Cynthia Hazan
Prof Assoc
2008
HD

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Current Activities

Current Research Activities
Dr. Hazan's general area of interest is human mating.  Most of her research has been conducted within the framework of ethological attachment theory, which focuses on the predisposition of people of all ages to form strong interpersonal bonds.  Her initial work helped establish the theory's usefulness for understanding and explaining individual differences in the way adults think, feel, and behave in their closest relationships.  More recently, she has been investigating the processes by which such bonds develop.  The studies employ a variety of methods, including questionnaires, daily logs, heart rate monitoring, stress tasks, anthropometric assessments, and behavioral observations.  There is ample evidence that people who have close social ties are happier and healthier and also live longer than people who lack such ties.  Thus research on the factors that foster or inhibit the development of social attachments is of potentially important practical as well as theoretical value.

Biography

Administrative Responsibilities
In the spring and fall of 2007, as Professor and Dean of Carl Becker House, I oversaw a staff that included and Assistant Dean, an Administrative Assistant, six Graduate Resident Fellows, and three undergraduate Student Assistants.



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Selected Publications
1. Hazan, C., Campa, M., and Gur-Yaish, N. (2006). What is adult attachment? In M. Mikulincer & G.S. Goodman (Eds.), Dynamics of romantic love: Attachment, caregiving, and sex (pp. 47-70). New York: Guilford Press.
2. Hazan, C., Gur-Yaish, N., & Campa, M. (2004). What does it mean to be attached? In W.S. Rholes & J.A. Simpson (Eds.), Adult attachment: Theory, research, and clinical implications (pp. 55-85). New York: Guilford Press.
3. Hazan,C. (2003). The essential nature of couple relationships. In S.M. Johnson & V. Whiffen (Eds.), Attachment processes in couple and family therapy. Guilford.
4. Hazan, C. (2003). The human capacity for bonding. In M. Seligman & C. Peterson (Eds.), Values in Action: Classification of Strengths. APA Publications.
5. Hazan, C. & Diamond, L.M. (2000). The place of attachment in human mating. Review of General Psychology 4, 186-204.
6. Hazan, C. & Zeifman, D. (1999). Pair bonds as attachments: Evaluating the evidence. In J.Cassidy & P.R. Shaver (Eds.) Handbook of Attachment Theory and Research.
7. Hazan, C., & Zeifman, D. (1994). Sex and the psychological tether. In D. Perlman and K. Bartholomew (Eds.), Advances in personal relationships, pp. 151-180. London.
8. Hazan, C., & Shaver, P.R. (1994). Attachment as an organizational framework for research on close relationships. Target article, Psychological Inquiry, 5, 1-22.
9. Hazan, C., & Shaver, P.R. (1990). Love and work: An attachment-theoretical perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 59, 270-280.
10. Hazan, C., & Shaver, P.R. (1987). Romantic love conceptualized as an attachment process. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52, 511-524.