List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction Laura V. Machia; Part I. Interdependence, Situations, and Context: 1. Situations in close relationships Simon Columbus, Francesca Righetti and Daniel Balliet; 2. The structure of interdependence shapes social cognition in relationships John G. Holmes; 3. Home is where the heart is: geographic variation in relational behavior and outcomes William J. Chopik; 4. Ethnicity, interdependence, and the investment model of commitment processes Stanley O. Gaines, Jr. and Deletha P. Hardin; Part II. Interdependence, Security, and Risk: 5. An interdependence analysis of enhancing attachment security Lucy L. Hunt, Madoka Kumashiro and Ximena B. Arriaga; 6. Safe and secure: how interdependent close relationships mitigate risks and ease insecurities Brittany K. Jakubiak; 7. Partner buffering in interdependent relationships: an attachment perspective Monique S. Nakamura, Jeffry A. Simpson and Nickola C. Overall; 8. Stress as a risk factor to well-being: role of dyadic coping Valentina Rauch-Anderegg and Ashley K. Randall; Part III. Interdependence, Goal Pursuit, and Person Factors: 9. Autonomous interdependence: a complementary understanding of personal and relational needs in interdependent relationships Benjamin W. Hadden and Yuthika U. Girme; 10. Pursuing interpersonal value: an interdependence perspective Edward P. Lemay, Jr; 11. Advances in self-expansion Brent A. Mattingly, Jennifer M. Tomlinson and Kevin P. McIntyre; 12. Self-esteem, negative expressivity, and partner responsiveness Kassandra Cortes and Joanne V. Wood; Part IV. Interdependence, Timing, and Expectations: 13. Relationship receptivity theory: timing and interdependent relationships Christopher R. Agnew, Benjamin W. Hadden and Kenneth Tan; 14. A new measure of expected relationship satisfaction, alternatives, and investment supports an expectations model of interdependence Levi R. Baker, James K. McNulty, Ashlyn Brady and Shae Montalvo; 15. Relationship expectations about the commitment to wed: a contextual analysis TeKisha M. Rice and Brian G. Ogolsky; 16. Creating closeness and interdependence: results of laboratory-based studies involving getting-acquainted dyads Susan Sprecher; Index.