Handbook of Closeness and Intimacy

by Mashek, Debra J.; Aron, Arthur; Le, Benjamin; Reis, Harry T.

• ISBN13: 9780805842852
• ISBN10: 0805842853
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-11
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

This handbook will offer breadth, depth, and timeliness of the key topics in closeness and intimacy and should appeal to active researchers in the area from a variety of disciplines including social, clinical, and developmental psychology, family studies, and communications.

Author Biography

Dr. Debra J. Mashek is a member of the research faculty at George Mason University. She received her Ph.D. in Social and Health Psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Her research examines the influence of interpersonal closeness (including community connectednes) on cognitive self-processing, relationship satisfaction, and psychological adjustment.
Dr. Arthur Aron is Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has published widely on relationships, has been awarded major grants for the study of relationships, and is best known for his work on the cognitive structure of closeness. He recently completed a six-year term as Associate Editor of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
1 Introduction	1	(8)
Debra J. Mashek and Arthur P. Aron
SECTION I: WHAT ARE CLOSENESS AND INTIMACY?
2 A Prototype Model of Intimacy Interactions in Same-Sex Friendships	9	(18)
Beverley Fehr
3 Closeness as Including Other in the Self	27	(16)
Arthur P. Aron, Debra J. Mashek, and Elaine N. Aron
4 Deep Intimate Connection: Self and Intimacy in Couple Relationships	43	(18)
Karen J. Prager and Linda J. Roberts
5 Intimacy as an Interpersonal Process: Current Status and Future Directions	61	(20)
Jean-Philippe Laurenceau, Luis M. Rivera, Amy R. Schaffer, and Paula R. Pietromonaco
SECTION II: HOW CAN CLOSENESS AND INTIMACY BE MEASURED?
6 Measuring Closeness: The Relationship Closeness Inventory (RCI) Revisited	81	(22)
Ellen Berscheid, Mark Snyder, and Allen M. Omoto
7 Thinking Close: Measuring Relational Closeness as Perceived Self-Other Inclusion	103	(14)
Christopher R. Agnew, Timothy J. Loving, Benjamin Le, and Wind Goodfriend
8 A Practical Look at Intimacy: ENRICH Couple Typology	117	(20)
Edward F. Kouneski and David H. Olson
SECTION III: WHAT ARE THE GENERAL PROCESSES OF CLOSENESS AND INTIMACY?
9 Interdependence, Closeness, and Relationships	137	(26)
Caryl E. Rusbult, Madoka Kumashiro, Michael K. Coolsen, and Jeffrey L. Kirchner
10 An Attachment Theory Perspective on Closeness and Intimacy	163	(26)
Nancy L. Collins and Brooke C. Feeney
11 Sexual Passion, Intimacy, and Gender	189	(12)
Kathleen D. Vohs and Roy F. Baumeister
12 Perceived Partner Responsiveness as an Organizing Construct in the Study of Intimacy and Closeness	201	(28)
Harry T. Reis, Margaret S. Clark, and John G. Holmes
SECTION IV: WHAT INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES PLAY A ROLE IN CLOSENESS AND INTIMACY?
13 The Relational Self-Construal and Closeness	229	(18)
Susan E. Cross and Jonathan S. Gore
14 The Link Between the Pursuit of Intimacy Goals and Satisfaction in Close Relationships: An Examination of the Underlying Processes	247	(20)
Catherine A. Sanderson
15 The Impact of Adult Temperament on Closeness and Intimacy	267	(20)
Elaine N. Aron
SECTION V: WHAT SITUATIONAL FACTORS PLAY A ROLE IN CLOSENESS AND INTIMACY?
16 Beyond the Individual: Concomitants of Closeness in the Social and Physical Environment	287	(18)
Ximena B. Arriaga, Wind Goodfriend, and Andrew Lohmann
17 Loss of an Intimate Partner Through Death	305	(16)
Camille B. Wortman, Karin Wolff, and George A. Bonanno
18 The Cultural Grounding of Closeness and Intimacy	321	(22)
Glenn Adams, Stephanie L. Anderson, and Joseph K. Adonu
SECTION VI: IS THERE A DARK SIDE TO CLOSENESS AND INTIMACY?
19 Desiring Less Closeness With Intimate Others	343	(14)
Debra J. Mashek and Michelle D. Sherman
20 Closeness as Intersubjectivity: Social Absorption and Social Individuation	357	(18)
William Ickes, Joanna Hutchison, and Debra Mashek
21 Methods for Overcoming the Fear of Intimacy	375	(22)
Robert W. Firestone and Lisa Firestone
22 Avoidant Attachment: Exploration of an Oxymoron	397	(18)
Robin S. Edelstein and Phillip R. Shaver
CONCLUSION
23 Conclusion	415	(14)
Arthur P. Aron and Debra J. Mashek
Author Index	429	(16)
Subject Index	445