Evolutionary psychology provides a powerful theoretical perspective with which to understand the psychology of romantic attraction and relationship initiation. In seeking and initiating sexual and romantic relationships, people face substantial challenges, such as finding suitable partners, navigating conflicts of interest with those partners, competing with potential same-sex rivals, and warding off potential infidelity. People possess a variety of adaptive psychological and physiological mechanisms designed to help them deal with these challenges. This chapter describes several of the mechanisms that help people solve challenges associated with romantic attraction, intrasexual competition, and conflict between the sexes. After discussing many of the classic investigations in this area, the chapter highlights several recent lines of investigation, including research on lower-order perceptual processes and research on psychological and behavioral changes across the menstrual cycle. The chapter also outlines emerging trends in contemporary research, including (1) integrating theories of evolution, learning, and culture; (2) placing a stronger emphasis on the situational triggers of evolved mating mechanisms; and (3) developing a greater orientation toward applied research.

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The Oxford Handbook of Close Relationships (Oxford Library of Psychology)

Jeffry A. Simpson, Lorne Campbell

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

German Historical Institute London

Oxford library of psychology, New York, NY, 2013

Oxford library of psychology, Oxford, ©2013

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

1, 2013-04-16

Apr 16, 2013

2013 apr 12

1, FR, 2013

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Source title: The Oxford Handbook of Close Relationships (Oxford Library of Psychology)

"The Oxford Handbook of Close Relationships provides the best, most in-depth, and most comprehensive summary of the study of close relationships. The book is divided into eight sections: introductory comments, major theoretical approaches to relationships, attraction in relationships, models of relationship functioning and processes, daily relationship functioning, psychological and physical well-being in relationships, relationships across development and time, and concluding comments. The 37 chapters showcase the most important classic and contemporary theories, models, and empirical research that have been conducted across three dozen major topic areas within the field of close relationships. Chapter topics range in scope from evolutionary approaches to understanding relationships, the "battle between the sexes," cultural influences on relationships, female sexuality, personality in relationships, intimate partner violence, relationships and health, social development, and adult relationship outcomes. Each chapter is structured around three themes: (1) the most important and foundational principles, ideas, and findings on each chapter topic, (2) the most important and novel emerging themes and issues relevant to each topic, and (3) the newest and most promising directions for future research. Current, comprehensive, and with heretofore unmatched breadth and depth, this volume will serve as a roadmap for future theory and research in the study of close relationship during the next decade."--Résumé de l'éditeur

"The Oxford Handbook of Close Relationships provides the best, most in-depth, and most comprehensive summary of the study of close relationships. The book is divided into eight sections: introductory comments, major theoretical approaches to relationships, attraction in relationships, models of relationship functioning and processes, daily relationship functioning, psychological and physical well-being in relationships, relationships across development and time, and concluding comments. The 37 chapters showcase the most important classic and contemporary theories, models, and empirical research that have been conducted across three dozen major topic areas within the field of close relationships. Chapter topics range in scope from evolutionary approaches to understanding relationships, the "battle between the sexes," cultural influences on relationships, female sexuality, personality in relationships, intimate partner violence, relationships and health, social development, and adult relationship outcomes. Each chapter is structured around three themes: (1) the most important and foundational principles, ideas, and findings on each chapter topic, (2) the most important and novel emerging themes and issues relevant to each topic, and (3) the newest and most promising directions for future research. Current, comprehensive, and with heretofore unmatched breadth and depth, this volume will serve as a roadmap for future theory and research in the study of close relationship during the next decade."--Publisher's website

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