Contents
Preface
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Introduction
Part I.
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Comparative and Developmental Perspectives
1. Predictability and Control in Relationships: A Perspective from
Animal Behavior
D. W. Rajecki
Dominance Relations
Advantages and Compensations of Hierarchies
Comparative Social Psychology
Xenophobia
Conclusion, Generalization, and Speculation
2. Compatibility in Parent-Infant Relationships: Origins and
Processes
Michael E. Lamb and Kathleen E. Gilbride
The Dynamics and Ontogeny of Parent-Infant Interaction
Influences on the Compatibility of Infant-Earent Relationships
Extreme Incompatibility: A Case Study of Child Maltreatment
Conclusion
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3. Compatibility and Incompatibility in Children's Peer and Sibling
Relationships
Wyndol Furman
Sociometric Status
Friendships
Sibling Relationships
Friendships and Sibling Relationships
The Concept of Compatibility
Part II.
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Behavioral Interdependence: Social Exchange
4. Equity and Intimate Relations: Recent Research
Elaine Hatfield, Jane Traupmann, Susan Sprecher, Mary Utne, and
Julia Hay
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Equity Theory: An Overview
Specific Equity Hypotheses for Intimate Relationships
A Review of Existing Research
Summary and Discussion
The Future of Equity Research
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5. Implications of Relationship Type for Understanding
Compatibility
Margaret S. Clark
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Two Types of Relationships: Communal and Exchange
Implications of the Communal/Exchange Distinction for
Compatibility
Conclusion
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Emotional Interdependence
6. Compatibility, Interdependence, and Emotion
Ellen Berscheid
The Anatomy of a Relationship
Close Relationships
Compatible Relationships
Close Relationships and Compatible Relationships
Compatibility and the Endurance of Relationships
Compatible Relationships and Healthy Relationships
Summary
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7. Incompatibility, Loneliness, and "Limerence"
Phillip Shaver and Cindy Hazan
Incompatibility Defined
Desire and Emotion
Loneliness and Social Needs
Limerence: Fantasy Meets Reality
Issues for Research
Conclusion
Part IV.
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Personality and Cognitive Interdependence
8. Sex-Role Influences on Compatibility in Relationships
William Ickes
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Sex Roles and Dyadic Compatibility in the Laboratory
A Theoretical Integration
Sex Roles and Marital Satisfaction: Survey Research
Further Implications for Theory and Research
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9. The Role of the Self in the Initiation and Course of Social
Interaction
Harry T. Reis
Three Sources of the Impact of the Self
Two Examples of the Impact of the Self on the Course of Social
Conduct
Compatibility: The Interdependence of Two Selves
10. Marital Compatibility and Mutual Identity Confirmation
Roger M. Knudson
Interpersonal-Interactionist Approaches
The Development of the Self
A Brief Glance at Mutual Reality Maintenance in Transgenerational
Perspective
11. Cognitive Interdependence in Close Relationships
Daniel M. Wegner, Toni Giuliano, and Paula T. Hertel
Interdependent Cognition
Transactive Memory Processes
Transactive Memory Structures
Transactive Memory and Intimate Life
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12. Interpersonal Perception in Relationships
Alan L. Sillars
Distinctive Aspects of Personal Relationships
Attribution and Compatibility
Understanding and Compatibility
Conclusion
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Perspectives on Marital Interaction
13. Compatibility in Marriage and Other Close Relationships
George Levinger and Marylyn Rands
Theoretical Analysis
Compatibility in Mate Selection
Compatibility in Marriage
Conclusion
14. Assessment and Treatment of Incompatible Marital
Relationships
William C. Follette and Neil S. Jacobson
Marital Therapy
Current Issues
Conclusion
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Author Index
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Subject Index
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