Heidi Kane

Heidi Kane

Associate Professor

Research Interests: Examine how close relationships are related to health; social support process, stress, coping and sleep

Tags: Psychological Sciences Romantic Relationships Stress Psychology-Faculty CCF-Faculty Close Relationships Health Sleep Stress physiology Coping Couples Families

Professional Preparation

Ph.D - Social Psychology
University of California Santa Barbara - 2009
B.A. - Psychology
Rhodes College - 2002

Research Areas

Research Interests
The associations between close relationships and health; stress, coping and social support processes in couples

Publications

More publications - publications
 Emotional approach coping and daily support behavior in romantic relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.  2022 - Journal Article
Sleep, emotional supportiveness, and socially straining behavior: A multidimensional approach. 2021 - Journal Article
Romantic relationship distress, gender, socioeconomic status, and inflammation: A preregistered report. 2020 - Journal Article
Parental attachment anxiety: Associations with allostatic load in mothers of 1-year-olds. 2020 - Journal Article
The effects of interpersonal emotional expression, partner responsiveness, and emotional approach coping on stress responses. 2019 - Journal Article
Daily self-disclosure and sleep behavior in couples. 2014 - Journal Article

Additional Information

Biography
Dr. Heidi Kane’s research examines how social and cognitive processes shape interpersonal experiences and how these experiences then impact relationship dynamics and health. She is particularly interested in the biopsychosocial pathways through which close relationships are related to health-related outcomes such as sleep and stress-related physiology. Some of her current research has examined the associations between daily relationship experiences and sleep among romantic couples and romantic relationship quality and inflammation. She also examines stress and coping processes in couples with a special emphasis on social support processes and emotional approach coping using an attachment theoretical perspective. Dr. Kane received her bachelor’s degree from Rhodes College and her PhD from the University of California Santa Barbara.