current research focuses on exploring the implications of the self-expansion
model of motivation in close relationships. Specific current research includes the
cognitive structure of closeness, the effects of falling in love on self-concept, and
motivational factors in unrequited love.

Elaine Aron completed her graduate training at York University in clinical and
personality psychology. She has subsequently held a variety of positions involv-
ing research, counseling and the training of counselors. She has taught at Ma-
harishi International University, Chapman College, and Santa Clara University.
Currently she is a lecturer in psychology at the University of California at Santa
Cruz. She is a coauthor of Love as Expansion of the Self: Understanding Attrac-
tion and Satisfaction ( Hemisphere, 1986) and The Heart of Social Psychology
( Lexington, 1989). In addition to studies of close relationships and love, she has
published research on creativity, emotions, and consciousness and meditation. In
addition to her academic interests, her first novel was published last year, and she
is the author or coauthor of several nonfiction books.

Robert G. Bringle received his Ph.D. in 1974 in social psychology at the
University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He is currently an associate professor of
psychology at Purdue University at Indianapolis. His areas of research interest
include jealousy and close relationships, evaluation of social and health pro-
grams, cognitive development, and the social psychology of aging. Recent pub-
lications include an article in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
and chapters in several edited volumes in the areas of jealousy and close relation-
ships.

Bram P. Buunk is a professor of social psychology at the State University of
Groningen, the Netherlands. He received his Ph.D. from the University of
Utrecht in 1980. Buunk has published over 100 scholarly articles, mainly in the
areas of close relationships and organizational behavior. In addition, he has
authored or edited eight books. He is also the associate editor of Gedrag en
Gezondheid, the Dutch health psychology journal.

F. Scott Christopher received his Ph.D. from Oregon State University in 1982
in human development and family studies. He was a member of the faculty at the
University of Nevada-Reno before joining the Department of Family Resources
and Human Development at Arizona State University in 1986, where he is
currently an associate professor. His main research focus has been on premarital
sexuality, with an emphasis on how sexual involvement relates to relationship
development.

William R. Cupach received his Ph.D. in communication arts and sciences from
the University of Southern California in 1981. He is currently associate professor

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