George Levinger
IN MEMORIAM
Professor George Levinger, 90, died July 3, 2017, 12 days after the death of his wife, Ann Levinger, 86, who was a former lecturer in education. Social Psychology Network is maintaining this profile for visitors who wish to learn more about Professor Levinger's work.
Please see below for more information:
- Obituary: George Levinger, Professor Emeritus of Psychology; Ann Levinger, Former Lecturer (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
- Obituary for George Levinger (International Association for Relationship Research)
- Obituary: George K. Levinger (New York Times)
Professor George Levinger taught at the Bryn Mawr College School of Social Work and Social Research, and later at Western Reserve University, before joining the UMass Amherst faculty in 1965.
His research interests include close relationships, interpersonal attraction, conflict, and group behavior. In addition to publishing dozens of scholarly articles, he has published three books: “Close Relationships: Perspectives on the Meaning of Intimacy,” “Divorce and Separation: Context, Causes, and Consequences,” and “Close Relationships.” He also served as editor of the Journal of Social Issues from 1984 to 1987.
Primary Interests:
- Aggression, Conflict, Peace
- Close Relationships
- Group Processes
- Intergroup Relations
- Interpersonal Processes
- Person Perception
- Social Cognition
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Books:
- Kelley, H. H., Berscheid, E., Christensen, A., Harvey, J., Huston, T., Levinger, G., McClintock, E., Peplau, L. A., & Peterson, D. (1983). Close relationships. San Francisco: Freeman.
- Levinger, G., & Moles, O. C. (Eds.). (1979). Divorce and separation: Context, causes and consequences. New York: Basic Books.
- Levinger, G., & Raush, H. L. (Eds.). (1977). Close relationships: Perspectives on the meaning of intimacy. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press.
- Levinger, G., & Snoek, J. D. (1972). Attraction in relationship: A new look at interpersonal attraction. Morristown, NJ: General Learning Press.
Journal Articles:
- Levinger, G. (1980). Toward the analysis of close relationships. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 16, 510-544.
- Levinger, G. (1976). A social psychological perspective on marital dissolution. Journal of Social Issues, 32 (1), 21-47.
- Levinger, G. (1966). Sources of marital dissatisfaction among applicants for divorce. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 36, 803-807.
- Levinger, G. (1966). Systematic distortion in spouses' reports of preferred and actual sexual behavior. Sociometry, 29, 291-299.
- Levinger, G. (1964). Note on need complementarity in marriage. Psychological Bulletin, 61, 153-157.
- Levinger, G., & Breedlove, J. (1966). Interpersonal attraction and agreement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1966, 3, 367-372.
- Levinger, G., & Rubin, J. Z. (1994). Bridges and barriers to a more general theory of conflict. Negotiation Journal, 10, 201-215.
- Levinger, G., & Senn, D. J. (1967). Disclosure of feelings in marriage. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 13, 237-249.
- Rands, M., & Levinger, G. (1979). Implicit theories of relationship: An intergenerational study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 37, 645-661.
Other Publications:
- Holmes, J. G., & Levinger, G. (1994). Paradoxical effects of closeness in relationships on perceptions of justice: An interdependence-theory perspective. In M. J. Lerner & G. Mikula (Eds.), Entitlement and the affectional bond (pp. 149-173). New York: Plenum.
- Levinger, G. (1999). Duty toward whom? Reconsidering attractions and barriers as determinants of commitment in a relationship. In W. H. Jones & J. M. Adams (Eds.), Handbook of interpersonal commitment and relationship stability. New York: Plenum.
- Levinger, G. (1994). Figure versus ground: Micro and macro perspectives on the social psychology of personal relationships. In R. Erber & R. Gilmour (Eds.), Theoretical frameworks for personal relationships (pp. 1-28). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
- Levinger, G. (1992). Close relationship loss as a set of inkblots. In T. L. Orbuch (Ed.), Close relationship loss (pp. 213-221). New York: Springer Verlag.
- Levinger, G. (1991). Commitment vs. cohesiveness: Two complementary perspectives. In W. Jones & D. Perlman (Eds.), Advances in personal relationships (Vol. 3, pp. 145-150). London: J. Kingsley.