With contributions from leading investigators, this volume presents important theoretical and empirical advances in the study of adult attachment. Chapters take stock of the state of knowledge in the field and introduce new, testable theoretical models to guide future research. Major topics covered include stability and change of attachment orientations across the lifespan; influences of attachment on cognitive functioning; and implications for the ways individuals experience intimacy, conflict, caregiving, and satisfaction in adult relationships. Also explored are the ways attachment theory and research can inform therapy with couples and can further understanding of such significant clinical problems as PTSD and depression. --- from the publisher Critical Acclaim: "Exceptional and important....Many of the field's major theoreticians and researchers have been assembled to offer sophisticated presentations of their state-of-the-art work. The editors and contributors are to be commended for producing a superb volume that is both broad and rich-the perfect text for a graduate course in contemporary attachment theory and research."
-Kenneth N. Levy, PhD, Pennsylvania State University "A cutting-edge treatment of one of the most vibrant and important domains in psychology. Fascinating, clear, comprehensive, and beautifully edited, this book is required reading for psychologists who want to know where adult attachment theory has been and where it is going, or who simply want to know more about the nature of human intimacy."-Garth Fletcher, PhD, University of Canterbury, New Zealand "Along with providing comprehensive reviews of the literature across many attachment-related topics, this book directly confronts a number of long-standing issues in the field. These include the validity of self-reports; change and stability in attachment security; explicit versus implicit working models; and general versus relationship-specific attachment. Dealing with attachment issues in therapy is also an important focus. A 'must read.'"-Pat Noller, PhD, University of Queensland, Australia (Emeritus) "This book contains a large amount of information on adult attachment, providing theoretical constructs, reviewing assessment tools, and looking at both interpersonal and intrapersonal perspectives....I certainly learned a lot from this book because the contributors are experts in the field who have dedicated their lives to studying this important theory."-Doody's Electronic Journal Contents: I. Introduction: New Directions and Emerging Issues in Adult Attachment
1. Attachment Theory: Basic Concepts and Contemporary Questions, W. Steven Rholes and Jeffry A. Simpson II. Attachment Processes across the Lifespan: Continuity, Discontinuity, Change, and Measurement Issues
2. What Do Self-Report Attachment Measures Assess?, Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer
3. What Does It Mean to Be Attached?, Cindy Hazan, Nurit Gur-Yaish, and Mary Campa
4. A Dynamical Systems Approach to Conceptualizing and Studying Stability and Change in Attachment Security, R. Chris Fraley and Claudia Chloe Brumbaugh
5. Predictors of Change in Attachment Security during Adulthood, Joanne Davila and Rebecca J. Cobb III. Intrapersonal Aspects of Attachment: Cognitive Organization, Structure, and Information Processing
6. Security-Based Self-Representations in Adulthood: Contents and Processes, Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver
7. Working Models of Attachment: New Developments and Emerging Themes, Nancy L. Collins, AnaMarie C. Guichard, Maire B. Ford, and Brooke C. Feeney
8. Psychobiological Perspectives on Attachment: Implications for Health over the Lifespan, Lisa M. Diamond and Angela M. Hicks IV. Interpersonal Aspects of Attachment: Intimacy, Conflict, Caregiving, and Satisfaction
9. Conflict in Adult Close Relationships: An Attachment Perspective, Paula R. Pietromonaco, Dara Greenwood, and Lisa Feldman Barrett
10. Interpersonal Safe Haven and Secure Base Caregiving Processes in Adulthood, Brooke C. Feeney and Nancy L. Collins
11. Adult Attachment and Relationship Functioning under Stressful Conditions: Understanding Partners' Responses to Conflict and Challenge, Judith A. Feeney V. Clinical and Applied Issues: Therapy, Psychopathology, and Well-Being
12. Attachment Theory: A Guide for Healing Couple Relationships, Susan M. Johnson
13. Attachment-Related Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Implications for Adult Adaptation, Roger Kobak, Jude Cassidy, and Yair Ziv
14. Anxious Attachment and Depressive Symptoms: An Interpersonal Perspective, Jeffry A. Simpson and W. Steven Rholes
15. Attachment Styles and Intrapersonal Adjustment: A Longitudinal Study from Adolescence into Young Adulthood, M. Lynne Cooper, Austin W. Albino, Holly K. Orcutt, and Natalie Williams Contributors: Austin W. Albino, MA, Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD, Department of Psychology, Boston College, Boston, MA
Claudia Chloe Brumbaugh, BA, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Mary Campa, MA, Family Life Development Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Jude Cassidy, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Rebecca J. Cobb, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Nancy L. Collins, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
M. Lynne Cooper, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Joanne Davila, PhD, Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
Lisa M. Diamond, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Brooke C. Feeney, PhD, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Judith A. Feeney, PhD, School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
Maire B. Ford, MA, Department of Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
R. Chris Fraley, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Dara Greenwood, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
AnaMarie C. Guichard, MA, Department of Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Nurit Gur-Yaish, MA, Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Cindy Hazan, PhD, Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Angela M. Hicks, MA, Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Susan M. Johnson, EdD, Department of Psychology, University of Ottawa, and private practice, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Roger Kobak, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Mario Mikulincer, PhD, Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Holly K. Orcutt, PhD, Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Paula R. Pietromonaco, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
W. Steven Rholes, PhD, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Phillip R. Shaver, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA
Jeffry A. Simpson, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Natalie Williams, MA, Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Yair Ziv, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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