Emotions play a powerful role in close relationships. Significant progress has been made in understanding the temporal features of emotions associated with the development and maintenance of close relationships across the lifespan. This advancement has revealed further questions: which theories help conceptualize interpersonal emotion dynamics? What are the ways researchers can assess and model these dynamics? How do interpersonal emotion dynamics manifest in different close relationships? And do these emotion dynamics contribute to the maintenance or dissolution of relationships? Interpersonal Emotion Dynamics in Close Relationships addresses these and other questions by bringing together state-of-the-art perspectives from scholars widely recognized for their contributions to the study of emotions in relationships. Each chapter defines interpersonal emotion dynamics, reviews methodological or empirical work, and offers important directions for future research. This volume will be a valuable resource for students, researchers, and practitioners interested in understanding the role of emotions in relationships.

‘Timely, important and well-conceived, this volume addresses a critical topic and does so with great dexterity and depth. The contributors are a stellar group, and the book's chapters are likely to become the go-to source for researchers and those interested in understanding the complex dynamics of emotion in close relationships.'

Marc Schulz - Rachel C. Hale Professor in Science and Mathematics, Director of the Clinical Developmental Psychology Program, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania

'Interpersonal emotion dynamics are finally receiving adequate attention in research and practice, which is reflected by this valuable book. It delivers a wealth of the most current knowledge available on this topic, addressing manifold facets of the subject. The excellent insights in theoretical models, methods and different correlates are given by leading scholars in the field.'

Guy Bodenmann - University of Zurich, Switzerland

'What a wonderful book! This volume is a welcome and important addition for any serious student of close relationships, emotion, and how they change over time. Interpersonal Emotion Dynamics in Close Relationships includes a series of cutting-edge and authoritative chapters that bring it all together in an accessible and exciting way.'

David A. Sbarra - University of Arizona

'This timely book provides a wonderful guide for the exploration of the relatively new field lying at the juncture of relationship research and affective science. Bringing together conceptual, empirical, and methodological innovations that reflect the vibrancy of this emerging field, it is highly insightful, imminently practical, and wonderfully useful for researchers, clinicians, and students.'

Eshkol Rafaeli - Bar-Ilan University, Israel