Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

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Zilioli S., Gómez M. J., Jiang Y.**, & Rodriguez-Stanley J.** (in press). Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Cardiometabolic Health: A Test of the John Henryism Hypothesis in African American Elders. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences.

Bierstetel, S.**, Jiang, Y.**, Slatcher, R. B., & Zilioli, S.† (in press). Parent-Child Conflict and Physical Health Trajectories Among Youth with Asthma. Journal of Psychosomatic Research.

Jiang, Y.**, Zilioli, S., Balzarini, R. N., Zoppolat, G., & Slatcher, R. B. (in press). Education, Financial Stress, and Trajectory of Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Clinical Psychological Science

Imami, L.**,*, Jiang, Y.**,*, Murdock, K. L., & Zilioli, S.† (in press). Links between socioeconomic status, daily depressive affect, diurnal cortisol patterns, and all-cause mortality. Psychosomatic Medicine.

Sun, J., Jiang, Y.**, Wang, X., Zilioli, S., Chi, P., Chen, L.**, Xiao, J., & Lin, D. (2021) Cortisol Reactivity as a Mediator of Peer Victimization on Child Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: The Role of Gender Differences. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.

Rodriguez-Stanley, J.**, Zilioli, S., Carcone, A. I., Slatcher, R. B., & Ellis D. A. (2021). Naturalistically Observed Interpersonal Problems and Diabetes Management in Older Adolescents and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes. Psychology & Health.

Chen, L.**, Hongfei, D., Zilioli, S., Zhao, S., Nie, Y., & Chi, P. (2021). The School-Ladder Effect: Subjective Socioeconomic Status and Diurnal Cortisol Profile among Adolescents. Psychosomatic Medicine.

Jiang, Y.**, Boylan, J. M., & Zilioli, S. (2021). Effects of the Great Recession on Educational Disparities in Cardiometabolic Health. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Jiang, Y.**, Zilioli, S., Stowe, R. S., Rubinstein, R., Peek, M. K., & Cutchin, M. P. (2021). Perceived social support and latent herpesvirus reactivation: Testing main and stress-buffering effects in an ethnically diverse sample of adults. Psychosomatic Medicine.

Resztak, J. A.**, Farrell, A. K., Mair-Meijers, H. E., Alazizi, A., Wen, X., Wildman, D. E.., Zilioli, S., Slatcher, R. B., Pique-Regi, R., & Luca, F. (2021). Psychosocial experiences modulate asthma-associated genes through gene-environment interactions. Elife, 10, e63852.

Jiang, Y.**, Farrell, A. K., Tobin, E. T., Mair-Meijers, H., Wildman, D. E., Luca, F., Slatcher, R. B., & Zilioli, S.† (2021). Socioeconomic status, financial stress, and glucocorticoid resistance among youth with asthma: Testing the moderation effects of maternal involvement and warmth. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 96, 92-99.

Joseph, N. T., Jiang, Y.**, & Zilioli, S.† (2021). Momentary emotions and salivary cortisol: A systematic review and meta-analysis of ecological momentary assessment studies. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 125, 365-379.

Zilioli, S. & Jiang, Y.** (2021). Endocrine and immunomodulatory effects of social isolation and loneliness across adulthood. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 128, 105194.

Knight, E. L., Jiang, Y.**, Rodriguez-Stanley, J.**, Almeida, D. M., Engeland, C. G., & Zilioli, S.† (2021). Perceived stress is linked to heightened biomarkers of inflammation via diurnal cortisol in a national sample of adults. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 93, 206-213

Joseph, N. T., Jiang, Y. **, & Zilioli, S.† (2021). Momentary emotions and salivary cortisol: A systematic review and meta-analysis of ecological momentary assessment studies. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 125, 365-379.

Zilioli, S. & Jiang, Y.** (2021). Endocrine and immunomodulatory effects of social isolation and loneliness across adulthood. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 128, 105194.

Harvey, M. W.**, Slatcher, R. B., Husain, S. A.**, Imami, L.**, & Zilioli, S.† (2021). Socioeconomic status and medication adherence among youth with asthma: the mediating role of frequency of children’s daily routines. Psychology & Health, 1-17

Aung, T., Goetz, S.**, Adam, J., McKenna, C., Hess, C., Roytman, S., Cheng, J. T., Zilioli, S., & Puts D. (2021). Low fundamental and formant frequencies predict fighting ability among male mixed martial arts fighters. Scientific reports, 11(1), 905.

