Attachment Theory and Close Relationships

by Simpson, Jeffry A.; Rholes, W. Steven

• ISBN13: 9781572301023
• ISBN10: 1572301023
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-01-09
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

In the last decade, few topics in social and personality psychology have attracted more interest than the application of attachment theory to adult relationships. Comprehensive and up-to-date, this book integrates the most important theoretical and empirical advances in this growing area of study and suggests new and promising directions for future investigation. Its balanced coverage of measurement issues, affect regulation, and clinical applications makes this a valuable sourcebook for scholars, students, and clinicians.

Author Biography

Jeffry A. Simpson, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota. Formerly, he was Professor of Psychology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Simpson received his doctorate in psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1986. His research focuses on interpersonal relationships, evolution and social behavior, and social influence, and he serves as Associate Editor for the [i]Journal of Personality and Social Psychology[/i].

W. Steven Rholes, PhD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology at Texas A&M University. He has conducted research programs in social cognition, children's social development, and adult attachment since receiving a degree in psychology from Princeton University in 1978. In 1992, along with his colleague Jeffry Simpson, Dr. Rholes published one of the first studies to confirm predictions about avoidant attachment style, using behavioral observations as evidence. For the past decade, the impact of attachment styles on emotional support sought and provided by members of romantic couples has been the central focus of his research program. Dr. Rholes has also served in two administrative positions, department chair and associate dean, during this period.

Table of Contents

PART I Introduction	3	(22)
1. Attachment in Adulthood	3	(22)
Jeffry A. Simpson
W. Steven Rholes
PART II Measurement Issues	25	(118)
2. Methods of Assessing Adult Attachment: Do They Converge?	25	(21)
Kim Bartholomew
Phillip R. Shaver
3. Self-Report Measurement of Adult Attachment: An Integrative Overview	46	(31)
Kelly A. Brennan
Catherine L. Clark
Phillip R. Shaver
4. Adult Attachment Patterns: A Test of the Typological Model	77	(38)
R. Chris Fraley
Niels G. Waller
5. Working Models of Attachment: A Theory-Based Prototype Approach	115	(28)
Eva C. Klohnen
Oliver P. John
PART III Affect Regulation	143	(78)
6. The Relationship between Adult Attachment Styles and Emotional and Cognitive Reactions to Stressful Events	143	(23)
Mario Mikulincer
Victor Florian
7. Attachment Orientations, Social Support, and Conflict Resolution in Close Relationships	166	(23)
W. Steven Rholes
Jeffry A. Simpson
Jami Grich Stevens
8. Adult Attachment and Relationship-Centered Anxiety: Responses to Physical and Emotional Distancing	189	(32)
Judith A. Feeney
PART IV Clinical Applications	221	(132)
9. The Role of Attachment in Therapeutic Relationships	221	(28)
Mary Dozier
Christine Tyrrell
10. Dismissing-Avoidance and the Defensive Organization of Emotion, Cognition, and Behavior	249	(31)
R. Chris Fraley
Keith E. Davis
Phillip R. Shaver
11. Childhood Revisited: The Intimate Relationships of Individuals from Divorced and Conflict-Ridden Families	280	(37)
Kate Henry
John G. Holmes
12. The Associations between Adult Attachment and Couple Violence: The Role of Communication Patterns and Relationship Satisfaction	317	(36)
Nigel Roberts
Patricia Noller
PART V Conceptual and Empirical Extensions	353	(76)
13. Evolution, Pair-Bonding, and Reproductive Strategies: A Reconceptualization of Adult Attachment	353	(41)
Lee A. Kirkpatrick
14. Adult Romantic Attachment and Individual Differences in Attitudes toward Physical Contact in the Context of Adult Romantic Relationships	394	(35)
Kelly A. Brennan
Shey Wu
Jennifer Loev
Index	429