Feeling Hurt in Close Relationships

Feeling Hurt in Close Relationships presents a synthesis of cutting-edge research and theory on hurt. Being hurt is an inevitable part of close relationships. What varies from relationship to relationship is not whether partners hurt each other, but how their relationship is affected by hurtful episodes. Given the potential influence of hurt feelings on people's interpersonal relationships, it is not surprising that scholars have begun to study the antecedents, processes, and outcomes associated with hurt. This collection integrates the various issues addressed by researchers, theorists, and practitioners who study the causes of hurt feelings, the interpersonal events associated with hurt, and the ways people respond to hurting and being hurt by others. To capture the breadth and depth of the literature in this area, the work of scholars from a variety of disciplines - including social psychology, communication, sociology, and family studies - is highlighted.

Author: Anita L. Vangelisti
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/01/2009
Pages: 548
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.20w x 1.80d
ISBN: 9780521866903

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2010

About the Author
Vangelisti, Anita L.: - Anita L. Vangelisti is the Jesse H. Jones Centennial Professor of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work focuses on the associations between communication and emotion in the context of close, personal relationships, and she currently teaches courses on communication in personal relationships, family communication, communication and emotion, and empirical research methods. Vangelisti has published articles in journals such as Communication Monographs, Human Communication Research, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personal Relationships, Family Relations, Journal of Adolescent Research, and Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. She has published several books and is presently working on two more volumes.