Anne Moyer | Department of Psychology

Anne Moyer, Ph.D.

Yale University (1995)

Professor, Social and Health Psychology

Dr. Anne Moyer plans to admit a new graduate student pending approval of funding.

Moyer

Contact:

anne.moyer@stonybrook.edu
Office: Psychology B-224
Phone: (631) 632-7811

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Research Interests:

Psychosocial issues surrounding cancer and cancer risk, medical decision making, gender and health, the psychology of research participation, research methodology and meta-analysis.

Current Research:

Dr. Moyer studies psychosocial issues surrounding cancer and cancer risk. This work includes investigating ways to encourage women to engage in mammography screening and interventions to improve the quality of life of cancer patients.

A related focus is medical decision making. This research includes studying the role of optimism in risk perception and treatment decisions, and decision making in veterinary medical contexts.

A third area of expertise is research methodology and the psychology of research participation. This work investigates, for example, how participant preferences interact with random assignment to treatment groups in clinical trials to affect engagement in treatment.

A fourth area includes examining the usefulness of including positive psychology exercises, such as expressing gratitude and writing one's own obituary, in college teaching.

A methodological focus is research synthesis. With systematic review and meta-analytic techniques, the Moyer lab has investigated the efficacy of group versus individual exercise interventions in improving quality of life for breast cancer patients, whether pre-intervention patient distress moderates intervention effectiveness, the relationship between post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth in cancer survivors, and the value of including unpublished dissertations in meta-analytic reviews.

Books:

Hojjat, M., & Moyer, A., Eds. (2024). Modern relationships: The evolution of romance, friendship, and family. Oxford University Press, New York.

Hojjat, M., & Moyer, A., Eds. (2016). The psychology of friendship. Oxford University Press, New York.

Book Chapters:

Hojjat, M., Moyer, A., & Brake, S., Nelson, B., Richmond, L., Schleider, J., & London, B. (2024). Friendship in the time of COVID. M. Hojjat & A. Moyer (Eds.) Modern relationships: Romance, friendship, and family in the 21st century. Oxford University Press, New York.

Moyer, A., Mock, K. O., & Martillotti, R. (2024). Relationships and health. M. Hojjat & A. Moyer (Eds.) Modern relationships: Romance, friendship, and family in the 21st century. Oxford University Press, New York.

Marziliano, A., Tuman, M., & Moyer, A. (2023). Post-traumatic growth and physical illness. R. Berger (Ed.), The Routledge international handbook on posttraumatic growth, Routledge.

Gurevitch, J., Jadotte, Y., & Moyer, A. (2023). Meta-analysis. In A. L. Nichols & J. Edlund (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of research methods and statistics for the social and behavioral sciences. Cambridge University Press.

Marzilano, A., & Moyer, A. (2019). Caregivers and clinical health psychology. In S. Richards and L. Cohen, The Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology, Volume III: Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. John Wiley and Sons, Publishers, Oxford, UK.

Moyer, A., & Sarma, E. (2019). Cancer. In T. Hadjistavropoulos & H. D. Hadjistavropoulos (Eds.), Fundamentals of health psychology, 2nd Ed. Oxford University Press, Don Mills, ON, Canada.

Sweeney, A., & Moyer, A. (2019). Self-Affirmation and responses to health messages: An example of a research advance in health psychology. In S. Richards and L. Cohen, The Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology, Volume III: Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. John Wiley and Sons, Publishers, Oxford, UK.

Hojjat, M., & Moyer, A., Eds. (2016). Introduction: Psychological aspects of friendship across the life span, settings, and relationships. In Hojjat, M., & Moyer, A., (Eds.), The psychology of friendship. Oxford University Press, New York.

Moyer, A., & Sarma, E. (2014). Cancer. In T. Hadjistavropoulos (Ed), Fundamentals of Health Psychology. Oxford University Press, Canada.

Moyer, A., Santore, E., & DiRienzo, A. (2014). Coping with long-term and late effects: challenges facing female survivors of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer. In M. Paludi (Ed.) The Praeger handbook on women’s cancers: Diagnosis, treatment, recovery and coping. New York: Praeger Publishers.

