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Positive approaches to optimal relationship development /

"How can we get the most out of our close relationships? Research in the area of personal relationships continues to grow, but most prior work has emphasized how to overcome negative aspects. This volume demonstrates that a good relationship is more than simply the absence of a bad relationship...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Knee, C. Raymond (Editor), Reis, Harry T. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Series:Advances in personal relationships (Cambridge, England)
Subjects:
Intimacy (Psychology)
Interpersonal relations.
Attachment behavior.
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Table of Contents:
  • Promoting intimacy: strategies suggested by the appetitive side / Harry T. Reis, David C. de Jong, Karisa Y. Lee, Stephanie D. O'Keefe and Brett J. Peters
  • Optimal relationships as mutual fulfillment of self-determination theory's basic psychological needs / C. Raymond Knee, Benjamin W. Hadden and Zachary Baker
  • Attachment theory as a framework for the promotion of optimal relationships / Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver
  • The self-expansion model and optimal relationship development / Xiaomeng Xu, Gary W. Lewandowski Jr., and Arthur Aron
  • Capitalization: the good news about close relationships / Shelly L. Gable and Jason F. Anderson
  • The positive implications of sex for relationships / Amy Muise, James J. Kim, James K. McNulty and Emily A. Impett
  • The power of diagnostic situations: how support and conflict can foster growth and security / Nickola C. Overall, Yuthika U. Girme, and Jeffry A. Simpson
  • The role of passion in optimal relationships / Robert J. Vallerand and Noémie Carbonneau
  • The dyadic nature of ideal and partner perceptions in romantic relationships / Lorne Campbell and Sarah Moroz
  • For it is in giving that we receive: the benefits of sacrifice in relationships / Lisa C. Day and Emily A. Impett
  • For better or worse: compassionate goals create good relationships in good times and bad / Jennifer Crocker and Amy Canevello
  • Synchrony in positive social relationships / Tanya Vacharkulksemsuk
  • Effective interventions for optimal relationships / Justin A. Lavner and Thomas N. Bradbury
  • Forgiveness interventions for optimal close relationships: problems and prospects / Frank D. Fincham, Ross May and Steven R.H. Beach
  • Brief interventions to strengthen relationships and prevent dissolution / Jaci L. Rolffs and Ronald D. Rogge.