and cognition in schizotypal personality disorder. Psychiatry Research, 210, 232-41.
McClure, M. J., Bartz, J. A., & Lydon, J. (2013). Uncovering and overcoming ambivalence: The role of chronic and contextually activated attachment in two-person social dilemmas. Journal of Personality, 81, 103-17.
2012
Anagnostou, E., Soorya, L., Chaplin, W., Bartz, J., Halpern, D., Wasserman, S., Wang, A. T., Pepa, L., Tanel, N., Kushki, A., and Hollander, E. (2012). Intranasal oxytocin versus placebo in the treatment of adults with autism spectrum disorders: a randomized controlled trial. Molecular Autism, 3(16).
Bartz, J. A. (2012) Oxytocin, attachment, betrayal and self-interest: A commentary on "Oxytocin modulates the link between adult attachment and cooperation through reduced betrayal aversion" by Carsten K.W. De Dreu. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37, 106-08.
2011
Simeon, D., Bartz, J. A., Hamilton, H., Crystal, S., Braun, A., Vincens, V., & Hollander, E. (2011). Oxytocin administration attenuates stress reactivity in borderline personality disorder: A pilot study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 36, 1418-21.
Bartz, J., Simeon, D., Hamilton, H., Kim, S. Crystal, S., Braun, A., Vincens, V., & Hollander, E. (2011) Oxytocin can hinder trust and cooperation in borderline personality disorder. Social Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience, 6, 556-63.
Bartz, J. A., Zaki, J., Bolger, N. & Ochsner, K. N. (2011). Social effects of oxytocin in humans: Context and person matter. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 15, 301-9.
Bartz, J. A. (2011). Serotonin and the neurochemistry of intimacy. Biological Psychiatry, 69, 716-7.
2010
Bartz, J. A., Zaki, J., Ochsner, K. N., Bolger, N., Kolevzon, A., Ludwig, N., & Lydon, J. E. (2010). Effects of oxytocin on recollections of maternal care and closeness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107, 21371-5.
Bartz, J. A., Zaki, J., Bolger, N., Hollander, E., Ludwig, N. N., Kolevzon, A., & Ochsner, K. N. (2010). Oxytocin selectively improves empathic accuracy. Psychological Science, 21, 1426-28.
2008
Bartz, J. A., & Hollander, E. (2008). Oxytocin and Experimental Therapeutics in Autism Spectrum Disorders. In R. Landgraf and I. Neumann (Eds.) Advances in Vasopressin and Oxytocin—From Genes to Behavior. Progress in Brain Research Book Series. Elsevier.
Bartz, J. A., & Lydon, J. E. (2008). Relationship-specific attachment, risk regulation, and communal norm adherence in close relationships. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 655-63.
2007
Bartz, J. A., & McInnes, A. (2007). CD38 regulates oxytocin secretion and complex social behavior. BioEssays, 29, 837-41.
Hollander, E., Bartz, J., Chaplin, W., Phillips, A., Sumner, J., Soorya, L., Anagnostou, E., & Wasserman, S. (2007). Oxytocin increases retention of social cognition in autism. Biological Psychiatry, 61, 498-503.
2006
Bartz, J. A., & Hollander, E. (2006). The neuroscience of affiliation: Forging links between basic and clinical research on neuropeptides and social behavior. Hormones and Behavior, 50, 518-28.
Bartz, J. A., & Lydon, J. E. (2006). Navigating the interdependence dilemma: Attachment goals and the use of communal norms with potential close others. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 77-96.
Bartz, J. A., & Hollander, E. (2006). Is obsessive-compulsive disorder an anxiety disorder? Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 30, 338-52.
2004
Bartz, J. A., & Lydon, J. E. (2004). Close relationships and the working self-concept: Implicit and explicit effects of priming attachment on agency and communion. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 1389-1401.
Hollander, E. & Bartz, J. (2004). A 48-year-old man with a history of obsessive-compulsive disorder, comorbid bipolar, panic disorders. Psychiatric Annals, 34, 808-10.
2003
Gagné, F. M., Lydon, J. E., & Bartz, J. A. (2003). Effects of mindset on the predicative validity of relationship constructs. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 35, 292-304.
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