Moyer, A. (2012). The psychology of human research participation. In G. J. Fiest & M. Gorman (Eds), Handbook of the Psychology of Science. New York: Springer Publishing.

Finney, J. W., & Moyer, A. (2010). Meta-analysis: Summarizing findings on addiction intervention effects. In P. G. Miller, J. Strang, & P. M. Miller (Eds.), Addiction research methods (pp. 319-336). Blackwood, NJ: Blackwell Publishing.

Representative Publications:

Martillotti, R., Patel, D., & Moyer, A. (in press). Physical activity levels, mental toughness, and social influences on well-being: A mixed methods design. Journal of Sport Behavior.

Caravella, G., Grimaldi, J. M., Bily, L., Dineen, P., Martillotti, R., Mock, K. O., Moyer, A., Mermelstein, L., Payne, J. B., Scarbrough, K. H., & Nemesure, B. D. (in press). Establishing focus groups in underserved communities: It’s all about trust. Journal of Men’s Social and Community Health.

Warach, B., Bornstein, R. F., Gorman, B. S., & Moyer, A. (in press). The current state of affairs: A systematic review and meta-analysis of romantic infidelity prevalence and its moderators. Personal Relationships.

Mock, K. O., Moyer, A., & Lobel, M. (2023). Explaining sex discrepancies in sterilization rates in the United States. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1363/psrh.12243

Rehbein, E., Moyer, A., & Lobel, M. (2023). Ways of coping with stress during pregnancy: Differences revealed through meta-analysis. Women’s Reproductive Health. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2023.2237968

Lui, F., Lewicka, M., Bao, G. C., Moyer, A., Boyce, L., & Leng, J. (2023). A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for immigrant and limited English proficient cancer patients. Psychooncology, 32, 516-557. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.6110

Pepe, N., Moyer, A., Pena, T., & Rajaram, S. (2023). Deceitful hints; A meta-analytic review of the part-set cueing deficit in recall. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 1-30. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-023-02263-9

Marziliano, A., Moyer, A., Siess, S., & Applebaum A. (2023). A mixed-methods evaluation of the experience of emerging young adult care partners. Psychology in the Schools, 60, 143-161.

Sun, Y., Moyer, A., & White, J. (2023). When can mammogram screening messages be maximally persuasive for foreign-born Chinese American women? Cancer Nursing, 46, 344-353.

Payne, J. B., Jones, D. Hwang, S., Babar, H., Tse, E., Mock, K. O., & Moyer, A. (2022). Writing your own obituary: Student reflections on an assignment in a positive psychology class. Journal of Happiness and Health, 2, 98-107.

Payne, J. B., Siess, S., Sadeghi, M. A., & Moyer, A. (2022). The comprehensiveness and comprehensibility of publicly-available, state-approved advance directive documents. Psychology, Health & Medicine. 1-18. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2022.2067341

Quarmley, M., Feldman, J., Grossman, H., Clarkson, T., Moyer, A., & Jarcho, J. (2022). Testing effects of social rejection on aggressive and prosocial behavior: A meta-analysis. Aggressive Behavior, 48, 429-545.

Bowers, J. M., Nosek, S. K., & Moyer, A. (2022). Young adults' stigmatizing perceptions about individuals with skin cancer: The influence of potential cancer cause, cancer metaphors, and gender. Psychology & Health, 37, 615-632.

Bowers, J. M., Hamilton, J., Wu, Yelena, Moyer, A., Hay, Jennifer, & Davis, S. (2022). Acculturation, sun tanning behavior, and tanning attitudes among Asian college students in the United States. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 29, 25-35.

Marziliano, A., Applebaum, A., Pessin, H., Moyer, A., Rosenfeld, B., & Breitbart, W. (2021). The impact of matching to psychotherapy treatment preference on therapeutic alliance in patients with advanced cancer. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 637519. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.637519

Siess, S., Kramer, G. A., Ozer, D., Gaudette, N., Williams, B. & Moyer, A. (2021). Predictors of opting for advanced medical care versus euthanasia for companion animals with severe cardiac disease. Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin.

