Relationship Maintenance
Theory, Process, and Context
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Part of Advances in Personal Relationships
- Editors:
- Brian G. Ogolsky, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- J. Kale Monk, University of Missouri
- Date Published: December 2019
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Relationship maintenance encompasses a wide range of activities that partners use to preserve their relationships. Despite the importance of these efforts, considerably more empirical focus has been devoted to starting (i.e. initiation) and ending (i.e. dissolution) relationships than on maintaining them. In this volume, internationally renowned scholars from a variety of disciplines describe diverse sets of relationship maintenance efforts in order to show why some relationships endure, whereas others falter. By focusing on 'what to do' rather than 'what not to do' in relationships, this book paints a more comprehensive picture of the forms, functions, and contexts of relationship maintenance. It is essential reading for scholars and students in psychology, communication, human development and family science, sociology, and couple/marriage and family therapy.
Read more- Proposes an integrative and expansive view of relationship maintenance
- Addresses existing gaps in the literature to offer readers unique insight into adaptive relational processes over the course of relationship development
- Provides a multidisciplinary view to advance relationship science, with perspectives from social psychology, communication, sociology, developmental science, family studies, couple and family therapy, and clinical psychology represented in the volume
Awards
- Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2020, Choice Reviews.
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'Focusing on the 'sine qua non' of relationships, this volume is a must-read for anyone interested in the who, what, when, why, and how of maintaining relationships. Leading researchers from a diverse range of fields expertly review the latest theories and research, address provocative questions, and provide agendas for future research.' René M. Dailey, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, University of Texas, Austin
See more reviews'The editors have assembled an impressive collection of premier scholars of relationship science to explicate a broad range of issues and topics in what is perhaps the most vital of all relationship processes. This book is a vital resource for students, researchers, and clinicians looking into relationship maintenance and its coming of age.' Chris Segrin, Professor and Head of the Department of Communication, University of Arizona
'Understanding why couples stay together may be the key to helping adults and children reach their full potential because positive and stable relationships benefit everyone. This is an invaluable volume for students, and senior researchers are sure to be inspired by its depth and breadth.' Claire Kamp Dush, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science, Ohio State University
'It is obvious that humans are fascinated by the beginnings and endings of relationships, but so much of what matters lies in the dynamics of relationship maintenance. Research exists, but this topic is rarely given center stage. The editors draw together an abundance of scholars to review how couples 'keep it goin' on'.' Scott Stanley, Research Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Center for Marital and Family Studies, University of Denver
'This interdisciplinary volume edited by Ogolsky (Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) and Monk (Univ. or Missouri) provides an important, up-to-date account of the theoretical and research traditions that explain the processes and context used to preserve romantic relationships … Focusing on recent research and written by acknowledged experts in the field, this ably constructed, well-organized review and critique is a must for any academic library serving scholars and clinicians working in this area of social psychology.' K. M. McKinley, Choice
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- Date Published: December 2019
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781108331142
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction:
1. Maintaining the literature on relationship maintenance Brian G. Ogolsky and J. Kale Monk
Part II. Theories of Relationship Maintenance:
2. Interdependence perspectives on relationship maintenance Laura E. VanderDrift and Christopher Agnew
3. An evolutionary, life history theory perspective on relationship maintenance Ethan S. Young and Jeffry A. Simpson
4. Relationship maintenance from an attachment perspective Juwon Lee, Gery C. Karantzas, Omri Gillath and R. Chris Fraley
5. Uncertainty perspectives on relationship maintenance Jennifer A. Theiss
6. The self-expansion model and relationship maintenance Xiaomeng Xu, Gary Lewandowski, Jr and Arthur Aron
Part III. Processes of Relationship Maintenance:
7. Communication and relationship maintenance Laura Stafford
8. Attributions, forgiveness, and gratitude as relationship maintenance processes James K. McNulty and Alexander Dugas
9. Social networks and relationship maintenance Susan Sprecher, Diane Felmlee, Jeffrey E. Stokes and Brandon McDaniel
10. Dyadic coping as relationship maintenance Ashley K. Randall and Shelby Messerschmitt-Coen
11. Conflict management and problem solving as relationship maintenance Karena Leo, Feea R. Leifker, Donald H. Baucom and Brian R. W. Baucom
12. Sex as relationship maintenance Emily A. Impett, Amy Muise and Natalie O. Rosen
13. Accuracy and bias in relationship maintenance Edward P. Lemay, Jr and Nadya Teneva
Part IV. The Social Context of Relationship Maintenance:
14. Gender and race perspectives on relationship maintenance Katherine Fiori and Amy Rauer
15. Relationship maintenance across cultural groups Stanley O. Gaines, Jr and Nelli Ferenczi
16. Relationship maintenance in the age of technology John P. Caughlin and Ningxin Wang
17. Relationship maintenance across the life course Amy Rauer and Christine Proulx
18. Relationship maintenance in couple therapy and relationship education Amber Vennum, Jeremy Kanter and Joyce Baptist
Part V. Conclusion:
19. Relationship maintenance reprise and reflections: past, present and future Daniel Perlman
Index.
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