Highlights•Diverse processes have been shown to contribute to relationship well-being.•
Responsiveness provides an integrated conceptual model that links these processes.• …

How can shared music preferences create social bonds between people? A process model
is developed in which music preferences as value-expressive attitudes create social bonds …

Close relationships are defined as those relationships in which people assume more
responsibility for the welfare of their partner than they do for others, benefit those partners …

The first International edition of this textbook provides students with an introduction to the
basic concepts and principles of social psychology from an interactionist perspective. The …

We describe a model for understanding interpersonal attraction in which attraction can be
understood as a product of the initial evaluations we make about others. The model posits …

When I first started teaching social psychology, I had trouble figuring out how the various
topics in this expansive field fit together. I felt like I was presenting a laundry list of ideas …

Several mediators of the similarity–liking link were examined in a laboratory study that
involved previously unacquainted individuals interacting to become acquainted and that …

Across four studies, people sat (or reported they would sit) closer to physically similar others.
Study 1 revealed significant aggregation in seating patterns on two easily observed …

Brand love has emerged as an important marketing construct among practitioners and
academics. Literature on brand love is mainly concentrated on its conceptualization rather …

Trust has been identified as a key factor in relationship development and appreciation of
group members. However, trust has not been previously considered as a reason for attitude …