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Zusatztext "This is a marvelous collection of the latest! cutting-edge research and thinking! including contributions by some of the best respected authorities and most vigorous young researchers in the area. Fascinating and informative! it significantly advances the scientific understanding of love and interspersonal connection." - Roy F. Baumeister! Social Psychology Area Director and Francis Eppes Eminent Scholar! Florida State University "This book marks the start of the next stage of relationship research in which the study of human relationships becomes fully integrated which mainstream areas of social and behavioral science. The contributors to this volume area veritable "Who's Who" of relationship scientists who draw upon research from many disparate areas -- including social! developmental! cognitive! clinical! and evolutionary psychology -- to offer new! expanded! and integrative perspectives on close relationships. As a result! readers are treated not only to enriching descriptions of cutting-edge research on relationship phenomena but also to new theoretical insights into the fundamental processes that influence our relationships with other people." - Mark R. Leary! Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience! Duke University Informationen zum Autor Joseph P. Forgas, Julie Fitness Klappentext Understanding how people initiate, develop, maintain, and terminate relationships is a core issue in psychology, and the subject matter of this book. The contributors explore and integrate the subtle influence that evolutionary, socio-cultural, and intra-psychic (cognitive, affective and motivational) variables play in relationship processes. Zusammenfassung Understanding how people initiate, develop, maintain, and terminate relationships is a core issue in psychology, and the subject matter of this book. The contributors explore and integrate the subtle influence that evolutionary, socio-cultural, and intra-psychic (cognitive, affective and motivational) variables play in relationship processes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1. Introduction and Basic Principles . J.P. Forgas, J. Fitness , Introductory Remarks, History Background and Issues of Research on Personal Relationships. E. Hatfield, R. Rapson , Passionate Love and Sexual Desire: Multicultural Perspectives. M. Haselton, G. Gonzaga , The Evolution of Love. P. Shaver, M. Mikulin cer, Augmenting the Sense of Security in Romantic, Leader-Follower, Therapeutic, and Group Relations: A Relational Model of Personality Change. D.P. Schmitt , Attachment Matters: The Personality and Sexuality Correlates of Romantic Attachment across Cultures, Genders, and Relationship Forms. Part 2. Cognitive Processes in Relationships . G. Fletcher , Is Love Blind? L. Acitelli , Do Relationship Reflections Help or Hurt Close Relationships? P. Clark , How Attentional Flexibility Builds High Quality Close Relationships. C. Agnew, X. Arriaga, J. Wilson , Committed To What? Using the Bases of Relational Commitment Model to Understand Continuity and Change in Social Relationships. Part 3. Motivational and Affective Processes in Relationships . M. Brewer , Social Identity and Close Relationships: What is the Connection? J. Simpson, C. Jeffry, A.W. Collins, S. Tran, C. Haydon , Developmental Antecedents of Negative Emotion in Romantic Relationships. J. Forgas , Happy and Close, But Sad and Effective? Mood Effects on Strategic Relationship Behaviors. S. Gable , Approach and Avoidance Motives In Close Relationships. P. Noller, S. Conway, A. Blakeley , Sibling Relationships in Adolescent and Young Adult Twin and Non-twin Siblings: Managing Competition and Comparison. Part 4. Managing Relationship Problems . J. Fitness, J. Peterson , Punishment and Forgiveness in Clos...
