Recent research has made it increasingly clear that close personal relationships are the cornerstone of interpersonal behaviour and social contact and that such relationships are more than merely common in human experience, they are ...

The Sourcebook gives special attention to the complexity of the social support construct, expanding the field's theoretical base by reappraising social support research in the context of findings from other fields of psychology & related ...

The concluding chapter reflects on the key issues addressed, considers the deeper philosophical implications of current work in the field, and identifies pivotal directions for future investigation."--BOOK JACKET.

With contributions from leading investigators, this volume presents important theoretical and empirical advances in the study of adult attachment.

A theoretically and empirically rich exploration of universal questions, this book examines the interplay of three distinct behavioral systems involved in romantic love.

This volume showcases the latest theoretical and empirical work from some of the top scholars in attachment.

This volume also offers an intriguing analysis of family effects on peer relationships.

This book draws together the diverse strands of attachment theory into a coherent contemporary account.