Dissemination of Research
Smith, T. (Host). (2025, April 29). Does Speaking Your Partners Love Language Foster a Happier Relationship? (No. 479) [Audio podcast episode]. In Serious Inquiries Only. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sio479-does-speaking-your-partners-love-language-foster/id803584715?i=1000705506504
“Translating Research into Practice (TRIP) Report: Military REACH’s Review of Testing the Predictions of Chapman’s Five Love Languages Theory: Does Speaking a Partner’s Primary Love Language Predict Relationship Quality?” (2025, March). Military REACH: Translating Research into Support for Military Families [Newsletter]. https://militaryreach.auburn.edu/detail?id=76745709-cb08-47c5-accf-a208cb795074&pdf=research
Flicker, S. M. (2025, February 13). Testing the Five Love Languages Theory [Webinar]. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. https://www.aamft.org/AAMFT/Events/Webinars.aspx?hkey=4d534d99-889f-4638-87b6-9301e4d1097c
Lehmiller, J. (Host). (2024, January 7) What’s Your Love Language? (No. 360) [Audio podcast episode]. In Sex & Psychology. https://www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/podcast/episode-360-whats-your-love-language/
Dolan, E. W. (2024, May 4). Study identifies key factors boosting compersion in non-monogamous relationships. PsyPost. https://www.psypost.org/study-identifies-key-factors-boosting-compersion-in-non-monogamous-relationships/
Dolan, E. W. (2024, March 14). Why do people seek polyamorous relationships? Researchers identify key motivations. PsyPost. https://www.psypost.org/why-do-people-seek-polyamorous-relationships-researchers-identify-key-motivations/
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Moors, A. C., Flicker, S. M., & Vaughan, M. D. (2022). LGBTQ+activism should include consensual non-monogamy. Spark Magazine. National Center for Institutional Diversity: University of Michigan
Interviewed on Loving without Boundaries Podcast Episode 192 (Kitty Chambliss) about the Factors that Facilitate and Hinder Compersion study with co-authors Drs. Michelle Vaughan and Marie Thouin.
Interviewed twice on the Sex and Psychology Podcast (Dr. Justin Lehmiller) about my research on Compersion (Episode 110) and on Arranged Marriage (Episode 111).
Interviewed on Multiamory podcast Episode 386 about the Factors that Facilitate and Hinder Compersion study with co-author Dr. Marie Thouin.
Publications
Flicker, S. M, Sancier-Barbosa, F., Clemons-Castanos, C., Field, S., Jackson-Zambon, S., Phelan, M., & Impett, E. A. (In press). How many love languages are there? Examining Chapman’s Five Love Languages Theory using a Bottom-Up Approach. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.
Clemons-Castanos, C. & Flicker, S. M. (In press). Polyamorous individuals’ jealous and compersive responses to their partner’s New Relationship Energy: The role of mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and empathy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.
Tatum, A., Flicker, S. M., & Schroeder, J. (2025). Addressing relationship stigma and supporting LGBTQ+ individuals in consensually non-monogamous relationships. In N. Livingston, B. Feinstein, and P. Galupo (Eds.), Addressing Minority Stress and Enhancing Resilience in Therapy with Diverse LGBTQ+ Clients. Springer Nature. https://link.springer.com/book/9783031928352
Flicker, S. M., Sancier-Barbosa, F., Tang, A. N., Ho, A., Zhong, S., Alafranji, R. R., & Clemons-Castanos, C. R. (2025). Mechanisms of Anxiety Reduction during Adult Coloring: Mindfulness, Flow, Enjoyment, and Distraction. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-025-02586-9
Tang, A. & Flicker, S. M. (2025). Depression in Asian Americans: Does generational status and acculturation predict severity and type of symptoms? Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 30(2), 172-182. https://doi.org/10.24839/2325-7342.JN30.2.172
Flicker, S. M., & Sancier-Barbosa, F. (2025). Testing the predictions of Chapman's five love languages theory: Does speaking a partner's primary love language predict relationship quality? Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 51(1), e12747. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12747
Moors, A. C., Vaughan, M. D., Flicker, S. M., Matsumura, K., & Schechinger, H. A. (2024). Advancing Consensual Non-monogamy in Psychological Research, Practice, and Policy: A Guide for Psychologists. Social Issues and Policy Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/sipr.12108.
