Similarity in personal relationships [Elektronische Ressource] : associations with relationship regulation between and within individuals / von Cornelia Wrzus

Similarity in Personal Relationships: Associations with Relationship Regulation Between and Within Individuals Cornelia Wrzus This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License: Attribution 3.0 Unported To view a copy of this license visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Online published at the Institutional Repository of the Potsdam University: http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2008/2015/ urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-20158 [http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-20158] Similarity in Personal Relationships: Associations with Relationship Regulation Between and Within Individuals An der Humanwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Potsdam eingereichte DISSERTATION zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doctor philosophiae Dr. phil. vorgelegt am 25. April 2008 von Dipl.-Psych. Cornelia Wrzus Dekan: Prof. Dr. Ria De Bleser Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Franz J. Neyer Prof. Dr. John B. Nezlek Mündliche Prüfung am 04. September 2008 INDEX OF CONTENTS INDEX OF CONTENTS Abstract x1 Similarity, closeness and reciprocity in personal 6relationships 1.1 Personal relationships in light of evolutionary psychology 71.1.1 Major principles in evolutionary psychology 81.1.2 The evolutionary model of relationship regulation 141.2 Relationship regulation within ego-centered networks 261.2.