1st Edition

The Science of the Couple The Ontario Symposium Volume 12

288 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Psychology Press

288 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Psychology Press

288 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Psychology Press

Although love and relationships have been focal points for poets and philosophers for thousands of years, these topics had not traditionally been the focus of empirical research. As a result, very little was known about how couples maintained happiness and satisfaction in their relationships, or how relationships deteriorated, ultimately ending in separation or divorce. However, since the early... Read more

Preface. L. Campbell, H. Rubin, Modelling Dyadic Processes. P.R. Shaver, M. Mikulincer, Attachment Anxiety and Motivational Patterns in Close Relationships. G.M. Fitzsimons, E.J. Finkel, Outsourcing Effort to Close Others. S.L. Gable, Approaching Rewards and Avoiding Threats in Close Relationships. L. Beckes, J.A. Coan, Social Baseline Theory and the Social Regulation of Emotion. S. Tran, J.A. Simpson, Attachment, Commitment, and Relationship Maintenance: When Partners Really Matter. J.E. Lydo, L. Linardatos, Identification: The Why of Relationship Commitment. S.L. Murray, R.T. Pinkus, Motivating Commitment: The Power of a Smart Relationship Unconscious. T.J. Loving, B.L. Wright, Eustress in Romantic Relationships. J. La Guardia, Matters of the Heart: Couples' Adjustment to Life Following a Health Crisis. D.A. Sbarra, Marital Dissolution and Physical Health Outcomes: A Review of Mechanisms. J.H. Holmes, The Future of Relationship Science.

Biography

Campbell, Lorne; La Guardia, Jennifer; Olson, James M.; Zanna, Mark P.

"An extremely interesting collection of studies that together reflect a biopsychosocial conceptualization" - Richard Niolon, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, USA, in PsycCRITIQUES