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\"How do we choose a partner to initiate a relationship with, and what makes us stay in a given relationship over time? These questions are most often pursued by scholars with an emphasis on the internal thoughts, feelings, and motivations of individual decision-makers. Conversely, this volume highlights the importance of considering external influences on individual decision-making in close relationships. Featuring contributions from internationally renowned scholars, the volume is divided into two interrelated sections. The first section considers global and societal influences on romantic relationships and the second section focuses on social network and communicative influences on romantic relationships. Taken together, this collection helps us to better understand how external factors influence the internal machinations of those involved in intimate relationships\"-- Provided by publisher.

This research examined the predominant social psychological models used for the prediction of behavior, specifically the theory of reasoned action (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980) and the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1985), and questioned whether they are sufficiently conceptualized to serve in prediction of interdependent behaviors and behavioral intentions. Three studies were directed at examining the adequacy of these theories and at exploring several measurement issues related to these models. The first study was a meta-analysis of past research which utilized the two models. Results indicate that the intention-behavior relationship is attenuated for interdependent criterion behaviors, suggesting that the two models may be sufficient for the prediction of independent but not interdependent behaviors. The second study tested the adequacy of the theory of reasoned action and the theory of planned behavior for predicting individual behavioral intentions regarding behaviors differing in their degree of interdependence. As hypothesized, interdependent behaviors (i.e., having sexual intercourse and using a condom) were predicted more fully by the theory of planned behavior whereas independent behaviors (i.e., using birth control pills and buying a condom) were predicted sufficiently by the theory of reasoned action. Various measurement issues relevant to both models were also examined in Study 2. The third study was a longitudinal investigation of the behaviors of romantically-involved couples. Couple members provided their individual and collective beliefs concerning the enactment of an interdependent and an independent behavior. Consistent with hypotheses, results suggest that interdependent behaviors and intentions are more fully predicted by dyad-level models which incorporate the beliefs of the two behavioral coactors than by individual-based models which use data from only one actor. In contrast, independent behaviors and intentions were sufficiently predicted using individual-level models. An extension of Ajzen and Fishbein's (1977) principle of correspondence is proposed whereby maximum behavioral and behavioral intention prediction can be expected when the source of predictor data matches the criterion in terms of the unit of action required for successful behavioral enactment.