Satisfaction in Close RelationshipsRobert J. Sternberg, Mahzad Hojjat Guilford Press, 27 iun. 1997 - 429 pagini With the premise that close relationships are subjected to extraordinary scrutiny in contemporary society, the authors go on to say that this generation values individual fulfilment more than any before us. We are able to leave existing relationships with relative ease, demand a high level of satisfaction from our intimate relationships, and are frustrated at those times when we fail to achieve it.; This volume presents a range Of Theoretical And Clinical Approaches To Understanding And Promoting relationship satisfaction. Integrating findings from social, clinical and counselling psychology, researchers illuminate what it means to be satisfied within a love relationship and identify the factors that allow couples to create successful relationships over time. |
Cuprins
Prologue | 1 |
Marital Satisfaction in Evolutionary | 7 |
Attachment and Relationship Satisfaction 26 | 26 |
Love and Satisfaction | 56 |
A Hierarchical Model of Love and Its Prediction | 79 |
Philosophy of Life as a Model | 102 |
A Temporal Model of Relationship Satisfaction | 129 |
Marital Satisfaction and Spousal Interaction | 160 |
PART 3 | 217 |
Conflict and Satisfaction in Couples | 249 |
A New Theoretical Perspective | 275 |
PART 4 | 305 |
The Erosion of Marital Satisfaction over Time | 335 |
A SchemaFocused Perspective on Satisfaction | 356 |
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