The Self and Social Relationships

Defines research synthesis between the areas of 'self' and 'social relationships'. This book encourages integration in the field. It covers topics that are central to the study of self and relationships.

Although the two major research areas of the "Self" and "Social Relationships" have flourished, they have done so largely independently of each other. More and more research, however, has indicated that relationships shape the nature of the self and identity, and that self-views influence interpersonal processes and the manner in which people navigate their close relationships. The integration of research on self and social relationships has proved a particularly rich one, generating some of the most creative and insightful theories in psychology. The Self and Social Relationships is the first volume that marks, expedites, and defines this exciting new research synthesis. It serves both as a platform for authors to present their latest ideas on the topic and to encourage continued integration in this emerging field. The contributions represent a diverse set of perspectives from social/personality and clinical psychology. Each chapter covers a topic that is central to the study of self and relationships, and presents some of the most exciting research programs in the field. This volume is essential reading for researchers and students in the areas of both self and relationships.

CONTENTS: Self-related Motives Influence Close Relationships Risk Regulation in Relationships: Self-Esteem and the If-then Contingencies of Interdependent Life Sandra L. Murray On the Role of Psychological Needs in Healthy Functioning: Integrating a Self-Determination Theory Perspective with Traditional Relationship Theories Jennifer La Guardia Self-Verification in Relationships as an Adaptive Process William B. Swann, Jr., Christine Chang-Schneider, & Sarah Angulo Narcissism and Interpersonal Self-Regulation W. Keith Campbell & Jeffrey D. Green Functions of the Self in Interpersonal Relationships: What Does the Self Actually Do? Mark R. Leary Reciprocal Influences of Self and Other, I: Self-Perception and Self-Regulation Self-Perception as Interpersonal Perception David A. Kenny & Tessa V. West Self-Regulation and Close Relationships Roy F. Baumeister & Tyler F. Stillman Evolutionary Perspectives Immediate-Return Societies: What Can They Tell Us About The Self and Social Relationships in Our Society? Leonard L. Martin & Steven Shirk Evolutionary Accounts of Individual Differences in Adult Attachment Orientations Jeffry A. Simpson, Lane Beckes, & Yanna J. Weisberg Reciprocal Influences, II: Close Relationships and Changing the Self How Close Others Construct and Reconstruct Who We Are and How We Feel About Ourselves Arthur Aron, Sarah Ketay, Suzanne Riela, and Elaine N. Aron The Relational Self in Transference: Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Consequences in Everyday Social Life Serena Chen & Susan M. Andersen Changes in Working Models of the Self in Relationships: A Clinical Perspective Joanne Davila & Melissa Ramsay Miller Time for some New Tools: Toward the Application of Learning Approaches to the Study of Interpersonal Cognition Mark W. Baldwin, Jodene R. Baccus, Stéphane D. M. Dandeneau, & Maya Sakellaropoulo

Joanne V. Wood, University of Waterloo, Canada. Abraham Tesser, Institute for Behavioral Research, University of Georgia. John G. Holmes, University of Waterloo, Canada.