The Oxford Handbook of Coercive Relationship Dynamics: (Oxford Library of Psychology)

Coercive interactions and conflict are commonplace in close relationships and families, friendships, and teacher-student relationships in schools. Coercion and conflict can be used to grow stronger relationships, or they can lead to the deterioration of relationships, undermine efforts to socialize and teach youth, and lead to the development of mental health problems in children and parents. Coercion theory helps shed light on how these daily interaction dynamics explain the development of aggression, marital conflict, depression, and severe mental health problems in families and how they undermine school safety and effectiveness.The Oxford Handbook of Coercive Relationship Dynamics features the most recent, innovative applications of coercion theory to understanding psychopathology, developmental theory, and intervention science. The volume provides a multidisciplinary perspective on coercive processes, origins, and social functions to anchor coercion theory from multiple perspectives and to lay a theoretical and empirical foundation for innovative expansion of the coercion model to new areas of research. The volume gives specific examples of how the basic coercive processes underlie the development of significant suffering in children and families, and chapters include clinically oriented discussions of research on the role of coercion in the causation and amplification of problem behavior and emotional distress. The internationally renowned authors of this volume highlight scientific advances in the study of coercive dynamics in families and close relationships, account for physiological and genetic correlates of coercive dynamics, and discuss the application of coercion theory to effective interventions that improve the quality and well-being of children, adolescents, and adults. This volume is an invaluable resource on behavioral science methodology, developmental theory, and intervention science.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction: Coercive Social Processes James Snyder, Thomas J. Dishion 2. Coercion Theory: The Study of Change Gerald R. Patterson 3. Gene-Environment Interplay in Coercion Kirby Deater-Deckard, Nan Chen, Shereen El-Mallah 4. Physiological and Developmental Mechanisms of Emotional Lability in Coercive Relationships Theodore P. Beauchaine, Maureen Zalewski 5. An Evolutionary Framework for Understanding Coercion and Aggression Thomas J. Dishion 6. Parental Depression and the Development of Coercion in Early Childhood Julia D. Reuben, Daniel S. Shaw 7. A Relational Frame Theory (RFT) Analysis of Coercive Family Process Lisa W. Coyne, Darin Cairns 8. Coercive Family Processes and the Development of Child Social Behavior and Self-Regulation James Snyder 9. Fathers and Coercion Dynamics in Families: Developmental Impact, Implications, and Intervention David S. DeGarmo, Kristin B. Nordahl, Gregory A. Fabiano 10. Coercion and Contagion in Child and Adolescent Peer Relationships Timothy F. Piehler 11. Peer Coercion and Electronic Messaging Samuel E. Ehrenreich, Marion K. Underwood 12. The Paradox of Love in Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Upregulation and Coercive Dynamics as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms Thao Ha, Hanjoe Kim 13. Aggression and Coercive Behaviors in Early Adult Relationships: Findings From the Oregon Youth Study-Couples Study Hyuong K. Kim, Joann Wu Shortt, Stacey S. Tiberio, Deborah M. Capaldi 14. Coercion, Invalidation, and Risk for Self-Injury and Borderline Personality Traits Sheila E. Crowell, Mona Yaptangco, Sara L. Turner 15. Interrupting Coercion: The Iterative Loops Among Theory, Science, and Practice Marion S. Forgatch, Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez 16. Violent Coercion in Intimate Relationships: Emerging Interventions Amie Langer Zarling, Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, Erika Lawrence 17. The Role of Anxiety in Coercive Family Processes With Aggressive Children Isabela Granic, Jessica P. Lougheed 18.Coercion Dynamics and Problematic Anxiety in Children Michael J. Crowley, Wendy K. Silverman 19. Coercive Process and Intimate Partner Violence in Committed Relationships Amy M. Slep, Richard E. Heyman, Michael F. Lorber 20. Child-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions Designed to Reduce Aggression John E. Lochman, Caroline Boxmeyer, Nicole Powell, Thomas J. Dishion 21. Short- and Long-term Impacts of a Coercion Theory-Based Intervention on Aggression on the School Playground J. Mark Eddy, Betsy J. Feldman. Charles R. Martinez Jr. 22. From School Bullying to Dating Violence: Coercive Developmental Processes and Implications for Intervention Ariel A. Williamson, Nancy G. Guerra, Noel L. Shadowen 23. Changing Parental Perspectives of Coercion Dynamics: Essential Therapist Skills in Using Videotaped Feedback Interventions Justin D. Smith 24. Reducing Coercion in Schools: The Impact of School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Robert H. Horner, Kent McIntosh 25. Transforming Coercive Into Constructive Processes With Families of Children With Developmental Disabilities and Severe Problem Behavior Joseph Lucyshyn, Brenda Fossett, Christy Cheremshynski, Lynn Miller, Sharon Lohrmann, Lauren Binnendyk, Sophia Khan, Stephen Chinn, Samantha Kwon, Larry Irvin 26. Coercion and Public Health Anthony Biglan 27. An Introduction to Using Multivariate Multilevel Survival Analysis to Study Coercive Family Process Michael Stoolmiller 28. Coercion, Power, and Control in Interdependent Relationships: A Dynamic Systems Perspective George W. Howe, Laura Mlynarski 29. Coercion Dynamics: Past, Present, and Future Thomas J. Dishion, James Snyder Index

About the Author :
Thomas J. Dishion, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University. He has conducted translational research on child and adolescent mental health for over 25 years. He has worked on theoretical models of child and adolescent socialization, family and peer interaction methodology, child and adolescent substance use and problem behavior, adolescent depression, family-based intervention, behavior-change theory, prevention science, dynamic systems, and most recently social neuroscience. James J. Snyder, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Wichita State University. He is both a clinical and developmental research focusing on the social interaction patterns in the development of aggression and antisocial behavior. He has contributed to methodological advances in direct observation methods as well as the analysis of social interaction patterns. His research focuses on the development of psychopathology during childhood and adolescence from the perspective of socialization in family, sibling, peer, and school environments.

Review :
"Two of the most careful and well-respected scholars in the field have collaborated on an impressive volume that covers a broad swath of everything one could want to know about coercion, from evolution to intervention to public health. What might seem like a niche topic to the uninformed becomes one of the most important societal concerns in these pages. This volume is both a primer for neophytes and a must-read for seasoned scholars. Kudos." --Kenneth A. Dodge, PhD, William McDougall Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, and Director, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University "Coercion theory of interpersonal relationships has proven to be enormously important in generating research and in conveying the interplay of theory and research and how these improve our understanding of social phenomena in everyday life. The content and findings in The Oxford Handbook of Coercive Relationship Dynamics are fascinating. The book, as a gestalt, meticulously illustrates how 'good science' works and how theory, methods, and findings can translate to everyday life. We are in a world where coercive processes seem more relevant, or at least more conspicuous, than ever before. This book conveys how sound science can advance our understanding as well as generate methods to produce change. The book is a remarkable contribution to both science and society." --Alan E. Kazdin, PhD, ABPP, Sterling Professor of Psychology and Professor of Psychology and Professor of Child Psychiatry, Department of Psychology, Yale University "This book does a good job of covering a wide range of topics related to coercion in children through adults. It presents both theoretical models and intervention strategies." -Doody's Health Science