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Personality and Close Relationship Processes
Contributor(s): Gaines Jr, Stanley O. (Author)

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 ISBN: 110710968X     ISBN-13: 9781107109681
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Social Psychology
- Social Science | Sociology - General
Dewey: 302
LCCN: 2016016146
Series: Advances in Personal Relationships
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.14 lbs) 260 pages
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Few observers of relationship dynamics would dispute the claim of interdependence theorists that a defining feature of close relationships is the extent to which partners influence each other's thoughts, feelings, or behaviors. However, partners do not behave simply in response to each other's behavior; both partners in a given relationship bring themselves - indeed, their selves - into the relationship as well. Not only are individuals' selves enormously complex and rich in content, but so too are the multitude of personality characteristics, including traits, values, attitudes, motives, and emotions, that contribute to selves' richness. Gaines, Jr provides a major integration of research on personality with research on relationship science, and demonstrates how personality constructs can be readily incorporated into the two most influential theories of close relationships: attachment theory and interdependence theory. This study will be of value to scholars in the fields of close relationships, personality psychology, communication studies, and family studies.

Contributor Bio(s): Gaines Jr, Stanley O.: - Stanley O. Gaines, Jr (PhD, University of Texas, Austin) is the author of Culture, Ethnicity, and Personal Relationship Processes (1997) and has written or co-written more than 100 articles and book chapters, primarily in the fields of close relationships and ethnic studies. His areas of specialty include cultural values and ethnic identity, interpersonal traits and attachment styles, and exchange and interdependence processes in close relationships. He has won numerous grants and fellowships from such diverse sources as the Ford Foundation, the Fulbright Foundation, and the American Psychological Foundation.
 
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