Research findings from the Behavioral Medicine Research Lab are published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, edited books, and handbooks, as well as in the popular media. We regularly present at national and international professional meetings and conferences.
- Hoyt, M. A., Liu, R., & Zhang, C. (2024). Advancing Behavioral Medicine: the international pursuit of science for 30 years. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-024-10330-1
- Hoyt, M. A., Campos, B., Lechuga, J. G., Fortier, M. A., Llave, K., Haydon, M., Daneshvar, M., Nelson, C. J., & Wu, B. (2024). Young adult Latino testicular cancer survivors: a pilot study of Goal-focused Emotion regulation Therapy (GET). Supportive Care in Cancer, 32(11). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08960-y
- Harris, J. P., Ku, E., Harada, G., Hsu, S., Chiao, E., Rao, P., Healy, E., Nagasaka, M., Humphreys, J., & Hoyt, M. A. (2023). Severity of financial toxicity for patients receiving palliative radiation therapy. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 41(6), 592–600. https://doi.org/10.1177/10499091231187999
- Hoyt, M. A., Wang, A. W.-T., Ceja, R. C., Cheavens, J. S., Daneshvar, M. A., Feldman, D. R., Funt, S. A., & Nelson, C. J. (2023). Goal-focused emotion-regulation Therapy (GET) in young adult testicular cancer survivors: A randomized pilot study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 57(9), 777–786. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaad010
- Llave, K., & Hoyt, M. A. (2022). Social constraints and cancer-related quality of life in single and partnered young adult testicular cancer survivors: a contextual approach. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 40(6), 743–755. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2021.2002995
- Darabos, K., Mazza, M. C., Somers, J., Song, A. V., & Hoyt, M. A. (2021). Peer victimization and relationships to approach and avoidance coping to health and health behaviors. Behavioral Medicine, 49(1), 15–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2021.1946468
- Milam, J., Miller, K. A., Hoyt, M. A., & Ritt‐Olson, A. (2021). Is substance use among young cancer survivors the result of emotional and physical pain? Cancer, 127(17), 3064–3066. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.33633
- Hoyt, M. A., Wang, A. W., Breen, E. C., & Nelson, C. J. (2021). A randomized controlled trial of Goal-Focused Emotion-Regulation therapy for young adult survivors of testicular cancer: Effects on salivary and inflammatory stress markers. American Journal of Men S Health, 15(5), 155798832110445. https://doi.org/10.1177/15579883211044557
- Hoyt, M. A., Darabos, K., & Llave, K. (2021). Emotional processing writing and physiological stress responses: understanding constructive and unconstructive processes. Cognition & Emotion, 35(6), 1187–1194. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2021.1929083
- Darabos, K., Renna, M. E., Wang, A. W., Zimmermann, C. F., & Hoyt, M. A. (2020). Emotional approach coping among young adults with cancer: Relationships with psychological distress, posttraumatic growth, and resilience. Psycho-Oncology, 30(5), 728–735. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5621
- Hoyt, M. A., Mazza, M. C., Ahmad, Z., Darabos, K., & Applebaum, A. J. (2020). Sleep quality in young adult informal caregivers: Understanding psychological and biological processes. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 28(1), 6–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-019-09842-y
- Renna, M. E., Hoyt, M. A., Ottaviani, C., & Mennin, D. S. (2020). An experimental examination of worry and relaxation on cardiovascular, endocrine, and inflammatory processes. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 122, 104870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104870
- Renna, M. E., Hoyt, M. A., Ottaviani, C., & Mennin, D. S. (2020). An experimental examination of worry and relaxation on cardiovascular, endocrine, and inflammatory processes. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 122, 104870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104870
- Hoyt, M. A., & Nelson, C. J. (2020). Goal-focused Emotion-Regulation Therapy for young adult survivors of testicular cancer: Feasibility of a behavioral intervention. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 19, 100648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100648
- Darabos, K., & Hoyt, M. A. (2020). Emotional processing coping methods and biomarkers of stress in young adult testicular cancer survivors. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 9(3), 426–430. https://doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2019.0116
- Gupta, S. K., Mazza, M. C., Hoyt, M. A., & Revenson, T. A. (2020). The experience of financial stress among emerging adult cancer survivors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 38(4), 435–448. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2019.1707928
- Hoyt, M. A., Wang, A. W., Boggero, I. A., Eisenlohr-Moul, T. A., Stanton, A. L., & Segerstrom, S. C. (2020). Emotional approach coping in older adults as predictor of physical and mental health. Psychology and Aging, 35(4), 591–603. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000463
- Hoyt, M.A., & Granger, D.A. (2020). Salivary bioscience and the future of behavioral medicine. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 27, 257-261.
