TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fogel,Alan
TI  - Change processes in relationships: a relational-historical research approach 
SN  - 0521858801
U1  - 306.8743 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Mother and infant
KW  - Interpersonal communication
KW  - Developmental psychology
KW  - Parent and child
KW  - Psychological aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Prologue - overview of the research problem and summary of findings --; 1; Relationships as developing systems : theoretical foundations --; 2; Mother-infant relationship development in the first six months : from face-to-face play to object play --; 3; Relational-historical research on developmental change --; 4; Relational-historical research : the multiple case study approach, frame analysis, qualitative and quantitative analysis --; 5; Research propositions about relationship change processes --; 6; Research methods for the current investigation : subjects, procedures, and data analysis --; 7; Results of the current investigation : quantitative analysis of developmental changes in relationship frames and in infant actions --; 8; Results of the current investigation : qualitative analysis of Richard and his mother --; 9; Results of the current investigation : qualitative analysis of Betsy and her mother --; 10; Results of the current investigation : qualitative analysis of Lewis and his mother --; 11; Results of the current investigation : qualitative analysis of Susan and her mother --; 12; Summary of findings on relational-historical change --; Epilogue : laws of change : implications for theory and practice
N2  - "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
ER  -