Bowers, J. M., Nosek, S. K., & Moyer, A. (2021). Young adults' stigmatizing perceptions about individuals with skin cancer: The influence of potential cancer cause, cancer metaphors, and gender. Psychology & Health. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2020.1869738

Bowers, J. M., Hamilton, J., Wu, Yelena, Moyer, A., Hay, Jennifer, & Davis, S. (2021). Acculturation, sun tanning behavior, and tanning attitudes among Asian college students in the United States. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-021-09993-x

Bowers, J. M., & Moyer, A. (2020). Adolescent sleep and technology use rules: Results from the California Health Interview Survey. Sleep Health, 6, 19-22.

Forella, C., Marzilano, A., Siess, S., & Moyer, A. (2020). Loneliness and optimism predict anxious and depressive symptoms in college undergraduates. Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences, 27. Advance online publication.

Marzilano, A., Tuman, M., & Moyer, A. (2020). The relationship between post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth in cancer patients and survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psycho-oncology, 29, 604-616.

Miller, B. C., Sarma, E., Sun, Y. Messina, C., & Moyer, A. (2020). Psychosocial predictors of mammography history among Chinese American women without a recent mammogram. Ethnicity and Health, 25, 862-873.

Payne, J. B., Babar, H, Tse, E., & Moyer, A. (2020). The gratitude visit: Student reflections on a positive psychology experiential learning exercise. Journal of Positive School Psychology, 4, 165-175.

Miller, B. C., Bowers, J. M., Payne, J. B., & Moyer, A. (2019). Barriers to mammography screening among racial and ethnic minority women: A systematic review. Social Science & Medicine, 239, 112494.

Sarma, E. A., Moyer, A., Messina, C. R., Laroche, H. H., Snetselaar, L., Van Horn, L., & Lane, D. S. (2019). Is there a spillover effect of targeted dietary change on untargeted health behaviors? Evidence from a dietary modification trial. Health Education & Behavior, 46, 569-581.

Tuman, M., & Moyer, A. (2019). Health intentions and behaviors of health app owners. Psychology, Health, & Medicine, 24, 819-826.

Bowers, J. M. & Moyer, A. (2019). Self-affirmation ineffective for promoting positive skin cancer attitudes and behavioral intentions among female college students. Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis, 15, 51-64.

Bowers, J. M., & Moyer, A. (2018). “I am happier with my fairer complexion”: Factors associated with former indoor tanning and reasons for quitting in college women. Psychology, Health, & Medicine. Advance online publication. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2018.1537497

Nicoloro-SantaBarbara, J., Lobel, M., Busso, C., & Moyer, A. (2018). Just relax and you’ll get pregnant? Meta-analysis examining women’s emotional distress and the outcome of assisted reproductive technology. Social Science and Medicine.

Yusufov, M., Nicoloro-SantaBarbara, J., Grey, N. E., Moyer, A., & Lobel, M. (2018). Meta-analytic evaluation of stress reduction interventions for undergraduates and graduate students. International Journal of Stress Management. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/str0000099

Zhou, S., Page-Gould, E., Aron, A., Moyer, A., & Hewstone, M. (2018). The extended contact hypothesis: Meta-analysis on 20 years of research. Personality and Social Psychology Review. Advance online publication. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1088868318762647

Miller, B. C., Sarma, E., Sun, Y., Messina, C., & Moyer, A. (2018). Psychosocial predictors of mammography history among Chinese American women without a recent mammogram. Ethnicity and Health. Advance online publication: doi: 10.1080/13557858.2018.1447653

Bowers, J. M. & Moyer, A. (2017). Effects of school start time on students’ sleep duration, daytime sleepiness, and attendance: A meta-analysis. Sleep Health, 3, 423-431.

Moyer, A., Siess, S., & Bhinder, S. (2017). How are non-numerical prognostic statements interpreted and are they subject to positive bias? BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 0, 1– 4. doi:10.1136/bmjspcare-2017-001331.