Chen, M. S.**,*, Zilioli, S.*, Jiang, Y.**, Wang, X., & Lin, D. (2021). Perceived Social Support and Children's Physiological Responses to Stress: An Examination of the Stress-Buffering Hypothesis. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83(1), 51-61.

Wu, Y., Zhang, Y., Ou, J., Hu, Y., Tobler, P., & Zilioli, S.† (2020). Exogenous testosterone increases the audience effect in healthy males: Evidence for the social status hypothesis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 287.

Jiang, Y.**, Zilioli, S., Rodriguez-Stanley, J.**, Peek, M. K., & Cutchin, M.P. (2020). Socioeconomic status and differential psychological and immune responses to a human-caused disaster. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 88, 935-939.

Albdour, M., Sung Hong, J., Zilioli, S., & Lumley, M. A. (2020). Self-Reported Physical and Psychological Symptoms among Victims and Perpetrators of Arab American Adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 33, 201-208.

**Rodriguez-Stanley, J., Alonso-Ferres, M., Zilioli, S., & Slatcher, R. B. (2020). Housework, health, and well-being in older adults: The role of socioeconomic status. Journal of Family Psychology, 34, 610–620.

Wu, Y., Shen, B., Liao, J., Li, Y. Zilioli, S., & Li, H. (2020). Single dose testosterone administration increases impulsivity in the intertemporal choice task among healthy males. Hormones and Behavior.

Gray, P. B., Straftis, A., Bird, B. M.**, McHale, T. S., & Zilioli, S.† (2020). Human Reproductive Behavior, Life History, and the Challenge Hypothesis: A 30-year Review, Retrospective and Future Directions. Hormones and Behavior, 123.

Jiang, Y.**, Li, X., Zilioli, S., Zhao, J., & Zhao, G. (2019). Effects of peer victimization and perceived social support on daily negative affect and sleep outcomes. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1-11.

Wu, Y., Liao, J., Zilioli, S., Wu, Y., Deng, H., Li, H., & Tobler, P. N. (2019). Testosterone administration increases social discounting in healthy males. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 108, 127-134.

Zilioli, S., Fritz, H., Wassim, T. Lawrence, S. A., & Cutchin, M. P. (2019). Socioeconomic Status, Ecologically Assessed Social Activities, and Daily Cortisol among Older Urban African Americans. Journal of Aging and Health.

Gray, P. B., Straftis, A., Bird, B. M., McHale, T. S., & Zilioli, S.† (2019). Human Reproductive Behavior, Life History, and the Challenge Hypothesis: A 30-year Review, Retrospective and Future Directions. Hormones and Behavior.

Jiang, Y., Da, W., Qiao, S., Zhang, Q., Li, X., Ivey, G., & Zilioli, S.† (2019). Basal Cortisol, Cortisol Reactivity, and Telomere Length: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 103, 163-172.

Grebe, N., Del Giudice, M., Thompson, M. E., Nickels, N., Ponzi, D., Zilioli, S., Maestripieri, D., & Gangestad, S.W. (2019). Testosterone, Cortisol, and Status-Striving Personality Features: A Review and Empirical Evaluation of the Dual Hormone Hypothesis. Hormones and Behavior.

Grebe, N., Sarafin, R., Stenth, C., & Zilioli, S. (2019). Pair-bonding, Fatherhood, and the Role of Testosterone: A Meta-Analytic Review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 98, 221-233.

Chen, M. S., Li, X., Imami, L., Lin, D., Zhao, J., Zhao, G., & Zilioli, S.† (2019). Diurnal Cortisol in a Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Sample of Chinese Children: Evidence for the Shift-and-Persist Hypothesis. Psychosomatic Medicine, 81, 200-208.

Imami, L., Stanton, S. C., Zilioli, S., Tobin, E. T., Farell, A. K., Luca, F., Slatcher, & R. B. (2019). Self-Disclosure and Perceived Responsiveness among Youth with Asthma: Links to Gene Expression and Psychological Well-being. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Liao, J., Zhang, Y., Li, Y., Li, H., Zilioli, S., & Wu, Y. (2018). Exogenous Testosterone Increases Decoy Effect in Healthy Males. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 2188.

Wu, Y., Clark, L., Zilioli, S., Eisenegger, C., Gillan, C. M., Deng, H., & Li, H. (2018). Single dose testosterone administration modulates emotional reactivity and counterfactual choice in healthy males. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 90, 127-133.

Farrell, A., Tobin, E., Imami, L., Slatcher, R.B., Luca, F., Wildman, D., & Zilioli, S.† (2018). Socioeconomic status, family negative emotional climate, and anti-inflammatory gene expression among youth with asthma. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 91, 62-67.

