The Cambridge handbook of personal relationships / edited by Anita L. Vangelisti and Daniel Perlman.

pt. I. Introduction. Personal relationships : an introduction / Daniel Perlman, Anita L. Vangelisti -- pt. II. Foundations for studying relationships. The seven seas of the study of personal relationships : from "the thousand islands" to interconnected waterways / Daniel Perlman, Steve Duck -- Theoretical perspectives in the study of close relationships / John H. Harvey, Amy Wenzel -- Research methods for the study of personal relationships / Mahnaz Charania, William J. Ickes -- Advances in data analytic approaches for relationships research : the broad utility of hierarchical linear modeling / Deborah A. Kashy, Lorne Campbell, David W. Harris -- Relationship typologies / C. Arthur VanLear, Ascan Koerner, Donna M. Allen -- pt. III. Development of relationships. From courtship to universal properties : research on dating and mate selection, 1950-2003 / Catherine A. Surra, Christine R. Gray, Tyfany M.J. Boettcher, Nathan R. Cottle, Adam R. West -- The affective structure of marriage / John P. Caughlin, Ted L. Huston -- Divorce and postdivorce relationships / Marilyn Coleman, Lawrence Ganong, Kim Leon -- pt. IV. Relationships across the life span. Relationships in early and middle childhood / Willard W. Hartup -- Personal relationships in adolescence and early adulthood / W. Andrew Collins, Stephanie D. Madsen -- Close relationships in middle and late adulthood / Rosemary Blieszner -- pt. V. Individual differences. Personality and relationships : a temperament perspective / Jeffry A. Simpson, Heike A. Winterheld, Jennie Y. Chen -- Attachment theory, individual psychodynamics, and relationship functioning / Phillip R. Shaver, Mario Mikulincer -- "His" and "her" relationships? : a review of the empirical evidence / Emily A. Impett, Letitia Anne Peplau -- The intimate same-sex relationships of sexual minorities / Lisa M. Diamond -- Family relationships and depression / Deborah J. Jones, Steven R.H. Beach, Frank D. Fincham -- pt. VI. Basic processes. Communication : basic properties and their relevance to relationship research / Alan L. Sillars, Anita L. Vangelisti -- Social cognition in intimate relationships / Garth J.O. Fletcher, Nickola C. Overall, Myron D. Friesen -- Emotion in theories of close relationships / Sally Planalp, Julie Fitness, Beverley Fehr -- Physiology and interpersonal relationships / Timothy J. Loving, Kathi L. Heffner, Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser -- pt. VII. Interactive processes. Self-disclosure in personal relationships / Kathryn Greene, Valerian J. Derlega, Alicia Mathews -- Close relationships and social support : implications for the measurement of social support / Barbara R. Sarason, Irwin G. Sarason -- Understanding couple conflict / Galena H. Kline, Nicole D. Pleasant, Sarah W. Whitton, Howard J. Markman -- Sexuality in close relationships / Susan Sprecher, F. Scott Christopher, Rodney Cate -- pt. VIII. Threats to relationships. Loneliness and social isolation / Jenny de Jong Gierveld, Theo van Tilburg, Pearl A. Dykstra -- Stress in couples : the process of dyadic coping / Carolyn E. Cutrona, Kelli A. Gardner -- Lying and deception in close relationships / Mark L. Knapp -- Temptations and threat : extradyadic relations and jealousy / Abraham P. Buunk, Pieternel Dijkstra -- Violence and abuse in personal relationships : conflict, terrror, and resistance in intimate partnerships / Michael P. Johnson -- pt. IX. Relational qualities. Relationship satisfaction / Frank D. Fincham, Steven R.H. Beach -- Romantic love / Arthur Aron, Helen E. Fisher, Greg Strong -- Commitment / Caryl E. Rusbult, Michael K. Coolsen, Jeffrey L. Kirchner, Jennifer A. Clarke -- Intimacy in personal relationships / Jean-Philippe Laurenceau, Brighid M. Kleinman -- pt. X. Context. Social networks and personal communities / Graham Allan -- Relationships in home and community environments : a transactional dialectic analysis / Barbara B. Brown, Carol M. Werner, Irwin Altman -- Relationships, culture, and social change / Robin Goodwin, Urmila Pillay -- Personal relationships on and off the Internet / Jeffrey Boase, Barry Wellman -- pt. XI. Maintenance and repair of relationships. Maintaining relationships / Daniel J. Canary, Marianne Dainton -- The treatment of relationship distress : theoretical perspectives and empirical findings / Donald H. Baucom, Norman B. Epstein, Susan Stanton -- pt. XII. Conclusion. Bringing it all together : a theoretical approach / Patricia Noller.