Support Processes in Intimate Relationships

Kieran Sullivan received her PhD from UCLA in 1997 and is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Santa Clara University. She has published in the areas of prevention for relationship distress and violence, social support in marriage, couple therapy, and religiosity and marriage. Her current research focuses on support, control and health behavior in intimate relationships and on the longitudinal effects of support in newlwed marriage. Dr. Sullivan is a licensed clinial psychologist._ _Joanne Davila received her PhD from UCLA in 1993 and is anAssociate Professor of Psychology at Stony Brook UniversityShe has published widely in the areas of adolescent andadult psychopathology and interpersonal functioning,particularly romantic relationships. She is the Director ofthe Relationship Development Center at Stony BrookUniversity, where her current research focuses on howdepression and anxiety can impair romantic functioning,particularly in adolescence, and on how attachment securitydevelops and changes over time and relationships. Dr. Davilhas served on the editorial boards of numerous psychologyjournals and as an Associate Editor at the Journal ofConsulting and Clinical Psychology. She is a licensedclinical psychologist.

• ForewordThomas N. Bradbury IntroductionKieran Sullivan and Joanne Davila Section 1: Getting what one wants: Perceived support in close relationships 1. Support Adequacy in Marriage: Observing the Platinum Rule Rebecca L. Brock and Erika Lawrence 2. The Effectiveness of Social Support Attempts in Intimate Relationships: 'T ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it" Christine Rini and Christine Dunkel Schetter Section 2: Providing what partners' need: Interpersonal aspects of support 3. "I Know What You Need Right Now": Empathic Accuracy and Support Provision in Marriage Lesley L. Verhofstadt, William Ickes, and Ann Buysse 4. An attachment theoretical perspective on social support dynamics in couples: Normative processes and individual differences Nancy L. Collins and Brooke C. Feeney 5. Accurate Expression and Validating Responses: A Transactional Model for Understanding Individual and Relationship Distress Alan E. Fruzzetti and John M. Worrall Section 3: Complexities of support processes in individual and couple well being 6. Spousal Support and Dyadic Coping in Times of Stress Anita DeLongis, Susan Holtzman, Eli Puterman, and Mark Lam 7. The Effects of Daily Support Transactions During Acute Stress: Results From a Diary Study of Bar Exam Preparation Patrick E. Shrout, Niall Bolger, Masumi Iida, Christopher Burke, Marci E. J. Gleason, and Sean P. Lane 8. Being there when things go right: Support processes for positive events Shelly L. Gable and Sara Algoe Section 4: Support in the context of health-related problems and behaviors 9. Social Support, Social Control and Health Behavior Change in Spouses Kieran Sullivan, Lauri Pasch, Kathrine Bejanyan, and Katherine Hanson 10. Intimate Relationships and Cancer Sharon Manne and Hoda Badr 11. Social support after a partner's traumatic injury: Situational, relationship, and individual difference predictors Natalya C. Maisel, Amy J. Rauer, Grant N. Marshall, and Benjamin R. Karney Section 5: Cultural and gender-based aspects of support 12. Explaining Cultural and Sex Differences in Responses to Supportive Communication: A Dual-Process Approach Brant R. Burleson and Lisa K. Hanasono 13. Social Networks and Marital Stability among Black American and White American Couples Edna Brown, Terri L. Orbuch, and Artie Maharaj 14. Daily Support Across Cultural Contexts: A Comparison of Daily Support Experiences of Young Families in Four Cultural Contexts Dominik Schoebi, Zhiyun Wang, Valentin Ababkov, and Meinrad Perrez Conclusions: Bringing the field together and moving forwardJoanne Davila and Kieran Sullivan