Zilioli, S.*, Imami, L.*, Ong, A., Lumley, M. A., & Gruenewald, T. (2017). Discrimination and Anger Control as Pathways Linking Socioeconomic Disadvantage to Allostatic Load in Midlife. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 103, 83-90.

Wu, Y., Zilioli, S., Sivanathan, N., Eisenegger, C., Clark, L, & Li, H. (2017). The effect of testosterone administration and digit ratio (2D:4D) on implicit preference for status goods in healthy males. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 11, 193.

Zilioli, S., & Bird, B. (2017). Functional significance of men's testosterone reactivity to social stimuli. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 47, 1-18.

Danese, G., Fernandes, E.A.S., Watson, N.V., & Zilioli, S. (2017). Testosterone and Cortisol Jointly Predict the Ambiguity Premium in an Ellsberg-Urns Experiment. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 11, 68.

Zilioli, S., Slatcher, R. B., Fritz, H., Booza J. C., & Cutchin, M. P. (2017). Brief Report: Neighborhood Adversity and Hair Cortisol among Older Urban African Americans. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 80, 36-38.

Imami, L., Zilioli, S., Tobin, E. T., Saleh, D. J., Kane, H. S., & Slatcher, R. B. (2017). Youth secrets are associated with sleep and health via negative affect. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 96, 15-20.

Zilioli, S., Ellis, D. A., Carré, JM. & Slatcher, R. B. (2017). Biopsychosocial Pathways Linking Subjective Socioeconomic Disadvantage to Glycemic Control in Youths with Type I Diabetes. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 78, 222-228.

Qiao, S., Li, X., Zilioli, S., Chen Z., Deng, H., Guo, W., & Pan, J. (2017) Hair Measurements of Cortisol, DHEA, and DHEA to Cortisol Ratio as Biomarkers of Chronic Stress among People Living with HIV in China: Known-Group Validation. PLoS ONE, 12(1), e0169827.

Chen, L., Chi, P., Li, X., Zilioli, S., Zhao, J., & Zhao, G. (2016). The Effects of Trait and State Affect on Diurnal Cortisol Slope Among Children Affected by Parental HIV/AIDS in Rural China. Aids Care, 29, 1034-1040.

Stanton, S. C. E., Zilioli, S., Briskin, J. L., Imami, L., Tobin, E. T., Wildman, D., Mair-Meijers, H., Luca, F., Kane, H. S., & Slatcher, R. B. (2017). Mothers’ Attachment is Linked to their Children’s Anti-Inflammatory Gene Expression via Maternal Warmth. Social Psychology and Personality Science, 8, 796-805.

Zilioli, S., Slatcher, R. B., Chi, P., Li, X., Zhao, J., & Zhao, G.2017). The Impact of Daily and Trait Loneliness on Diurnal Cortisol and Sleep Among Children Affected by Parental HIV / AIDS. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 75, 64-71.

Zilioli, S.*, Imami, L.*, & Slatcher, R. B. (2017). Socioeconomic Status, Perceived Control, Diurnal Cortisol, and Physical Symptoms: A Moderated Mediation Model. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 75, 36-43.

Zilioli, S., Slatcher, R. B., Chi, P., Li, X., Zhao, J., & Zhao, G.. Childhood Adversity, Self-Esteem, and Diurnal Cortisol Profiles across the Lifespan. Psychological Science, 27, 1249-1265.

Zilioli, S., Imami, L., & Slatcher, R. B. (2016). The impact of negative family-work spillover on diurnal cortisol. Health Psychology, 35, 1164-1167.

Wu, Y., Eisenegger, C., Zilioli, S., Watson, N. V., & Clark, L. (2016). Comparison of clear and narrow outcomes on testosterone levels in social competition. Hormones and Behavior, 92, 51-56.

Bird, B. M., Cid, V., Geniole, S. N., Welker, K. M., Zilioli, S., Maestripieri, D., Arnocky, S., & Carré, J. M. (2016). Does facial width-to-height ratio map onto variability in testosterone concentrations? Evolution and Human Behavior, 37, 392-398.

Ponzi, D.*, Zilioli, S.*, Mehta, P., Maslov, S., & Watson, N. V. (2016). Social Network Centrality and Hormones: The Interaction of Testosterone and Cortisol. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 68, 6-13.

Tobin E. T.*, Zilioli, S.*, Imami, L., Kane, H. S., Saleh, D. J., & Slatcher, R. B. (2016). Neighborhood stress, depressive symptoms, and asthma morbidity in youth. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 41, 952-960.

