Interdisciplinary Research on Close Relationships: The Case for Integration

by Campbell, Lorne

• ISBN13: 9781433810725
• ISBN10: 1433810727
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Summary

Given the importance of close relationships in all facets of human life, it is no surprise that research on relationship processes is multidisciplinary and divergent in methodology. Such diversity in the study of close relationships should allow for a more detailed and comprehensive understanding of relationship processes, but researchers in different fields have yet to integrate their findings into a deeper, more holistic model of close relationship functioning. This book brings together different perspectives on close relationships to explore how such relationships develop, function, and interact across a variety of contexts. Prominent scholars contribute theory and empirical research rooted in developmental, social, and cross-cultural psychology, as well as evolutionary science, individual differences, and psychophysiology. Both early and adult relationships are examined, along with parentchild relationships. This excellent resource will be well received by researchers and students in the social sciences who are interested in a broader, more collaborative approach to relationship science.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Research on Close Relationships: Call for an Interdisciplinary Integration	p. 3
Interpersonal Responsiveness in Close Relationships	p. 25
Perceived Partner Responsiveness as an Organizing Theme for the Study of Relationships and Well-Being	p. 27
The Emergence of Social Approach and Avoidance Motivation in Early Parent-Child Relationships	p. 53
Emotion Regulation in Close Relationships: Implications for Social Threat and Its Effects on Immunological Functioning	p. 83
Relationships in Early Life	p. 107
Parent-Child and Child-Peer Close Relationships: Understanding Parental Influences on Peer Relations From a Cultural Context	p. 109
Social Networks and Attachment Bonds During Adolescence: Implications for Early Pair Bonding and Risky Behaviors	p. 135
Adult Relationships	p. 153
An Organizational-Developmental Perspective on Functioning in Adult Romantic Relationships	p. 155
Putting Marriage in Its Context: The Influence of External Stress on Early Marital Development	p. 179
The Utility of Evolutionary Perspectives on Romantic Relationships: Women's Estrus as Illustration	p. 205
Examining Divorce Consequences and Policies and the Question: Is Marriage More Than a Piece of Paper?	p. 227
Conclusions	p. 251
A Path to Interdisciplinary Scholarship	p. 253
Back to the Future: Resurrecting and Vitalizing the Unrealized Call for Interdisciplinary Research on Close Relationships	p. 273
Index	p. 283
About the Editors	p. 295
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