The Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships

I. RELATIONSHIPS: THE WEB OF LIFE. 1. First Relationships. 2. Relationships and Health. II. RELATIONSHIP SCIENCE. 3. The Development of Relationship Science. 4. The Concept of Relationship. 5. Varieties of Relationship. III. RELATIONSHIP INITIATION AND DEVELOPMENT. 6. Birth of a Relationship. 7. Relationship Growth and Maintenance. IV. RELATIONSHIP PROCESSES. 8. Cognitive Processes. 9. Affective Processes. 10. Dispositional Influences. V. MATING RELATIONSHIPS. 11. Love. 12. Mate Selection and Sex. VI. RELATIONSHIPS OVER TIME. 13. Satisfaction and Stability. 14. Intervention and Dissolution.

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Ellen S. Berscheid, Regents' Professor of Psychology Emerita, University of Minnesota Pamela C. Regan, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles

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This textbook provides an integrated and organized foundation for students seeking a brief but comprehensive introduction to the field of relationship science.

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Part 1: Relationships: The Web of Life 1. First Relationships 2. Relationships and Health Part 2: Relationship Science 3. The Development of Relationship Science 4. The Concept of Relationship 5. Varieties of Relationship Part 3: Relationship Initiation and Development 6. Birth of a Relationship 7. Relationship Growth and Maintenance Part 4: Relationship Processes 8. Cognitive Processes 9. Affective Processes 10. Dispositional Influences Part 5: Mating Relationships 11. Love 12. Mate Selection and Sex Part 6: Relationships over Time 13. Satisfaction and Stability 14. Intervention and Dissolution