Research handbook on couple and family relationships / edited by Nickola C. Overall (Professor of Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Auckland, New Zealand), Jeffry A. Simpson (Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota), and Justin A. Lavner (Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, USA).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Overall, Nickola, editor.

Simpson, Jeffry, editor.

Lavner, Justin, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Research handbooks on social psychology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families.

Interpersonal relations.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (436 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar, 2025.

Summary:

"This Research Handbook facilitates the integration between two substantial yet often separated fields: the study of couple relationships and the study of family relationships. An array of expert contributors provide an up-to-date understanding of these important bonds, highlighting opportunities for consolidation and growth and identifying new avenues of research. The Research Handbook on Couple and Family Relationships examines 12 major themes, each addressed in two companion chapters: one from the perspective of couple research and the other from the perspective of family research. Chapter authors outline different factors that influence couple and family relationships, including individual characteristics such as attachment, personality, depression, and gender roles; relational processes including responsiveness, emotion expression, and conflict; and external influences such as stress, financial strain, discrimination, and minority stress. The companion treatment of these topics reveals key similarities and differences in the theories and methods used to study couple and family relationships, pointing toward potential advancements within each area of research. Adopting an innovative cross-disciplinary approach, this Research Handbook is invaluable to students and academics specializing in relationship, family, and gender scholarship, as well as social, developmental, and clinical psychology. Its insights into couple and family relationships are also of interest to mental health and social work practitioners and policymakers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to the research handbook on couple and familyrelationships / Nickola C. Overall, Jeffry A. Simpson, and Justin A. Lavner

Characteristics of individuals within couple and family relationships

2. Attachment in couple relationships / Paula R. Pietromonaco, Yuthika U. Girme, and Jeffry A. Simpson

3. Attachment in family relationships: An overview and appreciative critique of theory and research / Ashley M. Groh, Madeline M. Patrick, and Tingyan Liu

4. Personality in couple relationships / Janina L. Bühler and Louisa Scheling

5. Personality and temperament in family relationships / Liliana J. Lengua, Lindsey M. Green, Lisa Shimomaeda, and Caitlin M. Stavish

6. Depression in couple relationships: Reciprocal associations, generalizability, and potential applications / Danielle M. Weber, Mark A. Whisman, and Steven R. H. Beach

7. Depression in family relationships: Towards an understanding of transactional associations in the intergenerational transmission ofdepression / Sherryl H. Goodman

8. Gender and gender roles in couple relationships: Gender differences as the product of cultural scripts and inequities / Matthew D. Hammond

9. Gender and gender roles in family relationships / Joyce J. Endendijk and Christel M. Portengen

Relational processes in couple and familyrelationships

10. Responsiveness in couple relationships: A model of its elicitation, enactment, and experience / Harry T. Reis and Guy Itzchakov

11. Responsiveness in family relationships / Audrey-Ann Deneault, Jennifer M. Jenkins, and Sheri Madigan

12. Emotion regulation in couple relationships / Rachel S. T. Low and Nickola C. Overall

13. Emotion socialization in family relationships: Current research directions and applications to intervention / Anne Shaffer, Danhua Zhu, Jenna B. Terry, Stephanie Navarro, andJulie C. Dunsmore

14. Conflict in couple relationships / James K. McNulty and Nickola C. Overall

15. Conflict in family relationships: Developmental implications for children / Patrick T. Davies and Vanessa T. Cao

16. Aggression and maltreatment in couple relationships: Intimate partnerviolence / Anna Segura, Richard E. Heyman, and Amy M. Smith Slep

17. Aggression and maltreatment in family relationships: Child maltreatment / Anna R. Smith, LaShauna Porter, and Jody Todd Manly

External influences on couple and family relationships

18. Stress and couple relationships: Is couples' relationship functioning a protective resource or a mechanism of decline? / Lisa A. Neff and Hannah C. Williamson

19. Stress and family relationships: Stress spillover models in family and developmental science / Rena L. Repetti and Sunhye Bai

20. Financial strain and couple relationships: Acknowledging the material challenges of couples living with low socioeconomic status / Jacqueline C. Perez and Benjamin R. Karney

21. Financial strain and family relationships / April S. Masarik and Monica J. Martin

22. Minority stress and couple relationships: Navigating stigma in romantic relationships / Laura Gallagher, Manuela Barreto, and David M. Doyle

23. Minority stress and family relationships / Fatima Varner, Lorraine E. Scott, Gloria Stout, Sophia Lamb, andWen Wen

24. Social context and couple relationships: Considering macro-level influences on couples / Justin A. Lavner

25. Social context and family relationships: Neighborhoods and parenting / Jihee Im and Dawn P. Witherspoon

26. Integrating and advancing the study of couple and family relationships / Nickola C. Overall, Justin A. Lavner, and Jeffry A. Simpson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035309269 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.