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George Levinger

Professor Levinger's research interests include close relationships, conflict, and group behavior.

Primary Interests:

  • Aggression, Conflict, Peace
  • Close Relationships
  • Group Processes
  • Intergroup Relations
  • Interpersonal Processes
  • Person Perception
  • Social Cognition
  • Aggression, Conflict, Peace
  • Close Relationships
  • Group Processes
  • Intergroup Relations
  • Interpersonal Processes
  • Person Perception
  • Social Cognition

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., & Rubin, J. Z. (1994). Bridges and barriers to a more general theory of conflict. Negotiation Journal, 10, 201-215.
  • 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.

George Levinger
Department of Psychology
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

Work: (413) 545-0168
Home: (413) 253-9370

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