Although much has been learned from cross-sectional research on marriage, an
understanding of how marriages develop, succeed, and fail is best achieved with …

Based on an evolutionary analysis of reciprocal altruism, it is argued that humans have
developed innate mechanisms to expect reciprocity in interpersonal relationships and that a …

Research on social comparison processes has assumed that a comparison in a given
direction (upward or downward) will lead to a particular affective reaction. In contrast, the …

This is a book I secretly wanted to write. I have long believed that what is wrong with all
psychology textbooks (including those I have written) is their overlong chapters. Few can …

Utilizing equity theory, this study extends previous research on maintenance strategies. The
manner in which relational maintenance strategies are reported and perceived is examined …

Social justice is a concept that originates in philosophical discourse but is widely used in
both ordinary language and social science, often without being clearly defined. By …

This volume on close relationships in adulthood discusses the central issues in the field and
points the way towards the construction of an integrated body of knowledge about human …

A tentative dual-level social exchange model of burnout and organizational commitment is
proposed that includes social exchange relationships at the interpersonal level (ie between …

Relationship Conflict is an excellent contribution in the tradition of Sage′ s series on close
relationships. Like the other books in this series, Relationship Conflict provides a concise …

The central concept of social exchange theories is that interpersonal interactions are guided
by weighing costs and rewards. We make relational decisions based on perceptions of costs …