BOOKS
Skerrett, K., & Fergus, K.D. (Eds.) (2015). Couple resilience: Emerging perspectives. Springer Science and Business Media.
ARTICLES
Cullen, K., & Fergus, K. (2021). Acceptability of an online relational intimacy and sexual enhancement (iRISE) intervention after breast cancer. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 47(2), 515–532. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12516
Fergus, K., Ahmad, S., Gardner, S., Ianakieva, I., McLeod, D., Stephen, J., Carter, W., Periera, A., Warner, E., & Panchaud, J. (2021). Couplelinks online intervention for young couples facing breast cancer: A randomised controlled trial. Psycho-Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5836
Vanstone, R., & Fergus, K. D. (2020). Online couple interventions in cancer. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 14(1), 67- 73. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPC.0000000000000476
Ianakieva, I., Fergus, K., Ahmad, S., Pereira, A., Stephen, J., McLeod, D., Carter, W., & Panchaud, J. (2019). Varying levels and types of engagement in an online relationship enhancement program for couples following breast cancer. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 18(1), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332691.2018.1546248
Ahmad, S., Fergus, K., Shatokhina, K., & Gardner, S. (2017). The closer “We” are, the stronger “I” am: the impact of couple identity on cancer coping self-efficacy. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 40(3), 403–413. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-016-9803-1
Fergus, K., Ahmad, S., Ianakieva, I., McLeod, D., & Carter, W. (2017). Metaphor and meaning in an online creative expression exercise to promote dyadic coping in young couples affected by breast cancer. Arts & Health, 9(2), 139–153. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2016.1208667
Ianakieva, I., Fergus, K., Ahmad, S., Pos, A., & Pereira, A. (2016). A model of engagement promotion in a professionally facilitated online intervention for couples affected by breast cancer. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 42(4), 701–715. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12172
McCarthy, M., Fergus, K., & Miller, D. (2016). “I-We” boundary fluctuations in couple adjustment to rectal cancer and life with a permanent colostomy. Health Psychology Open, 3(1), 2055102916633582. https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102916633582
Carter, W., Fergus, K., Ahmad, S., McLeod, D., & Stephen, J. (2015). Defining the role of the online therapeutic facilitator: Principles and guidelines developed for Couplelinks, an online support program for couples affected by breast cancer. JMIR Cancer, 1(1), e4. doi:10.2196/cancer.3887
Fergus, K., Ahmad, S., McLeod, D. L., Stephen, J., Gardner, S., Pereira, A., Warner, E., & Carter, W. (2015). Couplelinks - an online intervention for young women with breast cancer and their male partners: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 16, 33. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-014-0534-8
Fergus, K., & Skerrett, K. (2015). Resilient couple coping revisited: Building relationship muscle. In Couple Resilience (pp. 199–210). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9909-6_11
Fergus, K. D., McLeod, D., Carter, W., Warner, E., Gardner, S. L., Granek, L., & Cullen, K. I. (2014). Development and pilot testing of an online intervention to support young couples’ coping and adjustment to breast cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care, 23(4), 481–492. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12162
Kurowecki, D., & Fergus, K. D. (2014). Wearing my heart on my chest: dating, new relationships, and the reconfiguration of self-esteem after breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 23(1), 52–64. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.3370
Fergus, K. D. (2011). The rupture and repair of the couple’s communal body with prostate cancer. Families, Systems & Health: The Journal of Collaborative Family Healthcare, 29(2), 95–113. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023413
Fergus, K., Fitzgerald, B., Granek, L., Clemons, M., Zalany, L., & Eisen, A. (2011). The symptom appraisal of breast cancer in the context of an intimate relationship. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(4), 653–666. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105310386634
Fergus, K. D., & Gray, R. E. (2009). Relationship vulnerabilities during breast cancer: patient and partner perspectives. Psycho-Oncology, 18(12), 1311–1322. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.1555
Fergus, K. D., Gray, R. E., Fitch, M. I., Labrecque, M., & Phillips, C. (2002). Active consideration: conceptualizing patient-provided support for spouse caregivers in the context of prostate cancer. Qualitative Health Research, 12(4), 492–514. https://doi.org/10.1177/104973202129120034
Fergus, K. D., & Reid, D. W. (2002). Integrating constructivist and systemic metatheory in family therapy. In Journal of Constructivist Psychology (Vol. 15, Issue 1, pp. 41–63). https://doi.org/10.1080/107205302753305719
Fergus, K. D., & Reid, D. W. (2001). The couple’s mutual identity and reflexivity: a systemic-constructivist approach to the integration of persons and systems. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 11(3), 385–410. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016658301629
Gray, R. E., Fitch, M., Phillips, C., Labrecque, M., & Fergus, K. (2000). Managing the Impact of Illness: The Experiences of Men with Prostate Cancer and their Spouses. Journal of Health Psychology, 5(4), 531–548. https://doi.org/10.1177/135910530000500410