Flicker, S. M. & Sancier-Barbosa, F. (2024). Your happiness is my happiness: Predicting positive feelings for one’s partner’s consensual extra-dyadic intimate engagements. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53(3), 941–958. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02766-5
Tatum, A., Flicker, S. M., Peralta, I., & Kubicki, R. (2024). Initial motivations for engaging in polyamorous relationships. Archives of Sexual Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02750-z
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Thouin-Savard, M.I. & Flicker, S.M. (2023). Compersion. In: Shackelford, T.K. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08956-5_2472-1
Flicker, S. M., & Sancier-Barbosa, F. (2022). Personality Predictors of Prejudicial Attitudes, Willingness to Engage, and Actual Engagement in Consensual Non-Monogamy. Archives of Sexual Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02393-6
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Flicker, S. M., Thouin-Savard, M. I., & Vaughan, M. D. (2022). Factors that Facilitate and Hinder the Experience of Compersion Among Individuals in Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51(6), 3035–3048. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02333-4
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Flicker, S.M., Vaughan, M.D. & Meyers, L.S. (2021). Feeling Good About Your Partners’ Relationships: Compersion in Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships. Archives of Sexual Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-01985-y
Flicker, S. M., Sancier-Barbosa, F., Browne, L., & Moors, A. C. (2021). Relationship satisfaction and attachment security in polyamorous individuals who do and do not endorse partner hierarchy. Archives of Sexual Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01875-9
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Moors, A. C., Schechinger, H. A., Balzarini, R., & Flicker, S. (2021). Internalized consensual non-monogamy negativity and relationship quality among people engaged in consensual non-monogamy. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50(4), 1389-1400. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01885-7
Flicker, S. M., Sancier-Barbosa, F., Afroz, F., Saif, S. N., & Mohsin, F. (2020; originally published online 2019). Attachment hierarchies in Bangladeshi women in love and arranged marriages. International Journal of Psychology, 55(4) 638-646. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12619
Flicker, S. M., Sancier-Barbosa, F., Afroz, F., Saif, S. N., & Mohsin, F. (2020; originally published online 2019). Marital quality in arranged and love marriages: The role of perceived influence over partner selection. International Journal of Psychology, 55(4), 629-637. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12622
Flicker, S. M. (2019). Reducing Barriers to Care for Consensually Non-Monogamous Patients [Invited Commentary]. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 191(41), E1118-E1119. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.191246.
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Flicker, S. M., Ayoub , H. J. S., & Guynn, M. J. (2019). Emotional display rules in Palestine: Ingroup/outgroup membership, status of interaction partner and gender. International Journal of Psychology, 54(1), 33-41. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12429
Flicker, S. M. & Bui, L. T. T. (2018). Cross-cultural differences in interpersonal and intrapersonal understandings of forgiveness. In M. Karasawa, M. Yuki, K. Ishii, Y. Uchida, K. Sato, & W. Friedlmeier (Eds.), Venture into cross-cultural psychology: Proceedings from the 23rd Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/iaccp_papers/147/
Bui, L. T. T. & Flicker, S. M. (2013). The relationship between analytic and holistic styles of thinking and forgiveness. The Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences 2013 Official Conference Proceedings, 529-542.
Flicker, S. M., Cerulli, C., Swogger, M., & Talbot, N. (2012). Depressive and post-traumatic symptoms among women experiencing intimate partner violence: Relations to coping strategies, social support, and ethnicity. Violence Against Women, 18, 420-36.
Flicker, S. M., Cerulli, C., Zhao, X., Tang, W., Watts, A., Xia, Y., & Talbot, N. L. (2011). Concomitant forms of abuse and helpseeking behavior among White, African American, and Latina Women who experience intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women, 17, 1067-85.
Flicker, S. M., Waldron, H. B., Turner, C. W., Brody, J., & Hops, H. (2008). Ethnic matching and treatment outcome with Hispanic and Anglo substance-abusing adolescents in family therapy. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 439-447
Flicker, S. M., Turner, C. W., Waldron, H. B., Brody, J., & Ozechowski, T. J. (2008). Ethnic background, therapeutic alliance and treatment retention in Functional Family Therapy with substance abusing adolescents. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 167-170.
Meyers, R. J., Apodaca, T. R., Flicker, S. M., & Slesnick, N. (2002). Evidence-based approaches for the treatment of substance abusers by involving family members. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 10, 281-288.
Waldron, H.B. & Flicker, S.M. (2002). Alcohol and drug abuse. In M. Hersen (Ed.), Clinical behavior therapy: Adults and children (pp. 474-490). New York: John Wiley & Sons.