Personal Relationships, first published in 1994, is an international, interdisciplinary journal that promotes scholarship in the field of personal relationships using a wide variety of methodologies and throughout a broad range of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, communication studies, anthropology, family studies, child development, social work, and gerontology. The subject matter and approach of Personal Relationships will be of interest to researchers, teachers, and practitioners. Manuscripts examining a wide range of personal relationships, including those between romantic or intimate partners, spouses, parents and children, siblings, classmates, coworkers, neighbors, and friends are welcome. Typically published work focuses on attributes of individual partners in personal relationships (e.g., personality factors or social positions as influences on relationship outcomes) at all stages of the life course, interactive relationship processes (i.e., behavioral, affective, or cognitive), the internal structure of dyads and networks, and relationships in social contexts (e.g., families, workplaces, historical periods, cultures). In addition to original qualitative or quantitative research, theoretical or methodological contributions, integrative reviews, meta-analyses, comparative or historical studies, and critical assessments of the status of the field are welcome as submissions.

TopHighlights

Distinguished Scholar Article: The Experience and Effects of Emotional Support: What the Study of Cultural and Gender Differences Can Tell Us about Close Relationships, Emotion, and Interpersonal Communication
Brant R. Burleson

I'll Never Be in a Relationship Like that Again: Personal Growth Following Romantic Relationship Breakups
Ty Tashiro and Patricia Frazier

The Effect of a Shared Humorous Experience on Closeness in Initial Encounters
Barbara Fraley and Arthur Aron

The Tendency to Forgive in Dating and Married Couples: The Role of Attachment and Relationship Satisfaction
Lorig K. Kachadourian, Frank Fincham, and Joanne Davila

The Composition of Attachment Networks Throughout the Adult Years
Nicole A. Doherty and Judith A. Feeney

To view tables of contents from previous issues of Personal Relationships, please click on this link: Contents: 1994-Present.