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Kumashiro, Madoka. 2015. The Magic Mirror. In: Leo Bormans, ed. The world book of hope. Tielt, Belgium: Lannoo Publishers, pp. 195-197. ISBN 9789401457804
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Kumashiro, Madoka; Rusbult, Caryl; Wolff, Scott T. and Estrada, Marie-Joelle. 2006. The Michelangelo phenomenon: partner affirmation and self movement toward one's ideal. In: Kathleen D. Vohs and Eli J. Finkel, eds. Self and relationships: connecting intrapersonal and interpersonal processes. New York: Guildford Press, pp. 317-341. ISBN 978-1-59385-271-9
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Rusbult, Caryl; Kumashiro, Madoka; Coolsen, Michael K. and Kirchner, J.. 2004. Interdependence, closeness and relationships. In: Deborah Mashek and Artur Aron, eds. The handbook of closeness and intimacy. New York: Psychology Press, pp. 137-161. ISBN 978-0-8058-4285-2
Rusbult, Caryl; Kumashiro, Madoka; Finkel, Eli J. and Wildschut, Tim. 2002. The war of the roses: an interdependence analysis of betrayal and forgiveness. In: Patricia Noller and Judith A. Feeney, eds. Understanding marriage: developments in the study of couple interaction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 251-284. ISBN 9780521803700
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Vowels, Laura M; Carnelley, Katherine B; Kumashiro, Madoka and Rowe, Angela C. 2023. The impact of non-harmonious goals on partner support and taking on opportunities. Current Psychology, 42(27), pp. 23166-23183. ISSN 1046-1310
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Rice, Tekisha M; Kumashiro, Madoka and Arriaga, Ximena B.. 2020. Mind the gap: Perceived partner responsiveness as a bridge between general and partner-specific attachment security. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, pp. 7178-7194. ISSN 1660-4601
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Florez, Estephania; Cohen, Keren; Ferenczi, Nelli; Linnell, Karina J; Lloyd, Joda; Goddard, Lorna; Kumashiro, Madoka and Freeman, Jonathan. 2020. Linking Recent Discrimination-Related Experiences and Wellbeing via Social Cohesion and Resilience. Journal of Positive School Psychology, 4(1), pp. 92-104. ISSN 2717-7564
Zee, Katherine S. and Kumashiro, Madoka. 2019. Investigating mechanisms of social support effectiveness: The case of locomotion motivation. Personal Relationships, 26(4), pp. 654-679. ISSN 1350-4126
Carswell, Kathleen L.; Finkel, Eli J. and Kumashiro, Madoka. 2019. Creativity and Romantic Passion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 116(6), pp. 919-941. ISSN 0022-3514
Rodrigues, David L.; Huic, Aleksandra; Lopez, Diniz and Kumashiro, Madoka. 2019. Regulatory focus in relationships and conflict resolution strategies. Personality and Individual Differences, 142, pp. 116-122. ISSN 0191-8869
BĂĽhler, Janina Larissa; Weidmann, Rebekka; Kumashiro, Madoka and Grob, Alexander. 2019. Does Michelangelo care about age? An adult life-span perspective on the Michelangelo phenomenon. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36(4), pp. 1392-1412. ISSN 0265-4075
Arriaga, Ximena B. and Kumashiro, Madoka. 2019. Walking a security tightrope: Relationship induced changes in attachment security. Current Opinion in Psychology, 25, pp. 121-126. ISSN 2352-250X
Arriaga, Ximena B.; Kumashiro, Madoka; Simpson, Jeffry A. and Overall, Nickola C.. 2018. Revising working models across time: Relationship situations that enhance attachment security. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 22(1), pp. 71-96. ISSN 1088-8683
Bagci, Sabahat C.; Kumashiro, Madoka; Rutland, Adam; Smith, Peter K. and Blumberg, Herbert H.. 2017. Cross-ethnic friendships, psychological well-being, and academic outcomes: Study of South Asian and White children in the UK. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 14, pp. 190-205. ISSN 1740-5629
Rodrigues, David; Lopes, Diniz and Kumashiro, Madoka. 2017. The “I” in us, or the eye on us? Regulatory focus, commitment and derogation of an attractive alternative person. PLoS ONE, 12(3), e0174350. ISSN 1932-6203
