Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology

This authoritative handbook provides a contemporary overview of classic and current research as well as an assessment of future trends in the field of interpersonal processes. Topics covered include social cognition in interpersonal settings, social motivation, affect and emotion, social influence and comparison, the self, methods and data-analysis, and applications of the field to real-world issues and domains. - Includes 22 specially commissioned chapters offering unparalleled coverage of the whole field of interpersonal processes - A carefully chosen team of authors from around the world ensures a truly international perspective - Fully referenced chapters include bibliographies for easy access to further study This handbook is essential reading for upper-level students looking for succinct overviews and for researchers seeking an authoritative definition of the field which also indicates likely future trends.

Garth J. O. Fletcher is a Reader in the Psychology Department at the University of Canterbury. He is a leading researcher in the study of social cognition in intimate relationships. Margaret S. Clark is Professor of Social Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. She has written extensively on emotion and social behavior including Affect and Cognition (1982) and Emotion and Social Behaviour (1992).

Series Editors' Forword Preface Part I: Cognition/Attribution 1. Attributions in Close Relationships: From Balkanization to Integration
Frank D. Fincham 2. Cognition and the Development of Close Relationships
Benjamin R. Karney, James K. McNulty, and Thomas N. Bradbury 3. Cognitive Representations of Attachment: The Content and Function of Working Models
Nancy L. Collins and Lisa M. Allard 4. The Structure and Function of Ideal Standards in Close Relationships
Jeffry A. Simpson, Garth J.O. Fletcher, and Lorne Campbell 5. Seeking a Sense of Conviction: Motivated Cognition in Close Relationships
Sandra L. Murray Part II: Social Motivation 6. Integrating Social Psychological Research on Aggression within an Evolutionary-based Framework
Neil M. Malamuth and Tamara Addison 7. Helping and Altruism
John F. Dovidio and Louis A. Penner 8. The Death and Rebirth of the Social Psychology of Negotiation
Max H. Bazerman, Jared R. Curhan, and Don A. Moore 9. Motivational Aspects of Empathic Accuracy
William Ickes and Jeffry A. Simpson Part III: Affect/Emotion 10. Understanding People's Perceptions of Relationships is Crucial to Understanding their Emotional Lives
Margaret S. Clark, Julie Fitness, and Ian Brissette 11. Emotional Intelligence: Conceptualization and Measurement
Peter Salovey, Alison Woolery, and John D. Mayer 12. Emotional Experience in Close Relationships
Ellen Berscheid and Hilary Ammazzalorso 13. The Status of Theory and Research on Love and Commitment
Beverly Fehr Part IV: Social Influence and Comparison 14. Interdependence in Close Relationships
Caryl E. Rusbult, Ximena B. Arriaga, and Christopher R. Agnew 15. Social Comparison and Close Relationships
Bram P. Buunk and Frans L. Oldersma Part V: Self and Identity 16. An Evolutionary-Pyschological Approach to Self-esteem: Multiple Domains and Multiple Functions
Lee A. Kirkpatrick and Bruce J. Ellis 17. Is Loving the Self Necessary for Loving Another? An Examination of Identity and Intimacy
W. Keith Campbell and Roy F. Baumeister 18. The Self We Know and the Self We Show: Self-esteem, Self Presentation, and the Maintenance of Interpersonal Relationships
Mark R. Leary 19. Self-expansion Model of Motivation and Cognition in Close Relationships and Beyond
Arthur Aron, Elaine N. Aron, and Christina Norman Part VI: Methods 20. A Statistical Framework for Modeling Homogeneity and Interdependence in Groups
Richard Gonzalez and Dale Griffin Part VII: Applications 21. Attachment Style and Affect Regulation: Implications for Coping with Stress and Mental Health
Mario Mikulincer and Victor Florian 22. Marital Therapy and Social Psychology: Will We Choose Explicit Partnership or Cryptomnesia?
Steven R. H. Beach and Frank D. Fincham Subject Index Author Index