Primary Interests:
- Communication, Language
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Gender Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Nonverbal Behavior
- Personality, Individual Differences
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Leslie R. Martin
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My primary research interests involve (a) personality and psychosocial predictors of health and mortality risk; and (b) physician-patient communication and its relationship to medical outcomes, especially as these relate to cross-cultural issues.
Books:
- DiMatteo, M. R., & Martin, L. R. (2002). Health psychology. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
- Friedman, H. S., & Martin, L. R. (2011). The longevity project: Surprising discoveries for health and long life from the landmark eight-decade study. NY: Hudson Street Press.
- Martin, L. R., Haskard-Zolnierek, K. B., & DiMatteo, M. R. (2010). Health behavior change and treatment adherence: Evidence-based guidelines for improving healthcare. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Journal Articles:
- Elder, G. H., Clipp, E. C., Brown, J. S., Martin, L. R., & Friedman, H. S. (2009). The lifelong mortality risks of World War II experiences. Research on Aging, 31, 391-412.
- Friedman, H. S., Martin, L. R., Tucker, J. S., Criqui, M. H., Kern, M. L., & Reynolds, C. (2008). Stability of physical activity across the lifespan. Journal of Health Psychology, 13, 966-978.
- Friedman, H. S., Tucker, J. S., Schwartz, J. E., Tomlinson-Keasey, C., Martin, L. R., Wingard, D. L., & Criqui, M. H. (1995). Psychosocial and behavioral predictors of longevity: The aging and death of the "Termites." American Psychologist, 50, 69-78.
- Jahng, K. H., Martin, L. R., Golin, C. E., & DiMatteo, M. R. (2005). Preferences for medical collaboration: Patient-physician congruence and patient outcomes. Patient Education and Counseling, 57, 308-314.
- Kern, M. L., Friedman, H. S., Martin, L. R., Reynolds, C. A., & Luong, G. (2009). Conscientiousness, career success, and longevity: A lifespan analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 37, 154-163.
- Martin, L. R., & Friedman, H. S. (2000). Comparing personality scales across time: An illustrative study of validity and consistency in life-span archival data. Journal of Personality, 68, 85-110.
- Martin, L. R., Friedman, H. S., Clark, K. M., & Tucker, J. S. (2005). Longevity following the experience of parental divorce. Social Science and Medicine, 61, 2177-2189.
- Martin, L. R., Friedman, H. S., & Schwartz, J. E. (2007). Personality and mortality risk across the lifespan: The importance of conscientiousness as a biopsychosocial attribute. Health Psychology, 26, 428-436.
- Martin, L. R., Friedman, H. S., Tucker, J. S., Tomlinson-Keasey, C., Criqui, M. H., & Schwartz, J. E. (2002). A life course perspective on childhood cheerfulness and its relation to mortality risk. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 1155-1165.
- Martin, L. R., Williams, S. L., Haskard, K. B., & DiMatteo, M. R. (2005). The challenge of patient adherence. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 1, 189-199.
- McCullough, M. E., Friedman, H. S., Enders, C. K., & Martin, L. R. (2009). Does devoutness delay death? Psychological investment in religion and its association with longevity in the Terman sample. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 866-882.
- Taga, K. T., Friedman, H. S., & Martin, L. R. (2009). Early personality traits as predictors of mortality risk following conjugal bereavement. Journal of Personality, 77, 669-690.
Courses Taught:
- Eating Disorders
- Introduction to Health Psychology
- Personality
- Physician-Patient Communication
- Physiology of Behavior
- Social Psychology
- Sport Psychology
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Leslie R. Martin
Department of Psychology
La Sierra University
4500 Riverwalk Parkway
Riverside, CA 92515
United States
Phone: (951) 785-2454