- Hoyt, M. A., Wang, A. W., Ryan, S. J., Breen, E. C., Cheavens, J. S., & Nelson, C. J. (2020). Goal-Focused Emotion-Regulation Therapy (GET) for young adult survivors of testicular cancer: a pilot randomized controlled trial of a biobehavioral intervention protocol. Trials, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04242-0
- Wang, A. W., & Hoyt, M. A. (2020). Cancer-related masculinity threat in young adults with testicular cancer: the moderating role of benefit finding. Anxiety Stress & Coping, 33(2), 207–215. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2020.1713447
- Applebaum, A. J., Panjwani, A. A., Buda, K., O’Toole, M. S., Hoyt, M. A., Garcia, A., Fresco, D. M., & Mennin, D. S. (2020). Emotion regulation therapy for cancer caregivers: An open trial of a mechanism-targeted approach to addressing caregiver distress. Translational Behavioral Medicine.
- Wiechman, S., Hoyt, M. A., & Patterson, D. R. (2020). Using a biopsychosocial model to understand long-term outcomes in persons with burn injuries. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 101, S55-S62.
- Hoyt, M. A., Frost, D. M., Cohn, E., Millar, B. M., Diefenbach, M. A., & Revenson, T. A. (2020). Gay men’s experiences with prostate cancer: Implications for future research. Journal of Health Psychology, 25, 298-310.
- Darabos, K., Hoyt, M. A., & Ford, J. S. (2019). Relational processes and psychological adjustment among young adults with cancer: The role of technology-related communication. Psycho-Oncology, 28, 2406-2414.
- Hoyt, M. A., Gaffey, A. E., Wang, A. W., & Lawsin, C. J. (2018). Sexual well-being and diurnal cortisol after prostate cancer treatment. Journal of Health Psychology.
- Wang, A. W., & Hoyt, M. A. (2018). Benefit finding and diurnal cortisol after prostate cancer: The mediating role of affect. Psycho-Oncology, 27, 1200-1205.
- Ryan, S., & Hoyt, M. A. (2018). Adult self-image and well-being after testicular cancer: The role of agency and meaning. Psychology & Health, 33, 1049-1061.
- Hoyt, M. A., Nelson, C., Darabos, K., Marin-Chollom, A., & Stanton, A. L. (2017). Mechanisms of navigating goals after testicular cancer: Meaning and emotion-regulation. Psycho-Oncology, 26, 747-754.
- Darabos, K., & Hoyt, M. A. (2017). Cancer-related worry and psychological distress in the context of perceived stress in young adult men with testicular cancer. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 6(2), 363-366.
- Seeley, S. H., Yanez, B. R., Stanton, A. L., & Hoyt, M. A. (2017). An emotional processing writing intervention and heart rate variability: The role of emotional approach. Cognition and Emotion, 31(5), 988-994.
- Darabos, K., & Hoyt, M. A. (2017). Masculine norms about emotionality and social constraints in young and older adult men with cancer. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 130, 351-356.
- Hoyt, M. A., Bower, J. E., Irwin, M. R., Weierich, M. R., & Stanton, A. L. (2016). Sleep quality and depressive symptoms after prostate cancer: The mechanistic role of cortisol. Behavioral Neuroscience, 130, 351-356.
- Tan, J.J., Marks, L. S., Hoyt, M. A., Kwan, L., Filson, C. P., Macairan, M., Lieu, P., Litwin, M.S., & Stanton, A. L. (2016). The relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety in men on active surveillance for prostate cancer. Journal of Urology, 195, 1724-1730.
- Hoyt, M. A., Gamarel, K. E., Saigal, C. S., & Stanton, A. L. (2016). Goal navigation, approach-oriented coping, and cancer adjustment in young men with testicular cancer. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 50, 572-581.
- Seidler, Z. E., Lawsin, C. R., Hoyt, M. A., & Dobinson, K. A. (2016). Let’s talk about sex after cancer: Exploring barriers and facilitators to sexual communication in male cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology, 25, 670-676.
- Dobinson, K. A., Hoyt, M.A., Seidler, Z. E., Beaumont, A. L., & Lawsin, C. R. (2016). A grounded theory investigation into the psychosexual unmet needs of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 5, 135-145.
