Patricia Noller is Professor Emeritus, University of Queensland. She has published extensively in the areas of marital and family relationships, and adult attachment. Dr. Noller is also a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the National Council on Family Relationships (USA). Gery C. Karantzas is Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Deakin University, and Convenor of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) Psychology of Relationships Interest Group. He has published numerous studies in the area of close personal relationships with a specific interest in investigating couple and family relationships during transitions and in adult attachment.

“I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the factors and processes that affect relationships and who would like a book that thoroughly describes the most recent research and applications of relevant theories.”  (Journal of Mental Health, 1 March 2014)“Summing Up: Highly recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.”  (Choice, 1 September 2012)

• List of Contributors xiIntroduction 1Patricia Noller and Gery C. KarantzasPart I Trends in Couple and Family Relationships 91 From Form to Function 11Ruth Weston, Lixia Qu, and Alan Hayes2 Social Trends and their Impact on Couple and Family Relationships 25David de Vaus3 Changing American Families in the 21st Century 36Suzanne M. Bianchi, Sara B. Raley, and Lynne M. CasperPart II Families across the Lifespan 494 The Role of the Family across the Lifespan 51Toni C. Antonucci, Kristin M. Wong, and Sarah Trinh5 Parents and Adolescents 66Ross B. Wilkinson6 Family Caregiving 82Gery C. Karantzas7 Late-Life Transitions and Interventions 97Kathleen PiercyPart III Communication and Conflict Processes in Couples and Families 1138 Conflict Avoidance in Families 115John P. Caughlin, Jennifer L. Hardesty, and Ashley V. Middleton9 Conflict in Family Relationships 129Patricia Noller10 Demand–Withdraw Communication in Couples 144Kathleen A. Eldridge and Brian BaucomPart IV Individual Differences Perspectives on Intimacy, Love, and Caregiving 15911 Adult Attachment and Sexuality 161Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer12 Sexual Dysfunction in Intimate Heterosexual Relationships 175Denisa Goldhammer and Marita P. McCabe13 Regulating Incentives and Threats in Close Relationships 193Shelly L. Gable14 Attachment and Caregiving 207Melanie Canterberry and Omri GillathPart V Cognitive and Affective Processes in Couple Relationships 22115 Attachment Insecurities and Relationship Self-Regulation 223Zoë J. Hazelwood16 The Costs and Benefits of Trying to Change Intimate Partners 234Nickola C. Overall17 Through the Eyes of Love 248Garth J. O. Fletcher and Patrick S. G. Kerr18 Betrayal and Forgiveness in Couple Relationships 259Julie FitnessPart VI Education and Intervention in Couple and Family Relationships 27119 Taking it to the Streets (and Information Super Highways) 273W. Kim Halford and Samira Hayes20 Relationship Education 289Judith A. Feeney and Jennifer Fitzgerald21 A Common Factors Perspective of Relationship Counseling 305Ruth Ingrid Sturmey, Patricia Noller, and Gery C. Karantzas22 The Efficacy of Evidence-Based Couple Therapy 320Peter Howell23 Surviving Trauma 333Susan M. Johnson and Kathryn D. Rheem24 Children’s Adjustment after Parental Separation 345Susie SweeperPart VII Interpersonal Processes, Families, and Mental Health 36125 Depression and Self-Harming in Adolescence 363Kerryn Hurd and Patricia Noller26 Attachment and Depression Across the Transition to Parenthood 377Jeffry A. Simpson, W. Steven Rholes, and Sandra Shallcross27 Recent Advances in Research on Social Support in Couples 392Carolyn E. Cutrona28 Chronic Illness and Relationships 406Gery C. Karantzas, Marita P. McCabe, and Sian F. ColePart VIII Implications for Policy 42129 Promoting Positive Pathways for Youth and Young Adults to Healthy Relationships and Marriages 423Alan J. Hawkins30 Improving Child and Family Outcomes through a Collaborative Service Model 437Michael White and Gail Winkworth31 Are Governments and Marriage Strange Bedfellows? 453W. Kim Halford and Elizabeth van AckerPart IX Integration and Conclusion 46732 Common Themes in Couple and Family Relationship Research and Practice 469Gery C. Karantzas and Patricia NollerIndex 481

Patricia Noller is Professor Emeritus, University of Queensland. She has published extensively in the areas of marital and family relationships, and adult attachment. Dr. Noller is also a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the National Council on Family Relationships (USA). Gery C. Karantzas is Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Deakin University, and Convenor of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) Psychology of Relationships Interest Group. He has published numerous studies in the area of close personal relationships with a specific interest in investigating couple and family relationships during transitions and in adult attachment.

