Change processes in relationships : a relational-historical research approach /

Fogel, Alan,

Change processes in relationships : a relational-historical research approach / Alan Fogel [and others]. - xii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue - overview of the research problem and summary of findings -- Relationships as developing systems : theoretical foundations -- Mother-infant relationship development in the first six months : from face-to-face play to object play -- Relational-historical research on developmental change -- Relational-historical research : the multiple case study approach, frame analysis, qualitative and quantitative analysis -- Research propositions about relationship change processes -- Research methods for the current investigation : subjects, procedures, and data analysis -- Results of the current investigation : quantitative analysis of developmental changes in relationship frames and in infant actions -- Results of the current investigation : qualitative analysis of Richard and his mother -- Results of the current investigation : qualitative analysis of Betsy and her mother -- Results of the current investigation : qualitative analysis of Lewis and his mother -- Results of the current investigation : qualitative analysis of Susan and her mother -- Summary of findings on relational-historical change -- Epilogue : laws of change : implications for theory and practice. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

"This book is about how a relationship transforms itself from one pattern of communication to another. The authors present a unique research method called "relational-historical research", based on advances in dynamic systems theory in developmental psychology, and qualitative methods in life history research."--BOOK JACKET.

0521858801 9780521858809


Mother and infant
Interpersonal communication.
Developmental psychology
Parent and child--Psychological aspects

306.8743

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