Visserman, Mariko, L; Righetti, Francesca; Kumashiro, Madoka and van Lange, Paul. A. M.. 2017. Me or us? Self-control promotes a healthy balance between personal and relationship concerns. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 8(1), pp. 55-65. ISSN 1948-5506
Weinstein, Netta; Rodriguez, Lindsey M.; Knee, C. Raymond and Kumashiro, Madoka. 2016. Self-determined self-other overlap: Interacting effects on partners’ perceptions of support and well-being in close relationships. Journal of Research in Personality, 65, pp. 130-139. ISSN 0092-6566
Richman, Stephanie B,; Pond, Richard, S., Jr.; DeWall, C. Nathan; Kumashiro, Madoka; Slotter, Erica, B. and Luchies, Laura, B.. 2016. An unclear self leads to poor mental health: Self-concept confusion mediates the association of loneliness with depression. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Copyright Guilford Press. Reprinted with permission of The Guilford Press, 35(7), pp. 525-550. ISSN 0736-7236
Weinstein, Netta; Legate, Nicole; Kumashiro, Madoka and Ryan, Richard M.. 2015. Autonomy support and diastolic blood pressure: Long term effects and navigation in romantic relationships. Motivation and Emotion, 40(2), pp. 212-225. ISSN 0146-7239
Righetti, F.; Luchies, L. B.; van Gils, S.; Slotter, E. B.; Witcher, B. and Kumashiro, Madoka. 2015. The Prosocial Versus Proself Power Holder: How Power Influences Sacrifice in Romantic Relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41(6), pp. 779-790. ISSN 0146-1672
Righetti, Francesca; Kumashiro, Madoka and Campbell, Sarah B.. 2014. Goal Difficulty and Openness to Interpersonal Goal Support. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40(9), pp. 1107-1118. ISSN 0146-1672
Bagci, Sabahat C.; Kumashiro, Madoka; Smith, Peter K.; Blumberg, Herbert and Rutland, Adam. 2014. Cross-ethnic friendships: Are they really rare? Evidence from secondary schools around London. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 41, pp. 125-137. ISSN 0147-1767
Arriaga, Ximena B.; Kumashiro, Madoka; Finkel, Eli J.; VanderDrift, Laura E. and Luchies, Laura B.. 2014. Filling the Void: Bolstering Attachment Security in Committed Relationships. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5(4), pp. 398-406. ISSN 1948-5506
Hui, Chin Ming; Finkel, Eli J.; Fitzsimons, Gráinne; Kumashiro, Madoka and Hofmann, Wilhelm. 2014. The Manhattan effect: When relationship commitment fails to promote support for partners’ interests. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 106(4), pp. 546-570. ISSN 0022-3514
Bagci, Sabahat C.; Rutland, Adam; Kumashiro, Madoka; Smith, Peter K. and Blumberg, Herbert H.. 2014. Are minority status children's cross-ethnic friendships beneficial in a multiethnic context? British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 32(1), pp. 107-115. ISSN 0261510X
Luchies, Laura B.; Wieselquist, Jennifer; Rusbult, Caryl E.; Kumashiro, Madoka; Eastwick, Paul W.; Coolsen, Michael K. and Finkel, Eli J.. 2013. Trust and biased memory of transgressions in romantic relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104(4), pp. 673-694. ISSN 0022-3514
Bohns, Vanessa K.; Lucas, Gale M.; Molden, Daniel C.; Finkel, Eli J.; Coolsen, Michael K.; Kumashiro, Madoka; Rusbult, Caryl E. and Higgins, E. Tory. 2013. Opposites Fit: Regulatory Focus Complementarity and Relationship Well-Being. Social Cognition, 31(1), pp. 1-14. ISSN 0278-016X
Hannon, Peggy; Finkel, Eli J.; Kumashiro, Madoka and Rusbult, Caryl. 2012. The soothing effects of forgiveness on victims’ and perpetrators’ blood pressure. Personal Relationships, 19, pp. 279-289. ISSN 1350-4126
Righetti, Francesca and Kumashiro, Madoka. 2012. Interpersonal goal support in achieving ideals and oughts: The role of dispositional regulatory focus. Personality and Individual Differences, 53(5), pp. 650-654. ISSN 01918869
Kumashiro, Madoka. 2010. Caryl Rusbult: The Epitome of the Michelangelo Phenomenon in Action. Personal Relationships, 17(2), pp. 166-168. ISSN 1350-4126