“I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the factors and processes that affect relationships and who would like a book that thoroughly describes the most recent research and applications of relevant theories.”  (Journal of Mental Health, 1 March 2014)“Summing Up: Highly recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.”  (Choice, 1 September 2012)

• List of Contributors xiIntroduction 1Patricia Noller and Gery C. KarantzasPart I Trends in Couple and Family Relationships 91 From Form to Function 11Ruth Weston, Lixia Qu, and Alan Hayes2 Social Trends and their Impact on Couple and Family Relationships 25David de Vaus3 Changing American Families in the 21st Century 36Suzanne M. Bianchi, Sara B. Raley, and Lynne M. CasperPart II Families across the Lifespan 494 The Role of the Family across the Lifespan 51Toni C. Antonucci, Kristin M. Wong, and Sarah Trinh5 Parents and Adolescents 66Ross B. Wilkinson6 Family Caregiving 82Gery C. Karantzas7 Late-Life Transitions and Interventions 97Kathleen PiercyPart III Communication and Conflict Processes in Couples and Families 1138 Conflict Avoidance in Families 115John P. Caughlin, Jennifer L. Hardesty, and Ashley V. Middleton9 Conflict in Family Relationships 129Patricia Noller10 Demand–Withdraw Communication in Couples 144Kathleen A. Eldridge and Brian BaucomPart IV Individual Differences Perspectives on Intimacy, Love, and Caregiving 15911 Adult Attachment and Sexuality 161Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer12 Sexual Dysfunction in Intimate Heterosexual Relationships 175Denisa Goldhammer and Marita P. McCabe13 Regulating Incentives and Threats in Close Relationships 193Shelly L. Gable14 Attachment and Caregiving 207Melanie Canterberry and Omri GillathPart V Cognitive and Affective Processes in Couple Relationships 22115 Attachment Insecurities and Relationship Self-Regulation 223Zoë J. Hazelwood16 The Costs and Benefits of Trying to Change Intimate Partners 234Nickola C. Overall17 Through the Eyes of Love 248Garth J. O. Fletcher and Patrick S. G. Kerr18 Betrayal and Forgiveness in Couple Relationships 259Julie FitnessPart VI Education and Intervention in Couple and Family Relationships 27119 Taking it to the Streets (and Information Super Highways) 273W. Kim Halford and Samira Hayes20 Relationship Education 289Judith A. Feeney and Jennifer Fitzgerald21 A Common Factors Perspective of Relationship Counseling 305Ruth Ingrid Sturmey, Patricia Noller, and Gery C. Karantzas22 The Efficacy of Evidence-Based Couple Therapy 320Peter Howell23 Surviving Trauma 333Susan M. Johnson and Kathryn D. Rheem24 Children’s Adjustment after Parental Separation 345Susie SweeperPart VII Interpersonal Processes, Families, and Mental Health 36125 Depression and Self-Harming in Adolescence 363Kerryn Hurd and Patricia Noller26 Attachment and Depression Across the Transition to Parenthood 377Jeffry A. Simpson, W. Steven Rholes, and Sandra Shallcross27 Recent Advances in Research on Social Support in Couples 392Carolyn E. Cutrona28 Chronic Illness and Relationships 406Gery C. Karantzas, Marita P. McCabe, and Sian F. ColePart VIII Implications for Policy 42129 Promoting Positive Pathways for Youth and Young Adults to Healthy Relationships and Marriages 423Alan J. Hawkins30 Improving Child and Family Outcomes through a Collaborative Service Model 437Michael White and Gail Winkworth31 Are Governments and Marriage Strange Bedfellows? 453W. Kim Halford and Elizabeth van AckerPart IX Integration and Conclusion 46732 Common Themes in Couple and Family Relationship Research and Practice 469Gery C. Karantzas and Patricia NollerIndex 481

Patricia Noller is Professor Emeritus, University of Queensland. She has published extensively in the areas of marital and family relationships, and adult attachment. Dr. Noller is also a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the National Council on Family Relationships (USA). Gery C. Karantzas is Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Deakin University, and Convenor of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) Psychology of Relationships Interest Group. He has published numerous studies in the area of close personal relationships with a specific interest in investigating couple and family relationships during transitions and in adult attachment.

