Research Interests
As a communication scholar, I take a theoretical and practical approach to understanding the intersection of relational and health communication. Specifically, I am interested in interpersonal communication processes (e.g., social influence, support, conflict, social skills) as they relate to health/well-being and relationship quality in family and romantic relationships. In addition, I recently started a project on parent-caregivers and their communication challenges, strategies, choices, and needs. If you’re interested in my current or past research projects, please feel free to contact me or check out my Google Scholar profile.
Publications
I organized my publications into topic areas for ease of navigation. My role in the following publications is shaded in green. *Conducted as a faculty member with at least one student co-author; **Work completed under my maiden name.
Health-Related Communication in Close Relationships:
*Crowley, J., Burke, T. J., Denes, A., Allred, R., & Carberry, E. G. (2020). Navigating relational turbulence in the wake of weight loss transitions: A support marshaling analysis. Personal Relationships, 27, 630-651. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12335
Burke, T. J. (2019). “Let’s take a walk”: Relationship maintenance and health communication in romantic relationships. In J. Theiss and K. Greene (Eds.), Contemporary Studies of Relationships, Health, and Wellness. Cambridge University Press.
Young, V. J., Burke, T. J., & Curran, M. A. (2019). Interpersonal effects of health-related social control: Positive and negative influence, partner health transformations, and relationship quality. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36, 3986-4004.https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407519846565
Arroyo, A., Burke, T. J., & Young, V. J. (2019). The role of close others in promoting weight management and body image outcomes: An application of confirmation, self-determination, social control, and social support. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37, 1030-1050. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407519886066
Ray, C. D., Burke, T. J., Young, V. J., & Curran, M. A. (2019). Enacting social control to encourage healthier partner diet and exercise behavior: Considering the roles of constraints and topic avoidance. Southern Journal of Communication, 84, 301-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2019.1644665
Burke, T. J., & Segrin, C. (2017). Weight-related social influence motives and constraints in romantic relationships. Communication Research, 44, 348-366. doi:10.1177/0093650215590606.
Bezner, J. R., Lloyd, L. K., Crixell, S. H., & Burke, T. J. (2017). The health care provider’s role in supporting positive health behavior change: Developing an effective and supportive communication approach. Medical Research Archives. Retrieved from http://journals.ke-i.org/index.php/mra/article/view/1523
Young, V. J., & Burke, T. J. (2017). Self, partner, and relationship motivations for healthy and unhealthy behaviors. Health Psychology Report, 5, 219-226. doi:10.5114/hpr.2017.65221
Burke, T. J., & Segrin, C. (2016). Weight-related social control and relationship quality: Accuracy and bias effects. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 33, 999-1017. doi:10.1177/0265407515615692. (Selected for the Relationship Matters podcast series).
Burke, T. J., & Segrin, C. (2014). Examining diet- and exercise-related communication in romantic relationships: Associations with health and relationship quality. Health Communication, 29, 877-887. doi:10.1080/10410236.2013.811625
Burke, T. J., Randall, A. K., Corkery, S., A., Young, V. J., & Butler, E. A. (2012). “You’re going to eat that?” Relationship processes and conflict among mixed weight couples. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 29, 1109-1130. doi:10.1177/0265407512451199. (Selected for the Relationship Matters podcast series).
Family health/mental health:
*Horan, S., Morgan, T., & Burke, T. J. (2018). Sex, alcohol, and risk: Parental messages and associated behavior of adult children. Communication Quarterly, 66, 403-422. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2017.1418404.
Burke, T. J. (2016). Anxiousness. In V. Zeigler-Hill, & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer Meteor Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1043-1
*Burke, T. J., Ruppel, E., & Dinsmore, D. (2016). Moving away and reaching out: Young adults’ relational maintenance and psychosocial well-being during the transition to college. Journal of Family Communication, 16, 180-187. doi:10.1080/15267431.2016.1146724
Segrin, C., Burke, T. J., & Badger, T. (2016). Loneliness, relationships, and health. In A. Rokach (Ed.), The Correlates of Loneliness. Sharjah, UAE: Bentham Science Publishers
Segrin, C., & Burke, T. J. (2015). Loneliness and sleep quality: Dyadic effects and stress effects. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 13, . doi:10.1080/15402002.2013.860897
Burke, T. J., Woszidlo, A., & Segrin, C. (2013). The intergenerational transmission of social skills and psychosocial problems among parents and their young adult children. Journal of Family Communication, 13, 77-91. doi:10.1080/15267431.2013.768247.
(Article of the Year Award from the Journal of Family Communication).
Burke, T. J., Woszidlo, A., & Segrin, C. (2012). Social skills, family conflict, and loneliness in families. Communication Reports, 25, 75-87. doi:10.1080/08934215.2012.719461.
Segrin, C., Burke, T. J., & Dunivan, M. (2012). Loneliness and poor health within families. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 29, 597-611. doi:10.1177/0265407512443434.
