Selected Publications
Sim, L., Ip, K. I., Ascigil, E., Edelstein, R. S., & Lee, F. (in press). Cross-cultural differences in supportive responses to positive event disclosure. The Journal of Positive Psychology. Link
Edelstein, R. S. (2022). Testosterone tradeoffs in close relationships. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology. 65, 235-280. PDF 
Reese, Z. A., Garcia, S. M., & Edelstein, R. S. (2022). Competitions and competitors: Disentangling competitive situations and competitive personalities. Personality and Individual Differences, 185, 111262. Link
Ascigil, E., Wardecker, B. M., Chopik, W. J., Edelstein, R. S. (2021). Division of Baby Care in Heterosexual and Lesbian Parents: Expectations Versus Reality. Journal of Marriage and Family, 83, 584–594. PDF
Chin, K., Reese, Z. A., Ascigil, E., Sim, L., & Edelstein, R. S. (2021). Closeness-inducing discussions with a romantic partner increase cortisol and testosterone. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 132, 105357. PDF
Sim, L. Chen, S., Zhang, M., Edelstein, R. S., & Kim, S. (2021) Cultural adaptation congruence in immigrant spouses are associated with marital quality. Journal of Marriage and Family, 83, 1420-1438. PDF
Sundin, Z. W., Chopik, W. J., Welker, K. M., Ascigil, E., Brandes, C. M., Chin, K., Ketay, S., Knight, E. L., Kordsmeyer, T. L., McLarney-Vesotski, A. R., Prasad, S., Reese, Z. A., Roy, A. R. K., Sim, L., Stern, L., Carré, J. M., Edelstein, R. S., Mehta, P. H., Penke, L., Slatcher, R. B., Tackett, J. L. (2021). Estimating the Associations between Big Five Personality Traits, Testosterone, and Cortisol. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology. PDF
Chin, K., Chopik, W. J., Wardecker, B. M., LaBelle, O. P., Moors, A. C., & Edelstein, R.S. (2020). Longitudinal associations between prenatal testosterone and postpartum outcomes in a sample of first-time expectant lesbian couples. Hormones and Behavior, 125, 104810. PDF
LaBelle, O. P., Wardecker, B. M., Chopik, W. J., Edelstein, R. S. (2020). Attachment Processes and Health. The Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology, 31-41. PDF
Sim, L., Chopik, W. J., Wardecker, B. M., & Edelstein, R. S. (2020). Changes in prenatal testosterone and sexual desire in expectant couples. Hormones and Behavior, 125, 104823. PDF
Chopik, W. J., Edelstein, R. S., & Grimm, K. J. (2019). Longitudinal changes in attachment orientation over a 59-year period. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 116, 598-611. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., Chin, K., Saini, E. K., Kuo, P. X., Schultheiss, O. C., & Volling, B. L. (2019). Adult attachment and testosterone reactivity: Fathers’ avoidance predicts changes in testosterone during the strange situation procedure. Hormones and Behavior, 112, 10-19. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., Chopik, W. J., Saxbe, D. E., Wardecker, B. M., Moors, A. C., & LaBelle, O. P. (2017). Prospective and dyadic associations between expectant parents’ prenatal hormone changes and postpartum parenting outcomes. Developmental Psychobiology, 59, 77-90. PDF
Saxbe, D. E., Edelstein, R. S., Lyden, H. Wardecker, B. M., Chopik, W. J., & Moors, A. C. (2017). Fathers’ prenatal testosterone changes and hormonal synchrony with partners predicts greater postpartum relationship investment. Hormones and Behavior, 90, 39-47. PDF
Chopik, W. J., & Edelstein, R.S. (2015). Preliminary validation of a romantic attachment orientation measure from the California Adult Q-Sort. Attachment and Human Development, 17, 570-585. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., Wardecker, B. M., Chopik, W. J., Moors, A. C., Shipman, E. L., & Lin, N. J. (2015). Prenatal hormones in first-time expectant parents: Longitudinal changes and within-couple correlations. American Journal of Human Biology, 27, 317-325. PDF
Moors, A. C., Conley, T. D., Edelstein, R. S., Chopik, W. J. (2015). Attached to monogamy? Avoidance predicts willingness to engage (but not actual engagement) in consensual non-monogamy. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 32, 222-240. PDF
