International Society for the Study of
Personal Relationships Conference
August 4-8, 1996
TENTATIVE Program Schedule
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Sunday, Aug. 4
4:00-6:00 p.m. Registration
5:00-6:30 p.m. Opening Reception; Sponsored in part by
book publishers in honour of ISSPR authors.
6:30-8:00 p.m. Dinner
8:00-9:00 p.m. Invited Address:Zick Rubin,"Love and the Law"
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Monday, Aug. 5;
8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00-10:00 a.m. Invited Address:Ellen Berscheid, "From Madison to Banff
Safely, But Miles to Go"
10:00-10:30 a.m. Coffee and Daytime Posters
- Sexuality and AIDS
- Betrayal, Infidelity and Jealousy
- Love and Attraction
- Roles in Marriage and the Family
- Quality of Familial Relationships: Effects
on Outcome Variables
- Predictors of Continuation and Commitment
in Romantic Relationships
10:30-12:00 Symposia and Paper Sessions
Symp: Communicating intimacy, support and
positive affect in close relationships
Symp: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human
Social Relationships
Symp: Studying relationships using intensive
repeated measures designs
Papers: Marital Quality
Papers: Dark Side of Social Interaction
12:00-1:30 p.m. LUNCH and Daytime Posters (cont'd)
1:30-3:00 p.m. Symposia and Paper Sessions
Symp: New Directions in Adult Attachment Research:
Daily Emotional Experiences, Multiple Measures and
Longitudinal Designs
Panel:Relationships between service providers and recipients
Papers: Division of Labour
Papers: Cognitive Processes in Close Relationships
Papers: Violence and Abuse in Close Relationships
3:00-3:30 p.m. Coffee and Daytime Posters (cont'd)
3:30-4:30 p.m. Invited Address: Brant Burleson
"Contributions of Communication Skills to the
Growth and Development of Personal Relationships"
4:30-5:30 p.m. Evening Posters
- Attachment in the Family
- Relation Between Attachment Styles and Other Individual
Difference Variables
- Relation Between Negative Experiences and Attachment
- Conflict and Dissolution of Friendships
- Violence and Abuse in Close Relationships
5:30-6:30 p.m. Social Hour and Evening Posters (cont'd)
6:30-8:00 p.m. Western Barbecue
8:00-9:00 p.m. Past President's Address: Ted Huston,
"A Prospective Study of the Causal Roots of Marital
Distress and Divorce: The PAIR Project Couples 13-Years
After They Were Wed"
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Tuesday, Aug. 6;
8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00-10:30 a.m. Symposia and Paper Sessions
Symp:Illusion or reality? Five theories in pursuit of a
phenomenon
Symp:Coping as a communal process
Symp: Interpersonal resource exchange in personal
relationships: Conceptual and empirical advances
Papers: Well-Being in the Elderly
Papers: Effects of Divorce
10:30-11:00 a.m. Coffee
11:00-12:30 Symposia and Paper Sessions
Papers: Attachment and Quality of Interaction in
Intimate Relationships
Symp: The use of individual versus couple data in close
relationships research: theoretical and methodological
issues
Special Session: The fragile community: Living together
with AIDS
Papers: Cognitive "Distortion"
Papers: Social Exchange Theories
12:30 p.m.---> LUNCH and AFTERNOON/EVENING SIGHTSEEING ACTIVITIES
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Wednesday, Aug. 7;
8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00-10:00 a.m. Invited Address: Gunhild Hagestad, "Exploring Vertical Webs:
Family Ties in Aging Societies"
10:00-10:30 a.m. Coffee and Daytime Posters
- Conceptual and Measurement Issues in Attachment Research
- Stress and Coping
- Friendship -- Developmental, Cultural, and Individual
Difference Factors
- Conflict in Marriage and the Family
- Parent-Child Relationships
10:30-12:00 Symposia and Paper Sessions
Symp: Critical thinking about the construct of commitment
Symp: Psychological aggression in the family
Symp: A Controlling Attachment Pattern-Theoretical
Considerations and Relevant Findings
Papers: Similarity & Attraction
Papers: The Negative Side of Social Support
12:00-1:30 p.m. LUNCH and Daytime Posters (cont'd)
1:30-3:00 p.m. Symposia and Paper Sessions
Symp: The self-expansion model: New directions
Symp: Analyzing data from couples: techniques for preserving
interdependence
Symp: Positive and negative aspects of relationships
Workshop: Intimacy-oriented couples therapy
Papers: Close Relationships and Depression
3:00-3:30 p.m. Coffee and Daytime Posters (cont'd)
3:30-4:30 p.m. Invited Address: Garth Fletcher, "Lay
Relationship Ideals: Their Structure and Function"
4:30-5:30 p.m. Evening Posters
- Effects of Different Kinds of Social Support
- Intimacy in Marriage
- Perception of Persons, Relationships, and Patterns of
Social Interaction
- Social Exchange Processes in Relationships
- Social Cognition and Attachment
5:30-6:30 p.m. Social Hour and Evening Posters (cont'd)
6:30--> ? p.m. Awards Banquet and Dance
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Thursday, Aug. 8;
8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00-10:30 a.m. Symposia and Paper Sessions
Symp: Attraction and partner preferences
Symp:European perspectives on family conflict and domestic
violence; Pt. I
Symp: Adaptation and change in marriage: A 13-year
longitudinal study
Symp: Relationship Cognition, Social Support and Self-
Evaluation
Papers: Social Networks
10:30-11:00 a.m. Coffee Break and Book Auction (Ann Weber,
Auctioneer)
11:00-12:30 Symposia and Paper Sessions
Symp:European perspectives on family conflict and domestic
violence; Pt. II
Workshop: Four-category model of adult attachment:
Measurement issues
Symp: Relationships as stories
Workshop: Designing and carrying out a longitudinal study of
relationships: Lessons from the PAIR Project
Papers: Engaging In High-Risk Sexual Behaviours
12:30--2:00 p.m. LUNCH
Afternoon: Scheduling of the afternoon's activities will be
finalized once it is known how many participants will be leaving
to attend the American Psychological Association Conference. At
this point, primarily activities of a social nature are being
considered.
6:30 p.m. DINNER
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Dates and Times To Be Announced:
1) Special Graduate Student Sessions
2) Interest Group Meetings
3) Business Meeting
4) Hospitality Suites
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