Longing, Intimacy and Loneliness

Ami Rokach, Ph.D. is Executive Editor of the Journal of Psychology. He is a member of the Departments of Psychology at York University, Toronto, Canada; The Centre for Academic studies, Or Yehuda Israel; and Walden University, USA.

Longing, intimacy & loneliness: an introduction A. Rokach Part I: What contributes to a good intimate relationship 1. Dimensions and aspects of longing: Age and gender differences in Swedish 9-, 12-, and 15-year-old children. O. Holm 2. Processes through which adolescents believe romantic relationships influence friendship quality J. J. Thomas 3. How do romantic relationship satisfaction, gender stereotypes and gender, relate to Future Time Orientation in romantic relationships? N. Sakali-Ugurlu 4. Empathy and social support provision in couples: Social support and the need to study the underlying processes I. Devoldre, M. H. Davis, L. L. Verhofstadt, and A. Buysse 5. Relationship satisfaction and conflict over minor and major issues in romantic relationships D. Cramer 6. Socially desirable responding and impression management in the endorsement of love styles M. F. Davies 7. Humor use in romantic relationships: The effects of relationship satisfaction and pleasant versus conflict situations B. Butzer and N. A. Kuiper 8. Words as environmental cues: The effect of the word "loving" on compliance to a blood donation request V. Charles-Sire, N. Guéguen, A. Pascual and S. Meineri Part II: Loneliness and intimate relationships 9. Loneliness and marital adjustment of Turkish couples A. Demir, and H. Fişiloğlu 10. How does culture influence the degree of romantic loneliness and closeness? S. Seepersad, M. Choi and N. Shin 11. Longing, love, and loneliness A. Rokach