Hannon, Peggy; Rusbult, Caryl; Finkel, Eli J. and Kumashiro, Madoka. 2010. In the wake of betrayal: Amends, forgiveness, and the resolution of betrayal. Personal Relationships, 17(2), pp. 253-278. ISSN 13504126
Luchies, Laura B.; Finkel, Eli J.; McNulty, James K. and Kumashiro, Madoka. 2010. The doormat effect: When forgiving erodes self-respect and self-concept clarity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98(5), pp. 734-749. ISSN 0022-3514
Coolsen, Michael K.; Kumashiro, Madoka and Quesenberry, Keith A.. 2010. Not just the best years of my life: personal growth in higher education. Journal of International Business Disciplines, 4(2), pp. 1-15. ISSN 1934-1814
Rusbult, Caryl; Finkel, Eli J. and Kumashiro, Madoka. 2009. The Michelangelo phenomenon. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 18(6), pp. 305-309. ISSN 09637214
Finkel, Eli J.; Campbell, Keith W.; Buffardi, Laura E.; Kumashiro, Madoka and Rusbult, Caryl. 2009. The metamorphosis of Narcissus: communal activation promotes relationship commitment among Narcissists. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35(10), pp. 1271-1284. ISSN 0146-1672
Molden, Daniel C.; Lucas, Gale M.; Finkel, Eli J.; Kumashiro, Madoka and Rusbult, Caryl. 2009. Perceived support for promotion-focused and prevention-focused goals: associations with well-being in unmarried and married couples. Psychological Science, 20(7), pp. 787-793. ISSN 0956-7976
Rusbult, Caryl; Kumashiro, Madoka; Kubacka, Kaska E. and Finkel, Eli J.. 2009. "The part of me that you bring out": Ideal similarity and the Michelangelo phenomenon. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96(1), pp. 61-82. ISSN 0022-3514
Coolsen, Michael K. and Kumashiro, Madoka. 2009. Self-image congruence models conceptualized as a product affirmation process. Advances in Consumer Research, 36, p. 980. ISSN 0098-9258
Kumashiro, Madoka; Rusbult, C. E. and Finkel, E. J.. 2008. Navigating personal and relational concerns: the quest for equilibrium. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95(1), pp. 94-110. ISSN 0022-3514
Gregg, Aiden P.; Hart, Claire M.; Sedikides, Constantine and Kumashiro, Madoka. 2008. Everyday conceptions of modesty: a prototype analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(7), pp. 978-992. ISSN 0146-1672
Kumashiro, Madoka; Rusbult, Caryl; Finkenauer, Catrin and Stocker, Shevaun L.. 2007. To think or to do: the impact of assessment and locomotion orientation on the Michelangelo phenomenon. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 24(4), pp. 591-611. ISSN 0265-4075
Kumashiro, Madoka; Neiss, M.; Stevenson, J. and Sedikides, C.. 2005. Executive self, self-esteem, and negative affectivity: Relations at the phenotypic and genotypic level. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89(4), pp. 593-606. ISSN 00223514
Kumashiro, Madoka and Sedikides, Constantine. 2005. Taking on board liability-focused information: Close positive relationships as a self-bolstering resource. Psychological Science, 16(9), pp. 732-739. ISSN 0956-7976
Rusbult, Caryl E.; Kumashiro, Madoka; Stocker, Shevaun L.; Kirchner, Jeffrey L.; Finkel, Eli J. and Coolsen, Michael K.. 2005. Self-processes in interdependent relationships: Partner affirmation and the Michelangelo Phenomenon. Interaction Studies, 6(3), pp. 375-391. ISSN 1572-0373
Sedikides, Constantine; Rudich, Eric A.; Gregg, Aiden P.; Kumashiro, Madoka and Rusbult, Caryl. 2004. Are normal narcissists psychologically healthy? Self-esteem matters. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87(3), pp. 400-416. ISSN 0022-3514
Kumashiro, Madoka; Finkel, Eli J. and Rusbult, Caryl. 2002. Self-Respect and pro-relationship behavior in marital relationships. Journal of Personality, 70(6), pp. 1009-1050. ISSN 00223506
Finkel, E.; Rusbult, C.; Kumashiro, Madoka and Hannon, P.. 2002. Dealing with betrayal in close relationships: Does commitment promote forgiveness of betrayal? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82(6), pp. 956-974. ISSN 00223514