My primary research interests focus on three general topics:

(1) Relationship commitment and stability. Specific topics include: how dating partners make the transition from casual dating to long-term relationships; managing uncertainty in relationships; and commitment as reflected in social networks and the physical environment.

(2) Partner violence. Specific topics include: victim coping with partner violence, particularly as affected by the victim's relationship commitment and support from friends and family members; acceptability of violence; violence leveled against Latina victims.

(3) Intervention research with Latino families. Specific topics include: Promoting competent parenting, intervening in domestic violence.

Primary Interests:

Aggression, Conflict, Peace
Close Relationships
Gender Psychology
Interpersonal Processes

Aggression, Conflict, Peace
Close Relationships

Gender Psychology
Interpersonal Processes

Books:

Journal Articles:

Arriaga, X. B. (2002). Joking violence among highly committed individuals. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17, 591-610.
Arriaga, X. B. (2001). The ups and downs of dating: Fluctuations in satisfaction in newly-formed romantic relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80, 754-765.
Arriaga, X. B., & Agnew, C. R. (2001). Being committed: Affective, cognitive, and conative components of relationship commitment. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 1190-1203.
Arriaga, X. B., & Capezza, N. (2005). Targets of partner violence: The importance of understanding coping trajectories. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20, 89-100.
Arriaga, X. B., & Foshee, V. A. (2004). Adolescent dating violence: Do adolescents follow their friends' or their parents' footsteps? Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19, 162-184.
Arriaga, X. B., Reed, J. T., Goodfriend, W., & Agnew, C. R. (2006). Relationship perceptions and persistence: Do fluctuations in perceived partner commitment undermine dating relationships? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 1045-1065.
Arriaga, X. B., & Rusbult, C. E. (1998). Standing in my partner's shoes: Partner perspective-taking and reactions to accommodative dilemmas. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 24, 927-948.
Arriaga, X. B., Slaughterbeck, E. S., Capezza, N. M., & Hmurovic, J. L. (2007). From bad to worse: Relationship commitment and vulnerability to partner imperfections. Personal Relationships, 14, 389-409.
Capezza, N. M., & Arriaga, X. B. (2008). Factors associated with acceptance of psychological aggression against women. Violence Against Women, 14, 612-633.
Lohmann, A., Arriaga, X. B., & Goodfriend, W. (2003). Close relationships and placemaking: Do objects in a couple's home reflect couplehood? Personal Relationships, 10, 439-451.

Other Publications:

Arriaga, X. B., Agnew, C. R., Capezza, N. M., & Lehmiller, J. J. (2008). The social and physical environment of relationship initiation: An interdependence analysis. In S. Sprecher, A. Wenzel, & J. Harvey (Eds.), Handbook of relationship initiation (pp. 197-215). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Rusbult, C. E., Arriaga, X. B., & Agnew, C. R. (2001). Interdependence in close relationships. In G. Fletcher & M. Clark (Eds.), The Blackwell handbook of social psychology. Volume 2: Interpersonal processes (pp. 359-387). Oxford: Blackwell.

Courses Taught:

Psychology of Women
Research Methods for Social Psychology
Statistical Analysis for Experimentation

Psychology of Women
Research Methods for Social Psychology

Statistical Analysis for Experimentation

Ximena B. Arriaga
Department of Psychological Sciences
Purdue University
703 Third Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2081
United States

Phone: (765) 494-6888
Fax: (765) 496-1264