Dynamics of romantic love : attachment, caregiving, and sex

Dynamics of romantic love : attachment, caregiving, and sex / edited by Mario Mikulincer, Gail S. Goodman.

Offering an exploration of universal questions, this book examines the interplay of three distinct behavioural systems involved in romantic love. It presents studies that address intimacy, jealousy, self-disclosure, sexual behaviour, partner violence, and other processes in both satisfying and dysfu...

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Other Authors: Mikulincer, Mario, Goodman, Gail S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Guilford Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Love.
Attachment behavior.
Sex.
Sex (Biology)
sexuality.
love (emotion)
sex (biological characteristic)
PSYCHOLOGY > Emotions.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Death, Grief, Bereavement.
Attachment behavior
Love
Sex
Liefde.
Seksualiteit.
Gehechtheid.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. I: Introduction. Attachment to attachment theory : a personal perspective on an attachment researcher / Gail S. Goodman
  • Attachment, caregiving, and sex within romantic relationships : a behavioral systems perspective / Mario Mikulincer
  • pt. II: Basic attachment processes in couple relationships. What is adult attachment? / Cindy Hazan, Mary Campa, and Nurit Gur-Yaish
  • The evolution of attachment in romantic relationships / Claudia Chloe Brumbaugh and R. Chris Fraley
  • An attachment perspective on abusive dynamics in intimate relationships / Kim Bartholomew and Colleen J. Allison
  • Sex differences in jealousy : a matter of evolution or attachment history? / Kenneth N. Levy, Kristen M. Kelly, and Ejay L. Jack
  • pt. III: Interplay between the caregiving and attachment systems. Responding to need in intimate relationships : normative processes and individual differences / Nancy L. Collins, AnaMarie C. Guichard, Máire B. Ford, and Brooke C. Feeney
  • Attachment, mental representations of others, and gratitude and forgiveness in romantic relationships / Mario Mikulincer, Phillip R. Shaver, and Keren Slav
  • Daily perceptions of conflict and support in romantic relationships : the ups and downs of anxiously attached individuals / Jeffry A. Simpson, Lorne Campbell, and Yanna J. Weisberg
  • pt. IV: Attachment, sex, and love. Attachment styles, sex motives, and sexual behavior : evidence for gender-specific expressions of attachment dynamics / M. Lynne Cooper, Mark Pioli, Ash Levitt, Amelia E. Talley, Lada Micheas, and Nancy L. Collins
  • How do I love thee? : implications of attachment theory for understanding same-sex love and desire / Lisa M. Diamond
  • Attachment-related pathways to sexual coercion / Deborah Davis
  • How do sexuality and attachment interrelate? : goals, motives, and strategies / Omri Gillath and Dory A. Schachner
  • pt. V: Interfaces between attachment theory and other perspectives on romantic love. Romantic relationships from the perspectives of the self-expansion model and attachment theory : partially overlapping circles / Arthur Aron and Elaine N. Aron
  • Implications of attachment theory for research on intimacy / Harry T. Reis
  • Seasons of the heart / Ellen Berscheid
  • The dynamics of romantic love : comments, questions, and future directions / Phillip R. Shaver.

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