Psychology of interpersonal perception and relationships / Andrea Rennolds, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rennolds, Andrea, editor.

Series:

Psychology of emotions, motivations, and actions series.

Psychology of emotions, motivations and actions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations.

Social perception.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Romantic relationships play a crucial role in individuals' lives, for better and for worse. All romantic relationships encounter their share of challenges that can influence relationship satisfaction from one day to the next. This book provides topics on the psychology of relationships and interpersonal perception. Some of the topics included are the science of improving relationships; the effect of attractiveness and a good sense of humor in relationships; perceptions of reproductive potential and personality traits; and an evolutionary perspective on characteristics of physical attractivenes

Contents:

""PSYCHOLOGY OF INTERPERSONAL PERCEPTION AND RELATIONSHIPS""; ""PSYCHOLOGY OF INTERPERSONAL PERCEPTION AND RELATIONSHIPS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: The Science of Improving Relationships""; ""Abstract""; ""Relationship Education""; ""The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP)""; ""The Self-Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (Self-PREP)""; ""Coping Enhancement Training (CET)""; ""Couples Coping Enhancement Training (CCET)""; ""The Minnesota Couple Communication Program (MCCP)""

""Improving Healthy Relationships""""Self-Expansion""; ""Self-Change""; ""Focus on Positive Events""; ""Relationship Skills""; ""Communication""; ""Conflict Resolution""; ""Partner Knowledge""; ""Sex and Romance""; ""Stress Management""; ""Life Skills""; ""Self-Management""; ""Relationships in Distress""; ""Behavioral Couple Therapy (BCT)""; ""Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy (CBCT)""; ""Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT)""; ""Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)""; ""Insight-Oriented Therapy (IOT)""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""

""Chapter 2: Face-ism and Body-ism in Social Network Profile Pictures: Perceptions of Reproductive Potential and Personality Traits""""1The Media School, Indiana University, Bloomington, US""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Images As Self-Representation""; ""Study 1: The Explicit Consequences of Face-ism for Women in Photographs""; ""Big Five Personality Traits and Camera Shot Length""; ""Method""; ""Discussion""; ""Study 3: Implicit Association Tests""; ""Hypotheses Testing""; ""Procedure and Data Preparation""; ""Findings""; ""Discussion""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""

""Chapter 3: Exploring the Relationship Between Attractiveness and a Good Sense of Humour""""Abstract""; ""The Evolutionary Origins of Humour""; ""The Attractiveness of Humour""; ""Humour as a Signal of Genetic Quality""; ""The Importance of Relationship Context""; ""Testing the Importance of Modality and Relationship Context""; ""Sex Differences in Humour Appreciation""; ""The Relationship Between Funniness and Flirtatiouness""; ""Ratings of Attractiveness and Humour Style""; ""Testing the Attractiveness of Aggressive and Affiliative Humour""

""Future Directions on the Attractiveness of Humour""""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Effect of the Experimental Manipulation of Status-Revealing Contextual Cues on Male Attractiveness""; ""Cardiff Metropolitan University,""; ""Department of Applied Psychology,""; ""School of Health Sciences, UK""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""�The art of Dadliness�""; ""�Material Girl�""; ""�Putting on the Ritz�""; ""�Sharp Dressed Man�""; ""�Baby You Can Drive my Car�""; ""�Who Lives in a House Like This�""; ""�Different Strokes for Different Folks�""

""Conclusion and Future Directions""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63463-145-5

OCLC:

895661377