- Hoyt, M. A., Austenfeld, J., & Stanton, A. L. (2016). Processing coping methods in expressive essays about stressful experiences: Predictors of health benefit. Journal of Health Psychology, 21, 1183-1193.
- Hoyt, M. A., McCann, C., Savone, M., Saigal, C. S., & Stanton, A. L. (2015). Interpersonal sensitivity and sexual functioning in young men with testicular cancer: The moderating role of coping. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 22, 709-716.
- Hoyt, M.A., & Carpenter, KM. (2015). Sexual self-schema and depressive symptoms after prostate cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 24, 395-401.
- Hoyt, M. A., Marin-Chollom, A.M., Bower, J. E., Thomas, K. S., Irwin, M. R., & Stanton, A. L. (2014). Approach and avoidance coping: Diurnal cortisol rhythm in prostate cancer survivors. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 49, 182-186.
- Skolarus, T. A., Wolf, A., Erb, N., Brooks, D., Rivers, B. M., Underwood, W., Salner, A. L., Zelefsky, M. J., Aragon-Ching, J. B., Slovin, S. F., Wittmann, D., Hoyt, M. A., Sinibaldi, V. J., Chodak, G., Pratt-Chapman, M., & Cowens-Alvarado, R. (2014). American Cancer Society prostate cancer survivorship guidelines. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 64, 225-249.
- Hoyt, M. A., Cano, S. J., Saigal, C. S., & Stanton, A. L. (2013). Health-related quality of life in young men with testicular cancer: Validation of the Cancer Assessment for Young Adults. Journal of Cancer Survivorship: Research and Practice, 7, 630-640.
- Hoyt, M. A., Stanton, A. L., Bower, J. E., Thomas, K. S., Litwin, M. S., Breen, E.C., & Irwin, M. R. (2013). Inflammatory biomarkers and emotional approach coping in men with prostate cancer. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 32, 173-179.
- Hoyt, M. A., Stanton, A. L., Irwin, M. R., & Thomas, K. S. (2013). Cancer-related masculine threat, emotional approach coping, and physical functioning following treatment for prostate cancer. Health Psychology, 32(1), 66-74.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Rubin, L. R. (2012). Gender representation of cancer patients in medical treatment and psychosocial survivorship research: Changes over three decades. Cancer, 118(9), 4824-4832.
- Hart, S.L., Hoyt, M. A., Diefenbach, M., Anderson, D. R., Kilbourn, K. M., Craft, L. L., Steel, J. L., Cuijpers, P., Mohr, D., Berendsen, M., Spring, B., & Stanton, A. L. (2012). Meta-analysis of the efficacy of interventions for elevated depressive symptoms in adults diagnosed with cancer. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 104(13), 990-1004.
- Thomas, K. S., Bower, J. E., Williamson, T. J., Hoyt, M. A., Wellisch, D., Stanton, A.L., & Irwin, M. (2012). Post-traumatic disorder symptoms and blunted diurnal cortisol production in partners of prostate cancer patients. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37(8), 1181-1190.
- Hoyt, M. A., Rubin, L. R., Nemeroff, C. J., Lee, J., Huebner, D. R., & Proeschold-Bell, R. J. (2012). HIV/AIDS-related institutional mistrust among multi-ethnic men who have sex with men: Effects on HIV testing and risk behaviors. Health Psychology, 31(3), 269-277.
- Yanez, B. R., Stanton, A. L., Hoyt, M. A., Tennen, H., & Lechner, S. (2011). Understanding perceptions of benefit following adversity: How do distinct forms of growth relate to coping and adjustment to stressful events? Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 30(7), 699-721.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Stanton, A. L. (2011). Unmitigated agency, social support, and psychological adjustment in men with cancer. Journal of Personality, 79(2), 259-276.
- Thomas, K. S., Bower, J., Hoyt, M. A., & Sepah, S. (2010). Disrupted sleep in breast and prostate cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology, 19(7), 767-778.
- Hoyt, M. A. (2009). Gender role conflict and emotional approach coping in men with cancer. Psychology & Health, 24(8), 1-15.
- O’Conner, M. F., Bower, J. E., Cho, H. J., Creswell, J. D., Dimitrov, S., Hamby, M. E., Hoyt, M. A., Martin, J. L., Robles, T. F., Sloan, E. K., Thomas, K., & Irwin, M. R. (2009). To assess, to control, to exclude: Effects of biobehavioral factors on circulating inflammatory markers. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 23(7), 887-897.
