Handbook of relationship initiation / edited by Susan Sprecher, Amy Wenzel, and John Harvey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sprecher, Susan, 1955-

Contributor:

Wenzel, Amy.

Harvey, John H., 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations.

Man-woman relationships.

Physical Description:

xvi, 577 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Psychology Press, [2008]

Summary:

The Handbook of Relationship Initiation is the first volume to focus specifically on the very beginning stage of relationships-their origin. In this handbook, leading scholars on relationships review the literature on various processes related to the initiation of relationships: how people meet, communicate for the first time, and begin to define themselves as being in a relationship. Topics include attraction, mate selection, influence of social networks on relationship initiation, initiation over the Internet, hook-ups among young adults, and flirting and opening gambits. In addition, the dark side of relationship initiation is considered, including unwanted relationship pursuit and barriers to relationship initiation including social anxiety.

This volume provides an overdue synthesis of the literature on this topic. It is especially timely in view of the growing prevalence of relationship initiation online, through matchmaking and other social networking sites, which has increased awareness that science can be used to understand, create, and facilitate compatible matching.

This handbook provides an essential resource for an interdisciplinary range of researchers and students who study relationships, including social psychologists, communication scientists, and scholars of marriage and the family.

Contents:

1 Have We Met Before?: A Conceptual Model of First Romantic Encounters / Carrie A. Bredow, Rodney M. Cate, Ted L. Huston 3

2 Friendship Formation / Beverley Fehr 29

3 An Evolutionary Perspective on Mate Choice and Relationship Initiation / David P. Schmitt 55

4 Attachment Theory and Research: A Special Focus on Relationship Initiation / Gary Creasey, Patricia Jarvis 75

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 / Michael R. Cunningham, Anita P. Barbee 97

6 Uncertainty and Relationship Initiation / Leanne K. Knobloch, Laura E. Miller 121

7 Information Seeking in the Initial Stages of Relational Development / Walid A. Afifi, Alysa A. Lucas 135

8 Self-Disclosure and Starting a Close Relationship / Valerian J. Derlega, Barbara A. Winstead, Kathryn Greene 153

9 On Becoming "More Than Friends": The Transition from Friendship to Romantic Relationship / Laura K. Guerrero, Paul A. Mongeau 175

Section III Diverse Contexts of Relationship Initiation

10 The Social and Physical Environment of Relationship Initiation: An Interdependence Analysis / Ximena B. Arriaga, Christopher R. Agnew, Nicole M. Capezza, Justin J. Lehmiller 197

11 Speed-Dating: A Powerful and Flexible Paradigm for Studying Romantic Relationship Initiation / Paul W. Eastwick, Eli J. Finkel 217

12 MySpace or Your Place: Relationship Initiation and Development in the Wired and Wireless World / Katelyn Y. A. McKenna (Yael Kaynan) 235

13 TheBusinessofLove.com: Relationship Initiation at Internet Matchmaking Services / Susan Sprecher, Pepper Schwartz, John Harvey, Elaine Hatfield 249

Section IV Attraction and Other Emotions in Relationship Initiation

14 Attraction and the Initiation of Relationships: A Review of the Empirical Literature / William G. Graziano, Jennifer Weisho Bruce 269

15 Insider Perspectives on Attraction / Susan Sprecher, Diane Felmlee 297

16 Falling in Love / Arthur Aron, Helen E. Fisher, Greg Strong, Bianca Acevedo, Suzanne Riela, Irene Tsapelas 315

17 Satisfaction, Love, and Respect in the Initiation of Romantic Relationships / Susan S. Hendrick, Clyde Hendrick 337

18 The Emotional Landscape of Romantic Relationship Initiation / Sandra Metts, Sylvia L. Mikucki 353

Section V Challenges and Problematic Relationship Initiation

19 Hookups: A Facilitator or a Barrier to Relationship Initiation and Intimacy Development? / Elizabeth L. Paul, Amy Wenzel, John Harvey 375

20 Romantic Relationship Initiation Following Relationship Dissolution / Mark A. Fine, Tina A. Coffelt, Loreen N. Olson 391

21 "Thanks, but No Thanks..." The Occurrence and Management of Unwanted Relationship Pursuit / William R. Cupach, Brian H. Spitzberg 409

22 Emotional Disturbances and the Initial Stages of Relationship Development: Processes and Consequences of Social Anxiety and Depression / Amy Wenzel, Todd B. Kashdan 425

Section VI Cognitions, Beliefs, and Memories About Relationship Initiation

23 "So How Did You Two Meet?" Narratives of Relationship Initiation / Lindsay Custer, Diane Holmberg, Karen Blair, Terri L. Orbuch 453

24 Relationship Beliefs and Their Role in Romantic Relationship Initiation / C. Raymond Knee, Amber L. Bush 471

25 The Role of Ideal Standards in Relationship Initiation Processes / SiSi Tran, Jeffry A. Simpson, Garth J. O. Fletcher 487

26 Perceptions of Goals and Motives in Romantic Relationships / Glenn D. Reeder 499

27 Ending the Beginning of Relationships / Daniel Perlman 517.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780805861600

0805861602

9780805861594

0805861599

OCLC:

220419972