Summary
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As Ellen Bercheid points out in her foreword to this volume, relationship science is a complex and ever expanding field. Much credit goes to editors Clyde Hendrick and Susan S. Hendrick for their scholarly dedication to the advancement of this multidisciplinary arena. This sourcebook demonstrates, yet again, their expertise and leadership as they succeed in combining many great contributions to the field by some of the most respected specialists around. Read this book for a panoramic view of close relationship research with highlights from current literature, original research, practical applications, and projections for future research.
Relational Maintenance
Relational Maintenance
Contents
- Definitions of Relational Maintenance 287
- Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces Affecting Relationships 289
- Relational Maintenance Strategies 289
- Routine Relational Maintenance Behaviors 295
- Current Theoretical Perspectives on Relational Maintenance 296
- Importance of Theory and Research on Relational Maintenance 298
In this chapter, I define relational maintenance and then review the earliest and most global perspectives on relational maintenance. This is followed by a review of the research on relational maintenance strategies and, more recently, nonstrategic behaviors that function to maintain relationships. Finally, I briefly review three recent theoretical perspectives on relational maintenance: Rusbult's investment model (Rusbult & Buunk, ...
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