- Dirksen, S. R., Epstein, D. R., & Hoyt, M. A. (2009). Insomnia, depression, and distress among outpatients with prostate cancer. Applied Nursing Research, 22(3), 154-158.
- Hoyt, M. A., Thomas, K., Epstein, D. R., & Dirksen, S. R. (2009). Coping style and sleep quality in men with cancer. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 37(1), 88-93.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Kennedy, C. L. (2008). Leadership and adolescent girls: A qualitative study of leadership development. American Journal of Community Psychology, 42(3-4), 203-219.
- Nemeroff, C. J., Hoyt, M. A., Huebner, D. R., & Proescholdbell, R. J. (2008). The Cognitive Escape Scale: Measuring HIV-related thought avoidance. AIDS and Behavior, 12(2), 305-320.
- Hoyt, M. A., Nemeroff, C. J., & Huebner, D. (2006). The effects of HIV related thought suppression on sexual risk behavior: Cognitive escape in men who have sex with men. Health Psychology, 25(4), 455-461.
- Deckro, G. R., Ballinger, K. M., Hoyt, M. A., Wilcher, M., Myers, P., Dusek, J., Greenberg, B., Rosenthal, D. S., & Benson, H. (2002). The evaluation of a mind/body intervention to reduce psychological distress and perceived stress in college students. Journal of American College Health, 50(6), 281-287.
Book Chapters and Entries
- Revenson, T. A., Llave, K., & Hoyt, M. A. (2022). Chronic illness and mental health. In Elsevier eBooks (pp. 392–402). https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-91497-0.00018-7
- Hoyt, M. A., & Penedo, F. J. (2021). Biobehavioral psycho-oncology interventions. In W. Breitbart, P. Jacobsen, M. Loscalzo, P. Butow, M. Lazenby, & W. Lam (Eds.)Hoyt, M. A., & Penedo, F. J. (2021). Biobehavioral Psycho-Oncology interventions. In Oxford University Press eBooks (pp. 654–660). https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190097653.003.0082
- Hoyt, M. A., & Zimmermann, C. F. (2020). Salivary bioscience research in health psychology and behavioral medicine. In Springer eBooks (pp. 503–517). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35784-9_21
- Hoyt, M. A., & Stanton, A. L. (2019). Adjustment to chronic illness. In T.A. Revenson, & R.A.R. Gurung (Eds.), Handbook of health psychology (3rd) (pp.179-194). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Millar, B. M. (2018). Psychological adjustment in gay and bisexual men after prostate cancer. In J. Ussher, J. Perz, & S. Rosser (Eds.), Gay and bisexual men living with prostate cancer: From diagnosis to recovery (pp. 86-99). New York: Harrington Park Press.
- Stanton, A. L., & Hoyt, M. A. (2018). Psychological adjustment to chronic disease. In F. Guillemin, A. Leplege, S. Briancon, E. Spitz, & J. Coste (Eds.), Perceived health and adaptation to chronic disease (pp. 46-60). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Panjwani, A. (2017). Health psychology: Overview. In A. E. Wenzel (Ed.), SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
- Darabos, K., Ryan, S. J., & Hoyt, M. A. (2017). Reproductive cancer and mental health in men. In K. Nadal (Ed.), SAGE encyclopedia of psychology and gender. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
- Revenson, T. A., & Hoyt, M. A. (2016). Chronic illness and mental health. In H. S. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of mental health (2nd) (pp. 284-292). Waltham, MA: Academic Press.
- Hoyt, M. A., & Stanton, A. L. (2012). Adjustment to chronic illness. In A.S. Baum, T.A. Revenson, & J.E. Singer (Eds.), Handbook of health psychology (2nd) (pp. 219-246). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.
- Rubin, L., & Hoyt, M. A. (2009). Cancer. In J. O’Brien (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender and society (pp. 106-109). Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage Publications, Inc.
Invited Book Reviews and Commentaries
- Hoyt, M. A. (2016). What Every Gay Man Needs to Know about Prostate Cancer: The Essential Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery. Edited by Gerald Perlman. Magnus Books, New York, NY, 2013. Pages: 280. ISBN: 978‐1936833054. Psycho-Oncology, 25(1), 119–120. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4051
- Hart, S.L., Hoyt, M. A., Diefenbach, M., Anderson, D. R., Kilbourn, K. M., Craft, L. L., Steel, J. L., Cuijpers, P., Mohr, D., Berendsen, M., Spring, B., & Stanton, A. L. (2012). Response [to correspondence from J. C. Coyne]. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 104(22), 1770-1771.