Latack, J., Moyer, A., Simon, V, & Davila, J. (2017). Attentional bias for sexual threat among sexual victimization survivors: A meta-analytic review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. 18, 172-184. doi: 10.1177/1524838015602737

Siess, S., Marziliano, A., Sarma, E., Sikorski, L.E., & Moyer, A. (2015). Why psychology matters to veterinary medicine. Topics in Companion Animal Medicine, 30, 43-47. doi:10.1053/j.tcam.2015.05.001

Sun, Y., Sarma, E. A., Moyer, A., & Messina, C. (2015). Promoting mammography screening among Chinese American women using a message-framing intervention. Patient Education and Counseling, 98, 878-883

Moyer, A., & Finney, J. W. (2015). Brief interventions for alcohol misuse. CMAJ, 187, 502-506.

Sweeney, A. M., & Moyer, A. (2015). Self-affirmation and responses to health messages: A meta-analysis on intentions and behavior. Health Psychology, 34, 149-159.

Matloff, E., Bonadies, D., Moyer, A., & Brierley, K. (2014). Changes in specialists' perspectives on cancer genetic testing, prophylactic surgery and insurance discrimination: Then and now. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 23, 164-171.

Knapp, S. K., Marziliano, A., & Moyer, A. (2014). Identity threat in cancer patients: Application of a social psychological model of stigma. Health Psychology Open, July-Dec, 1-10.

Brierley, K. L., Bonadies, D. C., Moyer, A., & Matloff, E. T. (2014). "Would you test your children without their consent?" and other sticky dilemmas in the field of cancer genetic testing. Familial Cancer, 13, 345-50.

Goldenberg, M., Moyer, A., Schneider, S., Sohl, S., Knapp-Oliver, S. (2014). Psychosocial interventions for cancer patients and outcomes related to religion or spirituality: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World Journal of Psycho-Social Oncology, 3, 1-12.

John, A., & Moyer, A. (2014). Student debt and the well-being of college students. Journal of Young Investigators, 26, 5-8.

Whitaker-Azmitia, P. M., Lobel, M, & Moyer, A. (2014). Low maternal progesterone may contribute to both obstetrical complications and autism Medical Hypotheses, 82, 313-318.

Goldenberg, M. A., Moyer, A., & Floyd, A. H. L. (2013). No effect of a brief music intervention on test anxiety and exam performance in college undergraduates. Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis, 10, 1-16.

Knapp-Oliver, S. K., & Moyer, A. (2012). Causal attributions predict willingness to support the allocation of funding to lung cancer treatment programs. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 42, 2368-2385.

Moyer, A., Goldenberg, M., Hall, M. A., Knapp-Oliver, S. K., Sohl, S. J., Sarma, E. A., & Schneider, S. (2012). Mediators of change in psychosocial interventions for cancer patients: A systematic review. Behavioral Medicine 38, 90-114.

Moyer, A., & Franklin, N. (2011). Strengthening the educational value of participation in a psychology department subject pool. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 6, 75-82.

Bonadies, D. C., Moyer, A., & Matloff, E. (2011). What I wish I’d known before surgery: BRCA carrier’s perspectives after bilateral salipingo-oophorectomy. Familial Cancer, 10, 79-85.

Sohl, S. J., Moyer, A., Lukin, K., & Knapp-Oliver, S. K. (2011). Why are optimists optimistic? Individual Differences Research, 9, 1-11.

Floyd, A. H. L., & Moyer, A. (2010). Group vs. individual exercise interventions for women with breast cancer: a meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review, 4, 22-41.

Rosenthal, L., Levy, S. & Moyer, A. (2011). Protestant work ethic’s relation to intergroup and policy attitudes: Meta-analytic review.European Journal of Social Psychology, 41, 874-885.

Moyer, A., Schneider, S., Knapp-Oliver, S. K., & Sohl, S. J. (2010). Published versus unpublished dissertations in psycho-oncology intervention research. Psycho-Oncology, 19, 313-317

Schneider, S., Moyer, A., Knapp, S. K., Sohl, S. J., Cannella, D., & Targhetta, V. (2010). Pre-intervention distress moderates the efficacy of psychosocial treatment for cancer patients: A meta-analysis. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 33, 1-14.

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