Marriage and relationship psychology

Author: Tang Xiao
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This is China's first specialized monograph on the psychology of marriage and love, filled with original theoretical concepts and operational methods, accompanied by over a hundred marital and love case studies and more than ten newly published relevant test questionnaires. It provides a detailed analysis of phenomena such as cohabitation, trial marriage, first love, love loss, marriage, separation, divorce, remarriage, and remaining unmarried, with particular emphasis on extramarital affairs and sexual psychology. The combination of new theories and new cases makes it suitable for readers of all ages, especially for those working in marital analysis and family problem counseling. Written by a psychologist, the book explores the formation and evolution of marriage, the essence and characteristics of sexual love, the process and frustrations of dating, the formation and developmental stages of marriage, with a focus on assessing marital quality and conducting multi-dimensional analyses of marriage. It proposes practical evaluation and remediation methods. It specifically analyzes the causes and types of extramarital affairs, lists corresponding countermeasures, and introduces relevant legal theories, representing an attempt to conduct a comprehensive analysis and treatment of modern marital relationships in China. The author strives to highlight original theories in multiple chapters, design targeted psychological questionnaires and tests, and maximize the operationality of various methods to provide practical help to individuals in first love, love loss, flash love, pre-marriage, newlyweds, married couples, remarried couples, and divorced individuals.