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- Interdependence, Interaction, and Close Relationships
- Advances in Personal Relationships
- Interdependence, Interaction, and Close Relationships
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Interdependence, Situations, and Context
- 1 Situations in Close Relationships
- 2 The Structure of Interdependence Shapes Social Cognition in Relationships
- 3 Home Is Where the Heart Is
- 4 Ethnicity, Interdependence, and the Investment Model of Commitment Processes
- Part II Interdependence, Security, and Risk
- Part III Interdependence, Goal Pursuit, and Person Factors
- Part IV Interdependence, Timing, and Expectations
- Index
- References
3 - Home Is Where the Heart Is
Geographic Variation in Relational Behavior and Outcomes
from Part I - Interdependence, Situations, and Context
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 June 2020
- Interdependence, Interaction, and Close Relationships
- Advances in Personal Relationships
- Interdependence, Interaction, and Close Relationships
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Interdependence, Situations, and Context
- 1 Situations in Close Relationships
- 2 The Structure of Interdependence Shapes Social Cognition in Relationships
- 3 Home Is Where the Heart Is
- 4 Ethnicity, Interdependence, and the Investment Model of Commitment Processes
- Part II Interdependence, Security, and Risk
- Part III Interdependence, Goal Pursuit, and Person Factors
- Part IV Interdependence, Timing, and Expectations
- Index
- References
Summary
People often use relationships to characterize and describe places. Some places are described as warm, friendly, and welcoming. Others as cold, harsh, and unwelcoming. Is there any truth to these colloquialisms? How influential is the broader geographic context in affecting our close relationships? Where do people have the happiest relationships and why? In this chapter, I review recent research on geographic variation in relationship-related constructs and outcomes. The review will also feature some empirical examples and methodological considerations for studying geographic variation in close relationships and how they are expressed. A large portion of the chapter will be a discussion on the mechanisms that give rise to geographic variation in relationship-related constructs and behavior that unfold over different time scales. Step-by-step modules and supplementary information for asking geographic questions at different levels of analysis will be provided. Finally, I will conclude with unanswered conceptual and methodological questions related to the study of geographic variation in close relationship behavior.
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- Interdependence, Interaction, and Close Relationships , pp. 50 - 73Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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