Phillip R. Shaver

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Phillip R. Shaver
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Born
Iowa, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Known for
Spouse Gail Goodman
Children2
Awards
Scientific career
Fields Social psychology
Institutions
Website psychology.ucdavis.edu/people/phillip-shaver

Phillip R. Shaver is an American social psychologist best known for his work on attachment theory, close relationships, and emotion. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of California, Davis.

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Early life and education

Shaver was raised in a working-class family in Iowa. He was admitted at Wesleyan University, where he graduated summa cum laude as valedictorian with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 1966. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1970. [1]

Academic career

Following his doctoral studies, Shaver held academic appointments at several major universities. He began as an assistant professor at Columbia University, later becoming an associate professor at New York University. [1] He then held a full professorship at the University of Denver before joining the State University of New York at Buffalo. [2] Eventually, he became a Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Davis, where he taught until his retirement in 2014. [3]

Research

Shaver’s work has significantly advanced the field of social psychology, particularly in the areas of attachment theory and the psychology of emotion. He applied Bowlby and Ainsworth’s attachment theory to adult romantic relationships, [4] examining themes such as couple communication, grief and loss, and mental representations related to attachment. [5] His later work explored the implications of attachment theory for leadership, religion, and organizational behavior.

In emotion research, Shaver employed prototype methodology to map the cognitive structure of emotions and conducted cross-cultural studies on the conceptualization of emotions such as love and shame.

Selected publications

Robinson, J. P., Shaver, P. R., & Wrightsman, L. S. (Eds.). (1999). Measures of social psychological attitudes, Vol. 2: Measures of political attitudes. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. [6]

Cassidy, J., & Shaver, P. R. (Eds.). (1999). Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications. New York: Guilford Press.

Mikulincer, M., & Shaver, P. R. (2010). Attachment in adulthood: Structure, dynamics, and change. New York: Guilford Press. [7]

Mikulincer, M., & Shaver, P. R. (Eds.). (2010). Prosocial motives, emotions, and behavior: The better angels of our nature. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Shaver, P. R., & Mikulincer, M. (Eds.). (2010). Human aggression and violence: Causes, manifestations, and consequences. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. [8]

Cassidy, J., & Shaver, P. R. (Eds.). (2010). Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press. [9]

Shaver, P. R., & Mikulincer, M. (Eds.). (2012). Meaning, mortality, and choice: The social psychology of existential concerns. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Mikulincer, M., & Shaver, P. R. (2023). Attachment Theory Expanded: Security Dynamics in Individuals, Dyads, Groups, and Societies. New York: Guilford Press.

Honors

Awards

Fellowships

Personal life

Shaver is married to Dr. Gail Goodman, a psychologist known for pioneering research on child eyewitness testimony. [15] The couple has twin daughters, born in 1996.

References

  1. 1 2 "Tuesdays with Phil: A Reflection on the Life, Career and Legacy of Phil Shaver". SPSP.
  2. ↑ Kutner, Lawrence (16 February 1989). "Parent & Child". The New York Times.
  3. 1 2 3 "Phillip Shaver | Psychology". Ucdavis.edu. 16 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Kaur, Harmeet (29 August 2023). "The four attachment styles and how they affect your relationships". CNN.
  5. ↑ Heavin, Janese. "Lectures highlight intimacy". Columbia Daily Tribune.
  6. ↑ "J. P. Robinson and P. R. Shaver. Measures of Social Psychological Attitudes. (Rev. ed.) Ann Arbor, MI: Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan, 1973. 750 pp" . Group & Organization Studies. 4 (1): 122. 1979-03-01. doi:10.1177/105960117900400115. ISSN   0364-1082.
  7. ↑ Nelson, Judith Kay (2009). "Mario Mikulincer, Phillip R. Shaver: Attachment in Adulthood: Structure, Dynamics and Change: The Guilford Press, New York, 2007, $65.00, ISBN-13: 978-1-59385-457-7" (PDF). Clinical Social Work Journal. 37 (2): 179–180. doi:10.1007/s10615-009-0193-5.
  8. ↑ Stonier, Carl (2012-03-01). "Human aggression and violence – Causes, manifestations and consequences" . Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 12: 81–82. doi:10.1080/14733145.2012.624840. ISSN   1473-3145.
  9. ↑ Miller, Jill M. (2010-04-01). "Book Review: Theory and Practice: HANDBOOK OF ATTACHMENT: THEORY, RESEARCH, AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. 2nd ed. Edited by Jude Cassidy and Phillip R. Shaver. New York: Guilford Press, 2008, 1020 pp., $125.00" . Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. 58 (2): 369–379. doi:10.1177/0003065110368853. ISSN   0003-0651.
  10. ↑ "Phillip R. Shaver". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 16 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "SPSP's 2015 Award Recipients | SPSP". SPSP.org.
  12. ↑ "2016 division award winners". APA.
  13. ↑ "WPA Fellows". WPA.
  14. ↑ "Fellows". SPSP.
  15. ↑ Nikos, Karen Michele (7 February 2019). "Is There a Science to Romantic Love?". UC Davis.
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