R. Chris Fraley
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R. Chris Fraley conducts research in the area of attachment theory and close relationships; social cognition, affect regulation, and evolution; and personality organization, development, and dynamics.
Primary Interests:
- Close Relationships
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Evolution and Genetics
- Interpersonal Processes
- Motivation, Goal Setting
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Research Methods, Assessment
- Social Cognition
Research Group or Laboratory:
- Attachment, Personality, and Emotion Laboratory
Online Studies:
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Books:
- Fraley, R. C. (2004). How to conduct behavioral research over the Internet: A beginner's guide to HTML and CGI/Perl. New York: Guilford.
- Robins, R. W., Fraley, R. C., & Kruger, R. F. (Eds.). (2007). Handbook of research methods in personality psychology. Guilford Press.
Journal Articles:
- Brumbaugh, C. C., & Fraley, R. C. (2006). Transference and attachment: How do attachment patterns get carried forward from one relationship to the next? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 552-560.
- Fraley, R. C. (2002). Attachment stability from infancy to adulthood: Meta-analysis and dynamic modeling of developmental mechanisms. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 6, 123-151.
- Fraley, R. C., Brumbaugh, C. C., & Marks, M. J. (2005). The evolution and function of adult attachment: A comparative and phylogenetic analysis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89, 731-746.
- Fraley, R. C., & Marks, M. J. (2010). Westermarck, Freud, and the incest taboo: Does familial resemblance activate sexual attraction? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 1202-1212.
- Fraley, R. C., & Roberts, B. W. (2005). Patterns of continuity: A dynamic model for conceptualizing the stability of individual differences in psychological constructs across the life course. Psychological Review, 112, 60-74.
- Fraley, R. C., & Shaver, P. R. (2000). Adult romantic attachment: Theoretical developments, emerging controversies, and unanswered questions. Review of General Psychology, 4, 132-154.
- Fraley, R. C., & Shaver, P. R. (1998). Airport separations: A naturalistic study of adult attachment dynamics in separating couples. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75, 1198-1212.
- Fraley, R. C., Waller, N. G., & Brennan, K. A. (2000). An item response theory analysis of self-report measures of adult attachment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 350-365.
- Roisman, G. I., & Fraley, R. C. (2008). A behavior-genetic study of parenting quality, infant attachment security, and their covariation in a nationally representative sample. Developmental Psychology, 44, 831-839.
Other Publications:
- Crowell, J., Fraley, R. C., & Shaver, P. R. (2008). Measures of individual differences in adolescent and adult attachment. In J. Cassidy & P. R. Shaver (Eds.), Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications (2nd ed., pp. 599-634). New York: Guilford Press.
- Fraley, R. C., & Shaver, P. R. (2008). Attachment theory and its place in contemporary personality research. In O. John & R. W. Robins, Handhook of Personality: Theory and Research (3rd ed., pp. 518-541). New York: Guilford Press.
- Fraley, R. C., & Waller, N. G. (1998). Adult attachment patterns: A test of the typological model. In J. A. Simpson & W. S. Rholes (Eds.), Attachment theory and close relationships (pp. 77-114). New York: Guilford Press.
Courses Taught:
R. Chris Fraley
Department of Psychology
University of Illinois
603 East Daniel Street
Champaign, Illinois 61820
United States of America
- Phone: (217) 333-3486
- Fax: (217) 244-5876