Custer, Benjamin

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Custer, Benjamin

Email Degree Ph.D. Communication, University of Arizona, USA, 2020

Courses

  • Introduction to Social Psychology
  • Physiological Psychology
  • Psychology of Social Change
  • Intimate Relationships

Research Interests

  • Social psychology
  • Media psychology
  • Evolutionary psychology
  • Relationship science

Education

Ph.D. Communication, University of Arizona, USA, 2020
M.A. Communication, Stanford University, USA, 2014
B.S. Mass Communications, Texas A&M University-Texarkana, USA, 2011

Publications

Floyd, K., Woo, N. T., Custer, B. E., Dinsmore, D. R., Duncan, K., & Maré, J. (2022). Examining the social signaling and person perception functions of loneliness, OBM Neurobiology, 6(2), 119. https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2202119

Hesse, C., Floyd, K., Rains, S. R., Mikkelson, A. C., Pauley, P. M., Woo, N. T., Custer, B. E., & Duncan, K. (2021). Affectionate communication and health: A meta-analysis. Communication Monographs, 88(2) 194-218. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2020.1805480

Lapierre, M. A., & Custer, B. E. (2021). Testing relationships between smartphone engagement, romantic partner communication, and relationship satisfaction. Mobile Media & Communication, 9(2), 155-176. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050157920935163

Floyd, K., & Custer, B. E. (2020). Affection exchange theory. In J. Nussbaum (Ed.), Oxford research encyclopedia of communication. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.937

Floyd, K., Woo, N. T., & Custer, B. E. (2020). The biology of affectionate communication. In K. Floyd, & R. Weber (Eds.), The handbook of communication science and biology (pp. 308-318). Routledge.

Floyd, K., Matheny, R., Dinsmore, D. R., Custer, B. E., & Woo, N. T. (2019). “If you disagree, unfriend me now”: Exploring the phenomenon of invited unfriending. American Journal of Applied Psychology, 7(1), 20-29. https://doi.org/10.12691/ajap-7-1-3

Lapierre, M. A., Zhao, P., & Custer, B. E. (2019). Short-term longitudinal relationships between smartphone use/dependency and psychological well-being among late adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 65(5), 607-612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.06.001

For more information, visit Benjamin Custer’s website.