The Science of the Couple

This volume brings together the latest research on couple functioning from the perspectives of social and personality psychology, neurobiology, health, and clinical psychology. It provides essential reading for social psychologists, clinicians, and anyone with an interest in the dynamics interpersonal relationships.

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

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.