Segrin, C., & **Domschke, T. (2011). Social support, loneliness, recuperative processes and their direct and indirect effects on health. Health Communication, 26, 221-232. doi:10.1080/10410236.2010.546771
Segrin, C., Hanzal, A., Donnerstein, C., Taylor, M., & **Domschke, T. J. (2007). Social skills, psychological well-being, and the mediating role of perceived stress. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, 20, 321-329. doi:10.1080/10615800701282252
Overparenting:
*Segrin, C., Burke, T. J., & Kauer, T. (2020). Overparenting is associated with perfectionism in parents of young adults. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 9, 181-190. https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000143
*Segrin, C., Kauer, T., & Burke, T. J. (2019). Indirect effects of family cohesion on emerging adult perfectionism through anxious rearing and social expectations. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28, 2280-2285. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01444-2
Burke, T. J., Segrin, C., & Farris, K. N. L. (2018). Young adult and parent perceptions of facilitation: Associations with overparenting, family functioning, and student adjustment. Journal of Family Communication, 18, 233-247. https://doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2018.1467913
Relationship Quality:
Givertz, M., Burke, T. J., Segrin, C., & Woszidlo, A. (2016). Attachment orientation moderates the relationship between commitment types and felt constraint in married couples. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 5, 1-11. doi:10.1037/cfp0000052
Curran, M. A., Burke, T. J., Young, V. J., & Totenhagen, C. (2016). Relational sacrifices about intimate behavior and relationship quality for expectant cohabitors. Marriage and Family Review, 52, 442-460. doi:10.1080/01494929.2015.1113225
Burke, T. J., & Segrin, C. (2014). Bonded or stuck? Effects of personal and constraint commitment on loneliness and stress. Personality and Individual Differences, 64, 101-106. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.02.27
Burke, T. J., & Young, V. J. (2012). Sexual transformations and intimate behaviors in romantic relationships. Journal of Sex Research, 49, 454-463. doi:10.1080/00224499.2011.569977.
Segrin, C., Hanzal, A. D., & **Domschke, T. J. (2009). Accuracy and bias in newlywed couples’ perceptions of conflict styles and their associations with marital satisfaction. Communication Monographs, 76, 207-233. doi:10.1080/03637750902828404
Nabi, R., Finnerty, K., **Domschke, T., & Hull, S. (2006). Does misery love company? Exploring the therapeutic effects of TV viewing on regretted experiences. Journal of Communication, 56 (4), 689-706. doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2006.00315.x
Social media:
Burke, T. J., & Rains, S. R. (2018). The paradoxical outcomes of observing others’ exercise behavior on social network sites: Friends’ exercise posts, exercise attitudes, and weight. Health Communication, 34, 475-483. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2018.1428404
*Ruppel, E., Burke, T. J., Cherney, M., & Dinsmore, D. (2018). Social compensation and enhancement via mediated communication in the transition to college. Human Communication Research, 44, 58-79. https://doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hqx003
*Ruppel, E. K., Burke, T. J., & Cherney, M. (2017). Channel complementarity and multiplexity in long distance friends’ patterns of communication technology use. New Media & Society. doi:10.1177/1461444817699995
Burke, T. J., & Ruppel, E. K. (2015). Facebook Self-Presentational Motives: Daily Effects on Social Anxiety and Interaction Success. Communication Studies, 66, 204-217. doi:10.1080/10510974.2014.884104
Ruppel, E. K. & Burke, T. J. (2015). Complementary channel use and the role of social competence. Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 20, 37-51. doi:10.1111/jcc4.12091
Workplace wellness:
*Dailey, S. L., Burke, T. J., & Carberry, E. (2018). For Better or Work: Competing Tensions in a Workplace Wellness Program. Management Communication Quarterly, 32, 612-626. https://doi.org/10.1177/0893318917746018
*Menge, L. D., Hu, Y., Crixell, S. L., Lloyd, L. K., Bezner, J. R., & Burke, T. J. (2018). Influences on catered event ordering in a university workplace: Development and validation of the understanding food ordering survey. American Journal of Health Promotion, 33, 616-619. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117118807217
*Burke, T. J., Dailey, S. L., & Zhu, Y. (2017). Let’s work out: Communication in workplace wellness programs. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 10, 101-115. doi:10.1108/IHWHM-07-2016-0055
Blog Posts for Texas State Wellness Publications
In my role as a member of the research team for the Texas State University WellCats worksite wellness program, I have contributed the following articles.
Burke, T. J. (January, 2018). Meaningful Communication Nourishes Relationships and Promotes Health. Published in WellCats blog.
Burke, T. J. (April, 2017). Will You Help Me Eat Healthier? Getting Partners on Board with Healthy Diet Habits. Published in WellCats blog.
Burke, T. J. (April, 2017). Let’s Take a Walk: Effective Health Communication in Relationships. Published in WellCats blog and HR Newsletter.
Burke, T. J., & Dailey, S. L. (May, 2017). Enhancing the Benefits of Wellness at Work through Communication. Published in WellCats blog and HR Newsletter.
Competitive Research Funding
Full-year developmental leave for research funded by Texas State University.
PI, Research Enhancement (REP) Grant funded by Texas State University
Project Title: Building a Culture of Health at Work: Assessing and Fostering Supervisor Support (Awarded $16,000)
PI, Multidisciplinary Internal Research Grant (MIRG) funded by Texas State University
Project Title: Improving Self-Management in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: The Development and Testing of MetaboManage (Awarded $25,000)
Co-PI, Research Enhancement (REP) Grant funded by Texas State University
Project Title: Co-Worker Influence and Organizational Socialization in Workplace Wellness Programs: A Qualitative Interview Analysis (Awarded $16,000)
PI, Research Enhancement (REP) Grant funded by Texas State University
Project Title: Investigating Family Communication and Mental Health during the Transition to College (Awarded $16,000)
PI, Department of Communication Dissertation Research Grant
Project Title: Examining Diet- and Exercise-Related Communication in Romantic Relationships: Associations with Health and Relationship Quality (Awarded $1,200)
Media
2020: UA News, Forbes, Science Daily, Psychology Today, Indian Express, Consumer Affairs
2018: UA News, Tucson.com, Moneyish, Medical Express, TIME, GQ, Yahoo Finance, Medical News Today, Science Daily
2013: Wall Street Journal, Today, Yahoo Shine!, Science of Relationships, Allure