Abbas, T., Zilioli S., Tobin E. T., Imami, L., Saleh, D. J., Kane, H. S., & Slatcher, R. B. (2016). Youth reports of parents' romantic relationship quality: Links to physical health. Health Psychology, 35, 927-934.

Zilioli, S., Ponzi, D., Henry, A., Kubicki, K., Nichels, N., Wilson, M. C., & Maestripieri, D. (2016). Interest in children negatively predicts testosterone responses to sexual visual stimuli among heterosexual young men. Psychological Science, 27, 114-118.

Welker, K. M., Zilioli, S., Carré, J. M., & Mehta, P. H. (2015). Testosterone–cortisol interactions and risk-taking: A reply to Hayes et al. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 63, 381-382.

Zilioli, S., Slatcher, R. B., Ong, A. D., & Gruenewald, T. (2015). Purpose in life predicts allostatic load ten years later. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 79, 451-457.

Palmer-Hague, J. L., Zilioli, S., , & Jagore, J. (2015). Body Mass Index Predicts Fighting Ability in Female UFC Fighters, but Facial Width-to-Height Ratio May Not. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 2, 1-10.

Wilson, M. C., Zilioli, S., Ponzi, D., Henry, A., Kubicki, K., Nickels, N., & Maestripieri, D. (2015). Cortisol reactivity to psychosocial stress mediates the relationship between extraversion and unrestricted sociosexuality. Personality and Individual Differences, 86, 427-431

Zilioli, S., Imami, L., & Slatcher, R. B. (2015). Life satisfaction moderates the impact of socioeconomic status on diurnal cortisol slope. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 60, 91-95.

Mehta, P. H., Welker, K. M., Zilioli, S., & Carré, J. M. (2015). Testosterone and cortisol jointly modulate risk-taking. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 56, 88-99.

Zilioli, S., Ponzi, D., Henry, A., & Maestripieri, D. (2014). Testosterone, cortisol and empathy: Evidence for the dual-hormone hypothesis. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 1, 1-13.

Zilioli, S., Mehta, P., & Watson, N. V. (2014). Losing the battle but winning the war: Uncertain outcomes reverse the usual effect of winning on testosterone. Biological Psychology, 103, 54-62.

Zilioli, S., Sell, A. N., Stirrat, M., Jagore, J., Vickerman, W., & Watson, N. V. (2014). Face of a fighter: Bizygomatic width as a cue of formidability. Aggressive Behavior, 41, 322-330.

Zilioli, S., Caldbick, E., & Watson, N. V. (2014). Testosterone reactivity to facial display of emotions in men and women. Hormones and Behavior, 65, 461-468.

Zilioli, S., & Watson, N. V. (2014). Testosterone across successive competitions: Evidence for a ‘winner effect’ in humans? Psychoneuroendocrinology, 47, 1-9.

Palmer-Hague, J. L., Zilioli, S., & Watson, N. V. (2013). Predictions for sex of first born child reflect masculine and feminine characteristics in male and female undergraduates. Evolutionary Psychology, 11, 833-844.

Zilioli, S., & Watson, N. V. (2013). Winning isn't everything: Mood and testosterone regulate the cortisol response in competition. PLoS ONE, 8, e52582.

Zilioli, S., & Watson, N. V. (2012). The hidden dimensions of the competition effect: Basal cortisol and basal testosterone jointly predict changes in salivary testosterone after social victory in men. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37, 1855-1865.

Chapters and Encyclopedia Entries

Harvey, M. W.**, & Zilioli, S. (in press). Bateman’s Principle: Sex Differences in Reproductive Success Variance. In V. A. Weekes-Shackelford and T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG.

Weisfeld G. E., Goetz S. M. M., & Zilioli S. (2019). Evolutionary perspectives on adolescence. In S. Hupp & J. Jewell (Eds.), Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development. New York: Wiley-Blackwell.

Bird, B., & Zilioli, S. (in press). Testosterone. In V. A. Weekes-Shackelford and T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science (pp. 1-3). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG.

Goetz, S. M. M., Weisfeld, G., & Zilioli, S. (2017). Reproductive behavior in the human male. In L. Welling & T. Shackelford, (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook on Evolutionary Psychology and Behavioral Endocrinology. New York: Oxford University Press.

Zilioli, S., Imami, L., & Slatcher, R. B. (in press). Socioeconomic Status and Health-Related Biology. In C. D. Ryff & R. F. Krueger (Eds.), Oxford handbook of integrated health science. New York: Oxford University Press.

Zilioli, S., & Maestripieri, D. (in press). Testosterone and behavior. In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender (ed. by K. Nadal), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.