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Handbook of Closeness and Intimacy

by Arthur Aron, Debra J. Mashek. 454 pgs.

Contributors:

   Arthur Aron, Debra J. Mashek

Publisher:

   Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

Place of Publication:

  Mahwah, NJ  

Publication Year:

  2004

Subjects:

Intimacy (Psychology)

	Preface	ix
1	Introduction Debra J. Mashek and Arthur P. Aron	1
	SECTION I: WHAT ARE CLOSENESS AND INTIMACY?
2	A Prototype Model of Intimacy Interactions in Same-Sex Friendships Beverley Fehr	9
3	Closeness as Including Other in the Self Arthur P. Aron, Debra J. Mashek, and Elaine N. Aron	27
4	Deep Intimate Connection: Self and Intimacy in Couple Relationships Karen J. Prager and Linda J. Roberts	43
5	Intimacy as an Interpersonal Process: Current Status and Future Directions Jean-Philippe Laurenceau, Luis M. Rivera, Amy R. Schaffer, and Paula R. Pietromonaco	61
	SECTION II: HOW CAN CLOSENESS AND INTIMACY BE MEASURED?
6	Measuring Closeness: The Relationship Closeness Inventory (RCI) Revisited Ellen Berscheid, Mark Snyder, and Allen M. Omoto	81
7	Thinking Close: Measuring Relational Closeness as Perceived Self-Other Inclusion Christopher R. Agnew, Timothy J. Loving, Benjamin Le, and Wind Goodfriend	103
8	A Practical Look at Intimacy: ENRICH Couple Typology Edward F. Kouneski and David H. Olson	117
	SECTION III: WHAT ARE THE GENERAL PROCESSES OF CLOSENESS AND INTIMACY?
9	Interdependence, Closeness, and Relationships Caryl E. Rusbult, Madoka Kumashiro, Michael K. Coolsen, and Jeffrey L. Kirchner	137
10	An Attachment Theory Perspective on Closeness and Intimacy Nancy L. Collins and Brooke C. Feeney	163
11	Sexual Passion, Intimacy, and Gender Kathleen D. Vohs and Roy F. Baumeister	189
12	Perceived Partner Responsiveness as an Organizing Construct in the Study of Intimacy and Closeness Harry T. Reis, Margaret S. Clark, and John G. Holmes	201
	SECTION IV: WHAT INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES PLAY A ROLE IN CLOSENESS AND INTIMACY?
13	The Relational Self-Construal and Closeness Susan E. Cross and Jonathan S. Gore	229
14	The Link Between the Pursuit of Intimacy Goals and Satisfaction in Close Relationships: An Examination of the Underlying Processes Catherine A. Sanderson	247
15	The Impact of Adult Temperament on Closeness and Intimacy Elaine N. Aron	267
	SECTION V: WHAT SITUATIONAL FACTORS PLAY A ROLE IN CLOSENESS AND INTIMACY?
16	Beyond the Individual: Concomitants of Closeness in the Social and Physical Environment Ximena B. Arriaga, Wind Goodfriend, and Andrew Lohmann	287
17	Loss of an Intimate Partner Through Death Camille B. Wortman, Karin Wolff, and George A. Bonanno	305
18	The Cultural Grounding of Closeness and Intimacy Glenn Adams, Stephanie L. Anderson, and Joseph K. Adonu	321
	SECTION VI: IS THERE A DARK SIDE TO CLOSENESS AND INTIMACY?
19	Desiring Less Closeness With Intimate Others Debra J. Mashek and Michelle D. Sherman	343
20	Closeness as Intersubjectivity: Social Absorption and Social Individuation William Ickes, Joanna Hutchison, and Debra Mashek	357
21	Methods for Overcoming the Fear of Intimacy Robert W. Firestone and Lisa Firestone	375
	22 Avoidant Attachment: Exploration of an Oxymoron Robin S. Edelstein and Phillip R. Shaver	397
	CONCLUSION
	23 Conclusion Arthur P. Aron and Debra J. Mashek	415
	Author Index	429
	Subject Index	445

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