International Association for Relationship Research

Editor:

Lorne Campbell
Department of Psychology
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C2

e-mail: lcampb23@uwo.ca
fax: (519) 661-3961
phone: (519) 661-2111 ext: 84904

Scope and Mission:

Personal Relationships, an official journal of the International Association for Relationship Research (IARR), was first published in 1994 and is an international, interdisciplinary journal that promotes scholarship in the field of personal relationships using a wide variety of methodologies and throughout a broad range of disciplines including psychology. sociology, communication studies, anthropology, family science, child development, social work, and gerontology. The subject matter and approach of Personal Relationships will be of interest to researchers, teachers, and practitioners. Manuscripts examining a wide range of personal relationships, including those between romantic or intimate partners, spouses, parents and children, siblings, classmates, coworkers, neighbors, and friends are welcome. Typically published work focuses on attributes of individual partners in personal relationships (e.g., personality factors or social positions as influences on relationship outcomes) at all stages of the life course, interactive relationship processes (i.e., behavioral, affective, or cognitive), the internal structure of dyads and networks (e.g., size, density, hierarchy, solidarity, homogeneity), personal relationships in social contexts (e.g., families, workplaces, historical periods, cultures), and the consequences of personal relationships. In addition to original qualitative or quantitative research, theoretical or methodological contributions, integrative reviews, meta-analyses, comparative or historical studies, and critical assessments of the status of the field are welcome as submissions.

Past Editors:

Patricia Noller, Volumes 1-5 (1996-2000); University of Queensland, Australia
Jeffry A. Simpson, Volumes 6-9 (2001-2004); Texas A&M University (while editor), University of Minnesota (current)
Susan Sprecher, Volumes 10-13 (2003-2006); Illinois State University
Rebecca Adams, Volumes 14-16 (2007-2009); University of North Carolina at Greensboro