The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Couples and Family Relationships (eBook)
512 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-5409-6 (ISBN)
"Perhaps as never before, models of couples and families are changing dramatically in the 21st century. This remarkable and timely collection brings it all together, from description of societal trends to psychological studies of communication, affect, and cognition to implications for health, intervention, and policy. Noller and Karantzas have assembled an outstanding, up-to-date collection of theoretically grounded, empirically rich chapters. This volume is likely to end up one of the most well-worn books on your desk."
Harry Reis, University of Rochester
"This volume provides important, state-of-the art commentaries on the psychological, interpersonal, and social issues that face couples and families. Noller and Karantzas have assembled an excellent group of contributors who skillfully articulate current trends in scholarship and who apply research findings to practical concerns associated with treatment and policy. This is a must read for anyone interested in couple and family relationships."
Anita L. Vangelisti, University of Texas at Austin
The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Couples and Family Relationships offers keen insights into ways to confront the unique challenges of relationships in 21st-century Western society. Original contributions from an international cast of leading relationship researchers, practitioners, educators, and policy makers link research, policy, and practice to reflect the most up-to-date knowledge of the myriad issues surrounding contemporary relationships. Themes explored include family structure versus functioning; attachment theory; divorce and family breakdown; communication and conflict; self-regulation, partner regulation, and behavior change; care-giving and parenting; relationship education; and therapy and policy implications. In addition to tackling issues of love, sex, and intimacy, a number of authors focus on specific interventions that can be utilized by professionals in assisting clients achieve more fulfilling relationships.
This handbook is an invaluable resource for counselors, therapists, and others involved in helping couples and families to survive in the current social context.
Patricia Noller is Professor Emeritus, University of Queensland. She has published extensively in the areas of marital and family relationships, and adult attachment. Dr. Noller is also a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the National Council on Family Relationships (USA). Gery C. Karantzas is Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Deakin University, and Convenor of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) Psychology of Relationships Interest Group. He has published numerous studies in the area of close personal relationships with a specific interest in investigating couple and family relationships during transitions and in adult attachment.
List of Contributors xi
Introduction 1
Patricia Noller and Gery C. Karantzas
Part I Trends in Couple and Family Relationships 9
1 From Form to Function 11
Ruth Weston, Lixia Qu, and Alan Hayes
2 Social Trends and their Impact on Couple and Family Relationships 25
David de Vaus
3 Changing American Families in the 21st Century 36
Suzanne M. Bianchi, Sara B. Raley, and Lynne M. Casper
Part II Families across the Lifespan 49
4 The Role of the Family across the Lifespan 51
Toni C. Antonucci, Kristin M. Wong, and Sarah Trinh
5 Parents and Adolescents 66
Ross B. Wilkinson
6 Family Caregiving 82
Gery C. Karantzas
7 Late-Life Transitions and Interventions 97
Kathleen Piercy
Part III Communication and Conflict Processes in Couples and Families 113
8 Conflict Avoidance in Families 115
John P. Caughlin, Jennifer L. Hardesty, and Ashley V. Middleton
9 Conflict in Family Relationships 129
Patricia Noller
10 Demand-Withdraw Communication in Couples 144
Kathleen A. Eldridge and Brian Baucom
Part IV Individual Differences Perspectives on Intimacy, Love, and Caregiving 159
11 Adult Attachment and Sexuality 161
Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer
12 Sexual Dysfunction in Intimate Heterosexual Relationships 175
Denisa Goldhammer and Marita P. McCabe
13 Regulating Incentives and Threats in Close Relationships 193
Shelly L. Gable
14 Attachment and Caregiving 207
Melanie Canterberry and Omri Gillath
Part V Cognitive and Affective Processes in Couple Relationships 221
15 Attachment Insecurities and Relationship Self-Regulation 223
ZoEURe J. Hazelwood
16 The Costs and Benefits of Trying to Change Intimate Partners 234
Nickola C. Overall
17 Through the Eyes of Love 248
Garth J. O. Fletcher and Patrick S. G. Kerr
18 Betrayal and Forgiveness in Couple Relationships 259
Julie Fitness
Part VI Education and Intervention in Couple and Family Relationships 271
19 Taking it to the Streets (and Information Super Highways) 273
W. Kim Halford and Samira Hayes
20 Relationship Education 289
Judith A. Feeney and Jennifer Fitzgerald
21 A Common Factors Perspective of Relationship Counseling 305
Ruth Ingrid Sturmey, Patricia Noller, and Gery C. Karantzas
22 The Efficacy of Evidence-Based Couple Therapy 320
Peter Howell
23 Surviving Trauma 333
Susan M. Johnson and Kathryn D. Rheem
24 Children's Adjustment after Parental Separation 345
Susie Sweeper
Part VII Interpersonal Processes, Families, and Mental Health 361
25 Depression and Self-Harming in Adolescence 363
Kerryn Hurd and Patricia Noller
26 Attachment and Depression Across the Transition to Parenthood 377
Jeffry A. Simpson, W. Steven Rholes, and Sandra Shallcross
27 Recent Advances in Research on Social Support in Couples 392
Carolyn E. Cutrona
28 Chronic Illness and Relationships 406
Gery C. Karantzas, Marita P. McCabe, and Sian F. Cole
Part VIII Implications for Policy 421
29 Promoting Positive Pathways for Youth and Young Adults to Healthy Relationships and Marriages 423
Alan J. Hawkins
30 Improving Child and Family Outcomes through a Collaborative Service Model 437
Michael White and Gail Winkworth
31 Are Governments and Marriage Strange Bedfellows? 453
W. Kim Halford and Elizabeth van Acker
Part IX Integration and Conclusion 467
32 Common Themes in Couple and Family Relationship Research and Practice 469
Gery C. Karantzas and Patricia Noller
Index 481
"I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in
the factors and processes that affect relationships and who would
like a book that thoroughly describes the most recent research and
applications of relevant theories." (Journal of
Mental Health, 1 March 2014)
"Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division
undergraduates through faculty and professionals."
(Choice, 1 September 2012)
Perhaps as never before, models of couples and families are
changing dramatically in the 21st century. This remarkable and
timely collection brings it all together, from description of
societal trends to psychological studies of communication, affect,
and cognition to implications for health, intervention, and policy.
Noller and Karantzas have assembled an outstanding, up-to-date
collection of theoretically grounded, empirically rich chapters.
This volume is likely to end up one of the most well-worn books on
your desk.
-Harry Reis, University of Rochester
This volume provides important, state-of-the art commentaries on
the psychological, interpersonal, and social issues that face
couples and families. Noller and Karantzas have assembled an
excellent group of contributors who skillfully articulate current
trends in scholarship and who apply research findings to practical
concerns associated with treatment and policy. This is a must read
for anyone interested in couple and family relationships.
-Anita L. Vangelisti, University of Texas at Austin
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.12.2011 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Familien- / Systemische Therapie |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
Schlagworte | Psychologie • Psychology • Relationships, Marriage & Family • Zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen, Ehe u. Familie |
ISBN-10 | 1-4443-5409-4 / 1444354094 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4443-5409-6 / 9781444354096 |
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