"The book is appropriate as a supplemental text for upper-level graduate students in interpersonal and family studies."—Book News"Stafford takes a scholarly approach to understanding common but often misunderstood long-distance relationships (LDRs). Most impressive is her expansion of the LDRs beyond romantic relationships to include young children and parents, adult children and grandparents, peers, and computer-mediated relationships....this is a state-of-the-science handbook. Highly recommended."—CHOICE"Stafford's book is intended to be a supplement for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology, sociology, mass communication, and family studies. Her book should be useful to anyone interested in studying, teaching, researching, or counseling interpersonal relationships."—Journal of Social Issues"This book gives fascinating insights into these forms of relationships, many of which have been underrepresented in the academic literature on relationships."—Family Matters

• Contents: Preface. Introduction. Rationale, Definitions, and Assumptions. Theoretical Orientations. Long-Distance Dating Relationships. Adult Romantic Relationships. Young Children and Parents. Across Generations: Adult Children, Parents, and Grandparents. Peer Relationships: Siblings and Friends. Computer Mediated LDRs. Propositions, Implications, Limitations, and Lacunae. Toward an Expanded Vision of Relational Maintenance.

"The book is appropriate as a supplemental text for upper-level graduate students in interpersonal and family studies."—Book News"Stafford takes a scholarly approach to understanding common but often misunderstood long-distance relationships (LDRs). Most impressive is her expansion of the LDRs beyond romantic relationships to include young children and parents, adult children and grandparents, peers, and computer-mediated relationships....this is a state-of-the-science handbook. Highly recommended."—CHOICE"Stafford's book is intended to be a supplement for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology, sociology, mass communication, and family studies. Her book should be useful to anyone interested in studying, teaching, researching, or counseling interpersonal relationships."—Journal of Social Issues"This book gives fascinating insights into these forms of relationships, many of which have been underrepresented in the academic literature on relationships."—Family Matters

• Contents: Preface. Introduction. Rationale, Definitions, and Assumptions. Theoretical Orientations. Long-Distance Dating Relationships. Adult Romantic Relationships. Young Children and Parents. Across Generations: Adult Children, Parents, and Grandparents. Peer Relationships: Siblings and Friends. Computer Mediated LDRs. Propositions, Implications, Limitations, and Lacunae. Toward an Expanded Vision of Relational Maintenance.

"The book is appropriate as a supplemental text for upper-level graduate students in interpersonal and family studies."—Book News"Stafford takes a scholarly approach to understanding common but often misunderstood long-distance relationships (LDRs). Most impressive is her expansion of the LDRs beyond romantic relationships to include young children and parents, adult children and grandparents, peers, and computer-mediated relationships....this is a state-of-the-science handbook. Highly recommended."—CHOICE"Stafford's book is intended to be a supplement for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology, sociology, mass communication, and family studies. Her book should be useful to anyone interested in studying, teaching, researching, or counseling interpersonal relationships."—Journal of Social Issues"This book gives fascinating insights into these forms of relationships, many of which have been underrepresented in the academic literature on relationships."—Family Matters

• Contents: Preface. Introduction. Rationale, Definitions, and Assumptions. Theoretical Orientations. Long-Distance Dating Relationships. Adult Romantic Relationships. Young Children and Parents. Across Generations: Adult Children, Parents, and Grandparents. Peer Relationships: Siblings and Friends. Computer Mediated LDRs. Propositions, Implications, Limitations, and Lacunae. Toward an Expanded Vision of Relational Maintenance.