Wardecker, B. M., Smith, L. K., Edelstein, R. S., & Loving, T. J. (2015). Intimate relationships then and now: How old hormonal processes are influenced by our modern psychology. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 1, 150-176. PDF
Chopik, W. J., & Edelstein, R. S. (2014). Age differences in romantic attachment around the world. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5, 892-900. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., van Anders, S. M., Chopik, W. J., Goldey, K. L., & Wardecker, B. M. (2014). Dyadic associations between testosterone and relationship quality in couples. Hormones and Behavior, 65, 401-407. PDF
Chopik, W. J., Edelstein, R. S., & Fraley, R. C. (2013). From the cradle to the grave: Age differences in attachment from early adulthood to old age. Journal of Personality, 81, 171-183. PDF
van Anders, S. M., Edelstein, R. S., Wade, R. L, & Samples-Steele, C. R. (2013). Descriptive experiences and sexual versus nurturant aspects of cuddling between adult romantic partners. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42, 553-560. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., Newton, N. J., & Stewart, A. J. (2012). Narcissism in midlife: The developmental course and correlates of women’s narcissistic personality traits. Journal of Personality, 80,1179-1204. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., Kean, E. L., & Chopik, W. J. (2012). Women with an avoidant attachment style show attenuated estradiol responses to emotionally intimate stimuli. Hormones and Behavior, 16, 167-175. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., Chopik, W. J., & Kean, E. L. (2011). Sociosexuality moderates the association between relationship status and testosterone in men and women. Hormones and Behavior, 60, 248-255. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., Yim, I. S., & Quas, J. A. (2010). Narcissism predicts heightened cortisol reactivity to a psychosocial stressor in men. Journal of Research in Personality, 44, 565-572. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., Stanton, S. J., Henderson, M. M., & Sanders, M. R. (2010). Endogenous estradiol levels are associated with attachment avoidance and implicit intimacy motivation. Hormones and Behavior, 57, 230-236. PDF
Levine, L. J., & Edelstein, R. S. (2009). Emotion and memory narrowing: A review and goal-relevance approach. Cognition and Emotion, 23, 833-875. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., & Gillath, O. (2008). Avoiding interference: Adult attachment and emotional processing biases. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 171-181. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., & Shaver, P. R. (2007). A cross-cultural examination of lexical studies of self-conscious emotions. In J. L. Tracy, R. W. Robins, & J. P. Tangney (Eds.), The self-conscious emotions: Theory and research (pp. 194-208). New York, NY: Guilford Press. PDF
Edelstein, R. S. (2006). Attachment and emotional memory: Investigating the source and extent of avoidant memory deficits. Emotion, 6, 340-345. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., Luten, T., Ekman, P., & Goodman, G. S. (2006). Detecting lies in children and adults. Law and Human Behavior, 30, 1-10. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., Ghetti, S., Quas, J. A., Goodman, G. S., Alexander, K. W., Redlich, A. D., & Cordon, I. M. (2005). Individual differences in emotional memory: Adult attachment and long-term memory for child sexual abuse. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 1537-1548. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., Alexander, K. W., Shaver, P. R., Schaaf, J. M., Quas, J. A., Lovas, G. S., & Goodman, G. S. (2004). Adult attachment style and parental responsiveness during a stressful event. Attachment and Human Development, 6, 31-52. PDF
Edelstein, R. S., & Shaver, P. R. (2004). Avoidant attachment: Exploration of an oxymoron. In D. Mashek & A. Aron (Eds.), Handbook of closeness and intimacy (pp. 397-412). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates. PDF
