Boundary Areas in Social and Developmental Psychology

Contributors

Preface


1 Boundary Areas in Psychology

Introduction

Factors Influencing the Development of Boundary Areas in Psychology

Prescriptions and Proscriptions: Problems Inherent in Boundary Area Research

A Case in Point: The Boundary Area between Social and Developmental Psychology

References


2 Some Observations on the Study of Personal Relationships

Editors' Introduction

Introduction

Multiple Facets of Relationships

Multiple Perspectives

The Development of Relationships

The Relational Unit

Conclusion

References


3 Microsocial Process: A View from the Boundary

Editors' Introduction

Introduction

Outline of a Model

Microsocial Variables

Implications

References


4 Why Marriages Fail: Affective and Physiological Patterns in Marital Interaction

Editors' Introduction

Introduction

The Measurement of Marital Satisfaction

History of Research on Marital Satisfaction

The Search for Pattern

The Evidence on Patterning

The Understanding of Pattern

Summary

References


5 Social Support Processes

Editors' Introduction

Introduction

Adult-Child Relationships: Nurturance

Adult-Adult Relationships: Social Support

Social Support Processes

Developmental Aspects of Social Support Processes

Summary

References


6 Children s Peer Relationships: An Examination of Social Processes

Editors' Introduction

Introduction

A Conceptual Approach to Children's Peer Relationships

A Study of Children Becoming Acquainted

Discussion

References


7 A Developmental Approach to Social Exchange Processes

Editors' Introduction

Introduction

Identifying Complementary Theoretical Approaches

Three Theoretical Accounts of the Development of Exchange Processes

Empirical Data Relevant to the Development of Exchange Processes

Summary and Conclusions

References


8 The Influence of Group Discussions on Children's Moral Decisions

Editors' Introduction

Introduction

Measurement of Peer Influence: Three Research Traditions

Group Discussion and Developmental Theory: An Example

Social Influence in Adult Groups: The Choice Shift

Choice Shifts and Children's Moral Decisions

Conclusions

References


9 Inferences about the Actions of Others: Developmental and Individual Differences in Using Social Knowledge

Editors' Introduction

Introduction

Inferences about Television Characters

Knowledge and Inferences

Knowledge and Its Use

Assessing Knowledge

Concluding Remarks

References


10 A Distinction between Two Types of Relationships and Its Implications for Development

Editors' Introduction

Introduction

A Distinction between Two Types of Relationships

Determinants of a Desire for a Communal or an Exchange Relationship

Evidence Supporting a Distinction between Communal and Exchange Relationships

Implications of the Communal-Exchange Distinction for Development

Individual Differences That Might Be Correlated with Understanding Relationship Norms

Implications of the Communal-Exchange Distinction for Interpreting Previous Developmental Work

Summary

References


11 Self-Evaluation Maintenance Processes: Implications for Relationships and for Development

Editors' Introduction

Introduction

The Self-Evaluation Maintenance (SEM) Model and Its Operation

Psychological Development and the SEM Model

Summary

References

Author Index

Subject Index