“I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the factors and processes that affect relationships and who would like a book that thoroughly describes the most recent research and applications of relevant theories.”  (Journal of Mental Health, 1 March 2014)“Summing Up: Highly recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.”  (Choice, 1 September 2012)

• List of Contributors xiIntroduction 1Patricia Noller and Gery C. KarantzasPart I Trends in Couple and Family Relationships 91 From Form to Function 11Ruth Weston, Lixia Qu, and Alan Hayes2 Social Trends and their Impact on Couple and Family Relationships 25David de Vaus3 Changing American Families in the 21st Century 36Suzanne M. Bianchi, Sara B. Raley, and Lynne M. CasperPart II Families across the Lifespan 494 The Role of the Family across the Lifespan 51Toni C. Antonucci, Kristin M. Wong, and Sarah Trinh5 Parents and Adolescents 66Ross B. Wilkinson6 Family Caregiving 82Gery C. Karantzas7 Late-Life Transitions and Interventions 97Kathleen PiercyPart III Communication and Conflict Processes in Couples and Families 1138 Conflict Avoidance in Families 115John P. Caughlin, Jennifer L. Hardesty, and Ashley V. Middleton9 Conflict in Family Relationships 129Patricia Noller10 Demand–Withdraw Communication in Couples 144Kathleen A. Eldridge and Brian BaucomPart IV Individual Differences Perspectives on Intimacy, Love, and Caregiving 15911 Adult Attachment and Sexuality 161Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer12 Sexual Dysfunction in Intimate Heterosexual Relationships 175Denisa Goldhammer and Marita P. McCabe13 Regulating Incentives and Threats in Close Relationships 193Shelly L. Gable14 Attachment and Caregiving 207Melanie Canterberry and Omri GillathPart V Cognitive and Affective Processes in Couple Relationships 22115 Attachment Insecurities and Relationship Self-Regulation 223Zoë J. Hazelwood16 The Costs and Benefits of Trying to Change Intimate Partners 234Nickola C. Overall17 Through the Eyes of Love 248Garth J. O. Fletcher and Patrick S. G. Kerr18 Betrayal and Forgiveness in Couple Relationships 259Julie FitnessPart VI Education and Intervention in Couple and Family Relationships 27119 Taking it to the Streets (and Information Super Highways) 273W. Kim Halford and Samira Hayes20 Relationship Education 289Judith A. Feeney and Jennifer Fitzgerald21 A Common Factors Perspective of Relationship Counseling 305Ruth Ingrid Sturmey, Patricia Noller, and Gery C. Karantzas22 The Efficacy of Evidence-Based Couple Therapy 320Peter Howell23 Surviving Trauma 333Susan M. Johnson and Kathryn D. Rheem24 Children’s Adjustment after Parental Separation 345Susie SweeperPart VII Interpersonal Processes, Families, and Mental Health 36125 Depression and Self-Harming in Adolescence 363Kerryn Hurd and Patricia Noller26 Attachment and Depression Across the Transition to Parenthood 377Jeffry A. Simpson, W. Steven Rholes, and Sandra Shallcross27 Recent Advances in Research on Social Support in Couples 392Carolyn E. Cutrona28 Chronic Illness and Relationships 406Gery C. Karantzas, Marita P. McCabe, and Sian F. ColePart VIII Implications for Policy 42129 Promoting Positive Pathways for Youth and Young Adults to Healthy Relationships and Marriages 423Alan J. Hawkins30 Improving Child and Family Outcomes through a Collaborative Service Model 437Michael White and Gail Winkworth31 Are Governments and Marriage Strange Bedfellows? 453W. Kim Halford and Elizabeth van AckerPart IX Integration and Conclusion 46732 Common Themes in Couple and Family Relationship Research and Practice 469Gery C. Karantzas and Patricia NollerIndex 481