Relationship Pathways

Brett Laursen is Professor of Psychology and Director of Graduate Training at Florida Atlantic University. His research focuses on parent-child and peer relationships during childhood and adolescence, and the influence of these relationships on individual social and academic adjustment. Dr. Laursen is a Docent Professor of Social Developmental Psychology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He is currently the Methods and Measures Editor at the International Journal of Behavioral Development. Dr. Laursen is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 7, Developmental) and a Fellow and Charter Member of the Association for Psychological Science. In 2008, he received an honorary doctorate from Örebro University, Sweden. Dr. Laursen has edited or co-edited several books and monographs, the most recent being the Handbook of Developmental Research Methods. W. Andrew Collins is Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Child Development and Psychology at the University of Minnesota. A graduate of Stanford University, Dr. Collins conducts research on parent and peer relationships and influences during adolescence and young adulthood. He is principal investigator of the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, in which participants have been followed from birth to age 34. Currently editor of the Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, he is a fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. He served as president of the Society for Research on Adolescence from 2000-2002. Dr. Collins has edited or co-edited several books and monographs and has contributed numerous book and handbook chapters, as well as articles in scholarly journals.

“Close relationships with kin and non-kin are a crucial factor of development in adolescence and young adulthood. Yet, there have been few efforts to integrate research about these relationships across these two developmental periods. This volume contains chapters by well-known scholars in the field, addressing both the dynamics of close relationships and the impact on individual adjustment and behavior. Insights from these authors will help to guide future longitudinal studies of close relationships.”

• Part 1. Family RelationshipsChapter 1. Transformations in Close Relationship Networks: Parent-Child Relationships and their Social Extensions - W. Andrew Collins, Jose Causadias, and K. Lee RabyChapter 2. Transformations in Parent-Child Relationships from Adolescence to Adulthood - Nancy Galambos and Lauren KotylakChapter 3. Transformation in Sibling Relationships from Adolescence to Adulthood - Lilly Shanahan, Evelyn Waite, and Timothy BoydPart 2. Friendships and Friend NetworksChapter 4. Transformations in Friend Relationships Across the Transition into Adolescence - Chris Hafen, Brett Laursen, and Dawn DeLayChapter 5. Transformations in Friend Relationships Across the Transition into Adulthood - Chong Man Chow, Holly Roelse, Duane Buhrmester, and Marion K. UnderwoodChapter 6. Adolescent Friendship Bonds in Cultures of Connectedness - Barry H. Schneider, Matthew Lee, and Ibis Alvarez ValdiviaChapter 7. Transformations in Adolescent Peer Networks - René Veenstra and Jan Kornelis DijkstraPart 3. Romantic RelationshipsChapter 8. Transformations in Heterosexual Romantic Relationships Across the Transition into Adolescence - Inge Seiffge-Krenke and Shmuel ShulmanChapter 9. Transformations in Heterosexual Romantic Relationships Across the Transition into Adulthood: "Meet Me at the Bleachers. I Mean the Bar" - Wyndol Furman and Jessica K. WinklesChapter 10. The Development of Same-Sex Intimate Relationships during Adolescence - Stephen T. Russell, Ryan Watson, and Joel A. MuracoPart 4. Developmental Pathways and ProcessesChapter 11. Gene-Environment Interplay in Adolescent Relationships - Kirby Deater-Deckard and Zhe WangChapter 12. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Processes in the Development of Adolescent Relationships - Susan Branje, Loes Keijsers, Muriel van Doorn, and Wim MeeusChapter 13. The Role of Gender in Transformations in Adolescent Relationships - Amanda J. Rose, Rhiannon L. Smith, Gary C. Glick, and Rebecca A. Schwartz-Mette