Handbook of relationship initiation /
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| Author / Creator: | Sprecher, Susan, 1955- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Psychology Press, c2008. |
| Description: | xvi, 577 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7249024 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- List of Contributors
- Section I. Introduction
- 1. Have We Met Before?: A Conceptual Model of First Romantic Encounters
- 2. Friendship Formation
- 3. An Evolutionary Perspective on Mate Choice and Relationship Initiation
- 4. Attachment Theory and Research: A Special Focus on Relationship Initiation
- Section II. The Process of Relationship Initiation
- 5. Prelude to a Kiss: Nonverbal Flirting, Opening Gambits, and Other Communication Dynamics in the Initiation of Romantic Relationships
- 6. Uncertainty and Relationship Initiation
- 7. Information Seeking in the Initial Stages of Relational Development
- 8. Self-Disclosure and Starting a Close Relationship
- 9. On Becoming "More Than Friends": The Transition from Friendship to Romantic Relationship
- Section III. Diverse Contexts of Relationship Initiation
- 10. The Social and Physical Environment of Relationship Initiation: An Interdependence Analysis
- 11. Speed-Dating: A Powerful and Flexible Paradigm for Studying Romantic Relationship Initiation
- 12. MySpace or Your Place: Relationship Initiation and Development in the Wired and Wireless World
- 13. TheBusinessofLove.com: Relationship Initiation at Internet Matchmaking Services
- Section IV. Attraction and Other Emotions in Relationship Initiation
- 14. Attraction and the Initiation of Relationships: A Review of the Empirical Literature
- 15. Insider Perspectives on Attraction
- 16. Falling in Love
- 17. Satisfaction, Love, and Respect in the Initiation of Romantic Relationships
- 18. The Emotional Landscape of Romantic Relationship Initiation
- Section V. Challenges and Problematic Relationship Initiation
- 19. Hookups: A Facilitator or a Barrier to Relationship Initiation and Intimacy Development?
- 20. Romantic Relationship Initiation Following Relationship Dissolution
- 21. "Thanks, but No Thanks..." The Occurrence and Management of Unwanted Relationship Pursuit
- 22. Emotional Disturbances and the Initial Stages of Relationship Development: Processes and Consequences of Social Anxiety and Depression
- Section VI. Cognitions, Beliefs, and Memories About Relationship Initiation
- 23. "So How Did You Two Meet?" Narratives of Relationship Initiation
- 24. Relationship Beliefs and Their Role in Romantic Relationship Initiation
- 25. The Role of Ideal Standards in Relationship Initiation Processes
- 26. Perceptions of Goals and Motives in Romantic Relationships
- Section VII. Commentary
- 27. Ending the Beginning of Relationships
- Name Index
- Subject Index
