APA Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology , Volume 3- Interpersonal Relations

699 Pages·2014·3.23 MB·English

by  Mario Mikulincer

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volume 3
Interpersonal Relations
Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver, Editors-in-Chief
Jeffry A. Simpson and John F. Dovidio, Associate Editors
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APA handbook of personality and social psychology / Mario Mikulincer
and Phillip R. Shaver, Editors-in-Chief. — First edition.
volumes; cm. — (APA handbooks in psychology)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4338-1699-4 — ISBN 1-4338-1699-7
1. Personality. 2. Social psychology. I. Mikulincer, Mario. II. Shaver, Phillip R.
III. American Psychological Association.
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This book is dedicated to my family—Cindy, Chris, Natalie, Susan,
and Ryan—for their love and inspiration.
—Jeffry A. Simpson
This book is dedicated to my students, who have helped and inspired me
throughout my career and who have taught me (and continue to teach me) so much.
—John F. Dovidio

Contents
Volume 3: Interpersonal Relations
Editorial Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Contributors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Volume 3 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
Part I. Major Theoretical Approaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 1. Evolution and Close Relationships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Vladas Griskevicius, Martie G. Haselton, and Joshua M. Ackerman
Chapter 2. Attachment Processes in Adult Romantic Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Paula R. Pietromonaco and Lindsey A. Beck
Chapter 3. Interdependence Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Paul A. M. Van Lange and Daniel Balliet
Chapter 4. Relationships and the Self: Egosystem and Ecosystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Jennifer Crocker and Amy Canevello
Part II. Biological Approaches and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Chapter 5. Relationship Neuroscience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Lane Beckes and James A. Coan
Chapter 6. Relationships and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Timothy J. Loving and David A. Sbarra
Part III. Attraction and Relationship Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Chapter 7. Interpersonal Attraction: In Search of a Theoretical Rosetta Stone . . . . . . . . . .179
Eli J. Finkel and Paul W. Eastwick
Chapter 8. Relationship Initiation and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Susan Sprecher, Diane Felmlee, Sandra Metts, and William Cupach
Chapter 9. Ideal Mate Standards and Romantic Relationships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Lorne Campbell, Jennifer C. Pink, and Sarah C. E. Stanton
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Contents
Part IV. Motivation, Emotion, and Intersubjectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Chapter 10. Goal Pursuit in Relationships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Gráinne M. Fitzsimons and Michelle R. vanDellen
Chapter 11. Emotions in Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
Julie Fitness
Chapter 12. The Matter of Other Minds: Empathic Accuracy and
the Factors That Influence It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
Sara D. Hodges, Karyn L. Lewis, and William Ickes
Part V. Support, Communication, and Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Chapter 13. Social Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
Marci E. J. Gleason and Masumi Iida
Chapter 14. Communication in Personal Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371
Anita L. Vangelisti
Chapter 15. Power and Social Influence in Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393
Jeffry A. Simpson, Allison K. Farrell, M. Minda Oriña, and
Alexander J. Rothman
Chapter 16. Power: Past Findings, Present Considerations, and Future Directions . . . . . .421
Adam D. Galinsky, Derek D. Rucker, and Joe C. Magee
Part VI. Friendship, Love, and Sexuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Chapter 17. Friendship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .463
Daniel Perlman, Nan L. Stevens, and Rodrigo J. Carcedo
Chapter 18. Love: Conceptualization and Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495
Beverley Fehr
Chapter 19. Sexuality and Same-Sex Sexuality in Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .523
Lisa M. Diamond
Part VII. Maintenance, Strife, and Dissolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555
Chapter 20. Why Marriages Change Over Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .557
Benjamin R. Karney
Chapter 21. Relationship Maintenance and Dissolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .581
Christopher R. Agnew and Laura E. VanderDrift
Chapter 22. Established and Emerging Perspectives on Violence in
Intimate Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .605
Kim Bartholomew, Rebecca J. Cobb, and Donald G. Dutton
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .631
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Editorial Board
EDIToRS-In-CHIEF
Mario Mikulincer, PhD, Professor, New School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center
Herzliya, Israel
Phillip R. Shaver, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, University
of California, Davis
ASSoCIATE EDIToRS
Volume 1
Eugene Borgida, PhD, Morse-Alumni Distinguished Professor, Department of
Psychology, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, Minneapolis
John A. Bargh, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, Yale University,
New Haven, CT
Volume 2
John F. Dovidio, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, Yale University, New
Haven, CT
Jeffry A. Simpson, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of
Minnesota–Twin Cities, Minneapolis
Volume 3
Jeffry A. Simpson, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of
Minnesota–Twin Cities, Minneapolis
John F. Dovidio, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, Yale University, New
Haven, CT
Volume 4
M. Lynne Cooper, PhD, Curators’ Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences,
University of Missouri, Columbia
Randy J. Larsen, PhD, William R. Stuckenberg Professor, Department of Psychology,
Washington University, Saint Louis, MO
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